George Frederick Watts, Lady Dalrymple
A thoughtful and beautiful young lady is wooed by a painter, a rich young man, and (catastrophically) a philosopher.
Here is another engaging social comedy—or tragicomedy—by White (see Novel 075).
One character is “a finished picture and a masterpiece. . . . one of the most brilliantly executed portraits in modern fiction.” Pall Mall Gazette, December 2, 1896
“A clever novel, subtle and discriminating in its character-drawing, containing at least one remarkable portrait, and full of excellent things that make it worth reading.” The Standard, January 1, 1897.
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