""Ideala"" is a novel written by Sarah Grand, first published in 1888. It tells the story of Jane Oglander, a young woman who has grown up in a sheltered environment and has been taught to value purity, goodness, and self-sacrifice above all else. She marries a man named Herbert, who she believes embodies these ideals, but soon discovers that he is not the perfect husband she thought he was. As Jane navigates the challenges of married life, she begins to question the strict moral standards that have been imposed upon her. ...
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""Ideala"" is a novel written by Sarah Grand, first published in 1888. It tells the story of Jane Oglander, a young woman who has grown up in a sheltered environment and has been taught to value purity, goodness, and self-sacrifice above all else. She marries a man named Herbert, who she believes embodies these ideals, but soon discovers that he is not the perfect husband she thought he was. As Jane navigates the challenges of married life, she begins to question the strict moral standards that have been imposed upon her. She meets other women who have also been oppressed by societal expectations and begins to advocate for their rights. ""Ideala"" is a feminist novel that challenges the traditional roles of women in Victorian society. It explores themes of gender, marriage, and the limitations placed on women's freedom and agency. The novel was a significant influence on the emerging feminist movement in the late 19th century and is still considered a classic of feminist literature today.It was not always--although, unfortunately, it was oftenest at critical moments--that she was beset with this inability to see more than one side of a subject at a time. The odd thing about it was that one never knew which side, the pathetic or the humorous, would strike her. Generally, however, it was the one that related least to herself personally. This self-forgetfulness, with a keen sense of the ludicrous, led her sometimes, when she had anything amusing to relate, to overlook considerations which would have kept other people silent.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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