The Daughters of Danaus
This brilliantly witty novel (1894) follows the lives of two sisters in a wealthy Scots family. One escapes to a profession in London and eventually a decent marriage while the heroine, Hadria, vows to become a composer in Paris, but is thwarted. The Daughters of Danaus reveals the power of marriage and the family hold in controlling the lives of talented, spirited women; but unlike other oppressed heroines of the period, Hadria and her feminism both survive. The books includes a trailblazing essay on marriage published by Caird, a visionary novelist and social critic.
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 544
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781558610156
- Characters
- Hadria Temperley (nee Fullerton), Algitha Fullerton, Professor Fortescue, Professor Theobald, Valeria Du Prel
- Settings
- Scotland, London, England, France
- Genres
- fiction, victorian, scotland
- Release date
- 1993
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