It is the end of the 19th century and Victoria's reign is coming to an end. It is also the end of an era, but no one knows. The landed gentry, so soon to lose their power, are the last to suspect.
Bertha Ley is mistress of Court Ley, a great spread of land. She marries Edward Craddock, a man beneath her station, but quite the essence of new order. A gentleman farmer, he is steady and a doer who turns Court Ley into an efficient farm. But Bertha wants passion and ardor: she gets reality.
"Bertha's tragedy is in her expectations--life would be so simple without them. Her assaults on the amiable Craddock are as rational as beating a flounder for not flying." (Literary Observer)
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I can't live wizout your love, Edward
评分I can't live wizout your love, Edward
评分这么平淡无奇，真的是我爱的那个毛姆么？
评分这么平淡无奇，真的是我爱的那个毛姆么？
评分I can't live wizout your love, Edward
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