A Fountain Sealed

A Fountain Sealed is a novel written by Anne Douglas Sedgwick. The story follows the life of a young woman named Nancy Shallard, who is born into a wealthy family in England during the late 19th century. Despite her privileged upbringing, Nancy feels unfulfilled and restless, longing for something more meaningful in her life.When she meets a young American named John Darrow, Nancy is immediately drawn to him and they soon fall in love. However, their relationship is complicated by the disapproval of Nancy's family and the fact that John is already engaged to another woman.As Nancy struggles to come to terms with her feelings for John and her own sense of identity, she becomes embroiled in a web of secrets and betrayals that threaten to tear her world apart. Along the way, she must confront her own fears and insecurities, as well as the expectations of society and her family.A Fountain Sealed is a powerful and poignant tale of love, loss, and self-discovery, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. Sedgwick's vivid descriptions of life in turn-of-the-century England and America bring the story to life, while her nuanced portrayal of Nancy's inner turmoil and personal growth make this a compelling read for anyone interested in the human experience.1907. The book begins: In a small drawing-room, whose windows looked out upon a wintry Boston street, three people were sitting. It was a room rather empty and undecorated, but its intense warmth seemed in some degree to furnish it; one couldn't associate austerity with such an almost tropical temperature. There were rows of books on white shelves, a pale Donatello cast on the wall, and two fine bronze vases filled with roses on the mantelpiece. Over the roses hung a portrait in oils, very sleek and very accurate, of a commanding old gentleman in uniform, painted by a well-known German painter, and all about the room were photographs of young women, most of them young mothers, with smooth heads and earnest faces, holding babies. Outside, the snow was heaped high along the pavements and thickly ridged the roofs and lintels. After the blizzard the sun was shining and all the white glittered. The national colors, to a patriotic imagination, were pleasingly represented by the red, white and blue of the brick houses, the snow, and the vivid sky above.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.