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by Mona Caird (Author)

The Daughters of Danaus
Text Source:Project Gutenberg
Text URL:http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/21858
Language:en
Type:E-book
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Amazon.com Information:
Sales Rank: 1061131
ISBN: 1558610154
Page Count: 534
Detail Page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558610154


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Customer Review: One of the greats of New Woman fiction

In Daughters of Danaus, Mona Caird manages to create a "problem" novel that does not ignore realism, plot, and good characterization. True, the novel is very talky, and a massive proportion of its bulk is a series of arguments between various characters on a woman's place, nature vs. society, and the power of the human will. All the same, the novel is never lacking in interest, and is thoroughly modern in refusing to provide a neat resolution.

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This brilliantly witty novel (1894) follows the lives of two sisters in a wealthy Scots family. One escapes to a profession in London and eventually a decent marriage while the heroine, Hadria, vows to become a composer in Paris, but is thwarted. The novel reveals the power of marriage and the family hold in controlling the lives of talented, spirited women; but unlike other oppressed heroines of the period, Hadria and her feminism both survive. The books includes a trailblazing essay on marriage published by Caird, a visionary novelist and social critic.

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