Netta Syrett

The Day's Journey (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Excerpt: "Rose Summers paused a moment before she lifted the latch of a little gate set between two walls of yew. It was June. The sky had the blue of larkspur, the air was sweet with the scent of flowers. The gate in the yew hedge opened upon a small flagged court leading to a porch wreathed with roses. Above the porch clematis and ivy continued the wall of living green almost to the gables of what had once been an Elizabethan farm-house, and was now the picturesque home of Robert Kingslake and of Cecily his wife. To the left, above a walled garden, great chestnut trees reared their heads, and flung shadows across the lane in which Mrs. Summers was standing. The stillness, broken only by the sleepy clucking of fowls, was of that peculiar peacefulness which broods over an English country-side. On the white dust[2] in the road the shadows lay asleep. The trees themselves drowsed against the blue sky; the very roses above the house-porch laid their pink faces together, and, cradled in leaves, dreamt in the sunshine."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 195
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783988268747
• Artikelnr.: 69138753

Autorenporträt

Netta Syrett was an English writer of the late Victorian and early 20th-century period, known for her exploration of women's roles and societal expectations in her fiction. Born on March 17, 1865, in Ramsgate, she was the daughter of William Syrett and Louisa Syrett. She was educated at the North London Collegiate School before attending Hughes Hall, Cambridge, where she trained as a teacher. Syrett initially worked as a schoolteacher while beginning her literary career, contributing to periodicals and writing novels that often centered on independent-minded women challenging traditional constraints. Her works frequently aligned with the ideals of the New Woman movement, addressing themes of female autonomy, ambition, and personal fulfillment. One of her most notable novels, Portrait of a Rebel, was later adapted into the 1936 film A Woman Rebels. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories and children's literature, displaying a versatile literary style. Throughout her career, she maintained an interest in education and social reform, using her writing to critique the limitations placed on women. She continued writing well into the 20th century before passing away in London on December 15, 1943, at the age of 78.