Lady Anna

Issued in 1874, this novel concerns the legitimacy and marriage of Lady Anna Lovel. Her mother, Josephine, claims to have been the Earl's true wife; the new Earl and his party call Anna illegitimate and fight the case in court. Meanwhile Anna has grown up in poverty pledged to Daniel Thwaite, a tailor's radical son who supported the two women, while her mother and the lawyers press her to marry the young Earl and end the suit. The plot turns on whether a girl will keep a promise across class lines once a fortune and a title become available. It is a legal and domestic novel about rank and consent.

Quarter dark red cloth series binding, pale blue paper boards with the border in dark red. Pink endleaves. Pink or dark red slipcase.