Lady Connie is a novel by Mary Augusta Ward, first published in 1916.
Plot The story follows the titled and wealthy Lady Constance Bledlow, or "Lady Connie". After the death of her parents, Lady Connie moves in with her aunt and cousins in Oxford. Expected to adapt to this new society, she is instead dissatisfied with her life, however privileged. She longs for freedom and adventure, and questions traditional gender roles. The author explores Lady Connie's involvement in the suffragette movement, as well as her relationship with men, love, marriage, and social class amidst the changing societal norms of the Victorian era. At the same same, Lady Connie is involved in a love triangle.
Further reading Boynton, H.W. (1916). "Some Stories of the Month," The Bookman, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 391–392. Hale, Edward E. (1916). "Recent Fiction," The Dial, Vol. 61, pp. 396–398. Knoepflmacher, U.C. (1960). "The Rival Ladies: Mrs. Ward's 'Lady Connie' and Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'," Victorian Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 141–158.
Publication details 1916 – London: Smith, Elder & Co. (first edition). 1916 – New York: Hearst's International Library (first American edition). 1916 – Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart (illustrated by Albert Sterner). 1919 – London: George Newnes.
References
External links Lady Connie, at Project Gutenberg Lady Connie, at Internet Archive Lady Connie, at HathiTrust