This novel's title character authors a work titled The Princess Egeria, which becomes a bestseller whose editions "run like fires in summer furze.
The title character of this novel is saved from the attentions of Sir Percy when a visitor arrives informing her that Lady Emma is to undergo a serious operation. This novel's title character authors a work titled The Princess Egeria, which becomes a bestseller whose editions "run like fires in summer furze." Having been forced to sell the title estate, the main character of this novel sells political information confided to her by Sir Percy, and gains a measure of freedom after her husband is run over by a streetcar. After being seen accompanied by Lord Dannisburgh, this novel's title character is targeted in a divorce suit by her first husband, Augustus Warwick, and at this novel's end, she marries Thomas Redworth. The likely model for this novel's title character was the author's own wife, whom the author had written about in the sonnet sequence Modern Love. For 10 points, identify this novel about a liberated Victorian woman by George Meredith.
The title character of this novel is saved from the attentions of Sir Percy when a visitor arrives informing her that Lady Emma is to undergo a serious operation.
Diana of the Crossways