William Hale White ("Mark Rutherford") felt, along with countless other Victorians, that he had been born "a hundred years too late" to commit himself wholly to a religious creed. His crisis of faith and subsequent reevaluation of life are therefore fami...
Many Victorian novels portrayed female characters attempting to control their destinies. In Mark Rutherford's 'Clara Hopgood', the heroine's series of social strategies reveal the complexity of thoughts and emotions that guide her actions. Clara equates life with a game of chess, requiring extensive pre-planning...
Janice Galloway. Clara. Simon & Schuster, 2003. 425 pp. $25.00. This extensively researched biographical novel about concert pianist Clara Schumann requires a supple mind. Accept this as a viable version of Clara's life, and the piano lid of doubt will cease its incessant...
