Diana Tempest - (Mint Editions) by Mary Cholmondeley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Diana Tempest</i> (1893) is novel by Mary Cholmondeley. Partly based on her experience as an artist from a wealthy landowning family, <i>Diana Tempest</i> is a story of greed, romance, and betrayal that faced backlash from critics for its controversial portrayal of female sexuality. Satirical and deeply observant of the hypocrisies of Victorian society, <i>Diana Tempest</i> is an essential work by one of Victorian England's bestselling novelists. "Colonel Tempest, as a rule, took life very easily. If he had fits of uncontrolled passion now and then, they were quickly over. If his feelings were touched, that was quickly over too. But to-day his face was clouded. He had tried the usual antidotes for an impending attack of what he would have called 'the blues, ' by which he meant any species of reflection calculated to give him that passing annoyance which was the deepest form of emotion of which he was capable." Unused to being denied, Colonel Tempest is unable to control himself following the death of his brother. Rather than mourn his loss, he laments the passing of the Tempest family fortune to his nephew John, a secretly illegitimate child whose claim as heir is fabricated at best. A notorious gambler, he makes a drunken bet that he will one day control the estate, unwittingly placing a bounty on John's head. At the same time, the Colonel's daughter Diana has begun to fall in love with the young heir, complicating her father's plans and welcoming disaster into her life. <i>Diane Tempest</i> is a tale of family, faith, and betrayal that explores the Victorian concept of the New Woman without sacrificing its entertaining narrative. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Mary Cholmondeley's <i>Diane Tempest</i> is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Colonel Tempest is not a man to be denied. Upon the death of his brother, the family fortune falls to John, his secretly illegitimate son. Determined to claim the money, the Colonel places a bounty on the young man's head, failing to realize his daughter has fallen in love with her cousin. <i>Diana Tempest</i> is a novel by Mary Cholmondeley.</p>
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