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Elizabeth von Arnim - Vera

Elizabeth von Arnim - Vera

By: Michela Bertazzo
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Vera (1921) by Elizabeth von Arnim is a black comedy based on her disastrous second marriage to Earl Russell: a mordant analysis of the romantic delusions through which wives acquiesce in husbands' tyrannies. In outline the story of this utterly unromantic novel anticipates DuMaurier's Rebecca. Naive Lucy Entwhistle is swept into marriage by widower, Everard Wemyss. His mansion "The Willows" is pervaded by the spectre of his dead wife Vera, with whom Lucy becomes obsessed. ... Here the servants are partisan for both wives, and lose no opportunity to disrupt Everard's unctuous, oppressive household routines. An extraordinarily black vision of marriage, also continuously funny, the novel's power lies in the wit and economy of the usually prolix Von Arnim.(Introduction by Wikipedia)Copyright Michela Bertazzo
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  • 31 - Chapter XXXII

    31 - Chapter XXXII
    Jun 12 2026
    8 mins
  • 31 - Chapter XXXI

    31 - Chapter XXXI
    Jun 12 2026
    17 mins
  • 30 - Chapter XXX

    30 - Chapter XXX
    Jun 12 2026
    18 mins
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