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For readers who love old-fashioned romance, with feeling, duty and hidden troubles at its heart, and stories of devotion, secrets and sacrifice.
Che cos’è questo libro
Only a Girl's Love is a romantic novel by Charles Garvice, an English writer who died in 1920. Garvice wrote in the years around 1900, when serial romances sold by the thousand to readers who wanted love, hardship and hope in one tale.
The book belongs to a type you will know if you have read popular romance. It deals with devotion, secrets and the price of sacrifice, and it asks what a young woman will give up for the person she loves. Here is the first thing to understand about how such a story works.
In questo riassunto
- 1Romance in Garvice's timeFree
- 2Love that asks for sacrifice
- 3Secrets that shape the plot
- 4Style and what to expect
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Romance in Garvice's time
Charles Garvice was one of the busiest romance writers of his age. He produced a very large number of novels, many first printed in magazines and cheap editions. His readers wanted stories of love tested by hardship, and he gave them that again and again.
The form was clear and familiar. A heroine of modest means meets someone whose world is different from hers. Duty, class and family stand between them.
Knowing this helps you read the book as its first readers did. You are not looking for surprise in the form. You are looking for feeling, and for how the writer shapes it.
That’s 1 of 4 key points.
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Questions about Solo l’amore di una ragazza
Who wrote Only a Girl's Love?
The novel was written by Charles Garvice, an English author of popular romances who died in 1920. He wrote a very large number of novels, many of them first printed in serial form.
What kind of book is Only a Girl's Love?
It is a romantic novel of the late Victorian and Edwardian period. Books of this kind centre on love, duty, secrets and sacrifice, and they are written in a warm, emotional style.
Is Only a Girl's Love hard to read?
No. Garvice writes in a plain, direct style with short chapters. The feeling and the story are easy to follow.
What themes does Garvice favour in his novels?
Garvice often wrote about devotion, class differences, hidden secrets and personal sacrifice. His heroines prove their worth through loyalty and courage, and love is tested before it is rewarded.
When was Charles Garvice writing?
Garvice wrote around the turn of the twentieth century and died in 1920. His romances reached many readers through magazines and cheap book editions in Britain and America.