The New Godiva

""The New Godiva"" is a historical fiction novel written by Josephine Butler. The book is a modern retelling of the famous legend of Lady Godiva, who rode naked on a horse through the streets of Coventry to protest against her husband's oppressive taxes. In this version, the story is set in contemporary times and follows the life of a young woman named Grace who becomes the new Lady Godiva. Grace is a successful businesswoman who inherits her family's estate in Coventry and discovers the harsh reality of poverty and inequality in the city. She decides to follow in Lady Godiva's footsteps and use her privilege and influence to make a difference. The book explores themes of social justice, feminism, and the power of individual action to effect change. Through Grace's journey, the reader is taken on a thought-provoking and inspiring ride that challenges the status quo and encourages readers to take a stand for what they believe in.The last of them gone, thank Heaven! Now, at last, we shall get a couple of hours alone together. I seem scarcely to have seen you since you came home. By the way, let me congratulate you on the figure you make in society, after ten years in Queensland. Our friends to-night, I could see, imagined they had been asked to meet a kind of savage, a sort of wild-man-of-the-woods.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.