![]() ![]() She has asked to meet the young radical, as she wants to make a difference to the poverty of the London life surrounding her. But he could not predict the impact that meeting the elegant and eloquent Princess Casamassima (Christina) will have on his life. ![]() He is drawn to the charismatic worker’s movement (particularly one of its leaders, Paul Muniment), and swears to commit an assassination when the time is ripe to make an impact. He is apprenticed to a bookbinder, but not satisfied with the life he is leading, despite paying court to his coarse but beautiful childhood friend, Millicent. Brought up by the loving Miss Pynsent (Pinnie), he grows up conflicted about his origins. ![]() Hyacinth Robinson is the son of an English lord and his French mistress, who murdered her lover in a crime of passion. I was convinced I wouldn’t like it very much. The funniest thing is, I had delayed reading this title for ages, as I knew the plot summary. Everything seemed odd, and yet strangely familiar. When I finished reading it, I paused for a moment, looking at the world in a bemused daze. Occasionally, a special book comes along. ![]()
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