When this novel's protagonist is asked whether he cares for human progress, he responds by asking, "I don't knoware you going to show me some?" That protagonist submits Carlylean political commentary to the Rational Review while working for Adeline Luna, who constantly flirts with him. The mesmerist quack Selah and the pioneering Dr. Prance attend the party hosted by Miss Birdseye that opens this work. Lesbian overtones 
When this novel's protagonist is asked whether he cares for human progress, he responds by asking, "I don't knoware you going to show me some?" That protagonist submits Carlylean political commentary to the Rational Review while working for Adeline Luna, who constantly flirts with him. The mesmerist quack Selah and the pioneering Dr. Prance attend the party hosted by Miss Birdseye that opens this work. Lesbian overtones have been assigned to the protagonist's cousin Olive Chancellor's desire that this novel's heroine move in with her and become a feminist leader, though that heroine eventually agrees to elope with Olive's cousin rather than give a speech at a music hall. For 10 points, name this novel about Basil Ransom's love for Verena Tarrant, a resident of the title town, written by Henry James.
When this novel's protagonist is asked whether he cares for human progress, he responds by asking, "I don't know
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