Derrick Vaughan-Novelist
The novel revolves around Derrick Vaughan, a talented but struggling novelist who becomes disillusioned with his mundane life and decides to abandon his career and family to pursue a romantic affair with a young woman named Evelyn. As he becomes increasingly obsessed with Evelyn, Derrick's relationships with those around him begin to deteriorate, leading to a downward spiral of guilt, shame, and tragedy.
By Edna Lyall · First published 1891 · Genre: Romance, Drama, Biography · 9 chapters · 32,815 words
First lines
'Nothing fills a child's mind like a large old mansion; better if un- or partially occupied; peopled with the spirits of deceased members of the county and Justices of the Quorum. Would I were buried in the peopled solitude of one, with my feelings at seven years old! ' -- From Letters of Charles Lamb.
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Derrick Vaughan-Novelist is listed on Textopian as a novel by Edna Lyall, dated 1891 CE.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edna Lyall
- Date: 1891 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Drama, Biography
- Length: 32,815 words
- Structure: 9 chapters, 526 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — The story revolves around the romantic relationship between the main characters.
- Drama — The narrative is filled with emotional conflicts and struggles.
- Biography — The narrative follows the life of the titular character, a novelist.
Tags
Victorian Era · Literary Fiction · Romance · Social Class · Family Drama · Marriage · Love Triangle · Friendship · Rural Life · English Countryside · 19th Century · Historical Fiction