The Man

The Man by Bram Stoker is a Gothic romance that follows the life of Stephen Norman, the daughter of Squire Stephen Norman, the lord of the manor in Normanstead. Margaret Rowly marries Squire Stephen whom they raise as a tomboy, as the squire had always wanted a male an heir. 

Margaret dies, but the squire and Margaret's aunt Leatitia Roely, who moves in to help with the child, continue to allow miss Stephen to grow into a headstrong, dominant, free-thinking, and assertive force. Complicating the matter, the Harold van Wolf, son of one of Squire Stephen's friends, moves in with the squire after his father dies.