Moths : A Novel Vol 1 - Ouida
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Merchant's Category: Media> Books
Moths is the story of Vere Herbert, a serious and beautiful, if slightly gawky, teenager who is forced into marriage with the cruel Russian Prince Zouroff. Uninterested in the approbation of the demimonde, Vere desperately resists her fate until her mother, the superficial and deluded Lady Dolly, pleads that she must surrender her to the Prince in order to release herself from serious debts. Resigned to her defeat, Vere strives hard to perform her wifely duty to the man she despises. As a powerful nobleman with the full force of wealth and the law behind him, Prince Zouroff treats her appallingly, flaunting his extra-marital liaisons and demanding that she befriend his mistresses. When she refuses to share a house with his lover, the Prince is infuriated by her uncharacteristic defiance, striking her a vicious blow and banishing her to his remote Polish estate. Having committed both adultery and marital cruelty, the Prince has given his wife grounds for divorce, but he remains confident in the knowledge that a virtuous woman such as Vere would shrink from the horrors of a public scandal. Her goodness and fortitude drive him to distraction, and his fury manifests itself in a terrible act of violence. Vere's quiet submission is eventually broken when she discovers the true reason why Lady Dolly married her off to a brute. This ex-library book is in good condition. The paper dust jacket shows signs of wear with a closed tear to the top edge and damage to the inner flap of the dust jacket where the jacket has been taped to the front pastedown. There is foxing to the page edges.
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