Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume

Step back into the drawing-rooms and country lanes of eighteenth-century England in this complete, unabridged edition of Charlotte M. Yonge's Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume. A tale of mistaken identity, quiet devotion, and the slow unfolding of character, the novel follows a young woman whose life is upended by a secret engagement and a family's tangled fortunes. Yonge's warm, observant prose captures the manners and moral dilemmas of a bygone age with wit and tenderness. This Annotated Reading Edition pairs the full original text with a modern introduction that places the novel in its historical and literary context, along with helpful reader's notes. Whether you are a longtime admirer of Victorian fiction or discovering Yonge for the first time, this edition offers a faithful and enriching reading experience. Part of The Founding Texts Library.