Judith Paris (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Hugh Walpole
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical chronicle
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Judith Herries, David Herries, Francis Herries, Jennifer, Reuben Sunwood, Georges Paris, William Herries, Christabel, Walter Herries
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Individuality, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, England or English people, Loneliness, Balls
- Locales: England
The Story:
On the wild winter night Judith Herries was born in the gloomy old house at Herries in Rosthwaite, her aged father and young gypsy mother both died. The country midwife laid out the parents with as much respect as she thought Rogue Herries and his strange wife deserved. She wrapped the baby warmly, for it was bitterly cold. Then she sat down with a bottle of strong drink to fortify her own thin blood. The wind rose, and a loose windowpane blew in. The snow drifted in upon the cradle, but the midwife slept on.
Squire Gauntry, tough and taciturn, came by tired...
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