The Old Nest (1912)

The Old Nest is a novel written by Rupert Hughes and published in 1912. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Mary Page, who is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Mary is engaged to a man named Ned Talbot, who is also from a wealthy family. However, Mary's father disapproves of the match and tries to break them up.Mary's father sends her away to Europe to try and forget about Ned. While in Europe, Mary meets a man named Philip Seldon, who falls in love with her. Mary is torn between her feelings for Ned and her attraction to Philip. When Mary returns home, she discovers that Ned has married someone else.Mary eventually marries Philip, but their marriage is not a happy one. Philip is controlling and abusive towards Mary. Mary's father dies, leaving her a large inheritance. Philip becomes even more possessive of Mary and tries to control her money.The Old Nest explores themes of love, marriage, and family relationships. It is a classic novel that provides insight into the social norms and values of the early 20th century.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.