Miss Martha Mary Crawford

by Catherine Cookson and Catherine Marchant

Book Overview

At the Habitation, a large and decaying riverside house, the Crawfords were on the verge of bankruptcy - and when Martha Mary was obliged to take on the responsibility for her family, a series of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688029159
• ISBN13: 9780688029159
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Pleasureable Victorian Read

In the style of a George Eliot or one of the Bronte sisters, Cookson has shaped a forlorn setting in which an admirable young woman of spirit and mettle grows to have a deeper understanding of the corruption pervasive in Victorian society and to develop the strength to speak and act on her own convictions. While the last few pages are a bit too contrived, as are those of most Victorian writers, the characterizations, largely brought out in dialogue at a good, steady pace, are well worth the read, especially for a young woman between 15 and 20, who will find the work uplifting.