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The Marriage of William Ashe

Mrs. Humphry Ward

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The Marriage of William Ashe | Mrs. Humphry Ward
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Book Overview: 

William Ashe, an up and coming politician, impulsively marries Kitty, a young, flighty and strange girl who, far from supporting her husband in his career, instead does exactly as she pleases. The book follows the course of their marriage to a rather unexpected conclusion.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Ashe, with pointed courtesy, had once or twice included him in the conversation. And presently, at a somewhat dramatic moment, he met a statement of Ashe's with a direct and violent contradiction. Ashe flushed, and a duel began between the two men of which the company were soon silent spectators. Ashe had the resources of official knowledge; Cliffe had been recently on the spot, and pushed home the advantage of the eye-witness with a covert insolence which Ashe bore with surprising carelessness and good-temper. In the end Cliffe said some outrageous things, at which Ashe laughed; and Lord Grosville abruptly dissolved the party.

Ashe went smiling out of the dining-room, caressing a fine white spaniel, as though nothing had happened. In crossing the hall Harman found himself alone with the Dean, who looked serious and preoccupied.

"That was a curious spectacle," said Harman. "Ashe's equanimity was amazing."

"I had rather have seen him angrier," said . . . Read More

Community Reviews

4.00
- Katt - May 08, 2014

William Ashe needs a wife. He's of age, and as his political career grows, it seems prudent to marry. Only he finds the most unsuitable Kitty - a girl who is flighty and strange, who has no care for her actions or his ambitions and does exactly what she pleases. While he struggles to salvage what he

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- Roderick - Dec 26, 2023

This is an entertaining, unknown novel. Beautiful language, and well-drawn characters. The outlandish behavior of Lady Kitty drives the plot. I’m not sure if the supportive and not controlling husband is Ms. Ward’s ideal or is this a cautionary tale?

4.00
- Robin - May 27, 2021

A compelling but frustrating portrait of a young woman with (in modern terms) Narcissistic personality disorder.

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- Sophie - Sep 28, 2015

If I were ever to make an argument that the human race is getting dimmer as we go along—which I have long believed—this book could be part of the discussion. The Marriage of William Ashe was the best-selling book of 1905 in the United States. It was probably looked down on by some of the literary el

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