The Coryston Family (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162691596)

The Coryston Family is a novel written by Mrs. Humphry Ward. The book revolves around the lives of the Coryston family, who are a wealthy and influential family in England. The story begins with the death of the patriarch of the family, Lord Coryston, and the subsequent inheritance of his estate by his eldest son, Algernon. Algernon is a man of great ambition and is determined to use his newfound wealth and power to achieve his goals.As the story progresses, readers are introduced to the other members of the Coryston family, including Algernon's siblings and their spouses. Each member of the family has their own struggles and ambitions, and the novel explores their relationships with each other and the wider world.The Coryston Family is a complex and engaging novel that explores themes of power, ambition, family dynamics, and societal expectations. Mrs. Humphry Ward's writing is rich and detailed, and she creates a vivid and compelling portrait of the Coryston family and the world they inhabit. Overall, this is a must-read for fans of classic English literature and those interested in exploring the complexities of family relationships and societal norms.For she had come down to find the whole neighborhood in a ferment, and many pleasant illusions, in the shelter of which she had walked for years, both before and since her husband's death, questioned, at least, and cracking, if not shattered. That the Corystons were model landlords, that they enjoyed a feudal popularity among their tenants and laborers, was for Lady Coryston one of the axioms on which life was based. She despised people who starved their estates, let their repairs go, and squeezed the last farthing out of their tenants. Nor had she any sympathy with people who owned insanitary cottages. It had been her fond belief that she at least possessed none.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Humphry Ward
ISBN-10: 116269159X
ISBN-13: 9781162691596
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.39d