Mark Rutherford

The Revolution in Tanner's Lane (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Excerpt: "The 20th April 1814, an almost cloudless, perfectly sunny day, saw all London astir. On that day Lewis the Eighteenth was to come from Hartwell in triumph, summoned by France to the throne of his ancestors. London had not enjoyed too much gaiety that year. It was the year of the great frost. Nothing like it had been known in the memory of man. In the West of England, where snow is rare, roads were impassable and mails could not be delivered. Four dead men were dug out of a deep drift about ten miles west of Exeter. Even at Plymouth, close to the soft south-western ocean, the average depth of the fall was twenty inches, and there was no other way of getting eastwards than by pack horses."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 199
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783962724078
• Artikelnr.: 53700701

Autorenporträt

Mark Rutherford, the pen name of William Hale White, stands as a distinctive voice in Victorian literature, celebrated for his insightful portrayals of religious dissent, political unrest, and the social change that defined nineteenth-century England. Born in 1831 in Bedford, White was deeply influenced by the religious and intellectual currents of his time, which shaped both his life and his writing. White's own experiences as a dissenting minister and later as a civil servant provided a foundation for his novels, where he explored the moral struggles and ideological conflicts of ordinary people. His works are renowned for their psychological depth and nuanced understanding of working-class life, offering readers a window into the challenges faced by those who dared to question established norms. Throughout his career, White wrote under the pseudonym Mark Rutherford, producing novels and essays that addressed the complexities of faith, freedom, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing society. His legacy is marked by a commitment to social justice and a keen awareness of the transformative power of ideas. Today, Mark Rutherford is recognized as a pioneer of the Victorian novel and a master of political fiction, his stories continuing to resonate with readers who value thoughtful explorations of dissent and the human spirit.