Success

In 'Success', Una L. Silberrad delivers a penetrating study of aspiration and moral compromise set against the bustling backdrop of early twentieth-century London. The story follows a young woman determined to carve her own path in a society that offers her few respectable routes to independence. Silberrad’s prose is crisp and ironic, her characters vividly drawn from the worlds of art, business, and the drawing room. First published in 1906, this novel captures the restless energy of an era on the brink of change, while its themes of ambition, loyalty, and the price of achievement remain startlingly relevant today. This edition presents the complete, unabridged original text, accompanied by a new introduction that situates the novel in its historical and literary context, and reader’s notes to illuminate period details. Part of The Founding Texts Library.