Prisoners

""Prisoners"" is a novel written by Mary Cholmondeley. The book is set in the late 19th century in England and follows the story of two sisters, Rachel and Rosamund Lestrange. Rachel is a strong-willed, independent woman who has always been the more dominant of the two sisters. Rosamund, on the other hand, is more passive and submissive. The sisters live with their father, a wealthy landowner who is overbearing and controlling. Rachel is engaged to a man named Richard, but she begins to have doubts about their relationship when she meets a young artist named Maurice. Rosamund, meanwhile, falls in love with a man named George, who is not of the same social class as the Lestranges. As the story progresses, the sisters find themselves trapped in their own lives, unable to escape the expectations of their father and society. Rachel struggles with her feelings for Maurice and the pressure to marry Richard, while Rosamund faces opposition to her relationship with George. The novel explores themes of love, class, and societal expectations. It is a poignant portrayal of the restrictions placed on women during this time period and the consequences of defying societal norms.""I said good-bye to him in the garden, and then the garden was surrounded because they were looking for the murderer of the marchese, and Michael could not get out. And he was afraid of being seen, for fear of compromising me. So he hid behind the screen in my room. And then--you know the rest--the police came in and searched my rooms, and Michael came out and confessed to the murder, and said I had let him hide in my room. It was the only thing to do to save my reputation, and he did it.""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.