The Elect Lady
The Elect Lady by George MacDonald, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in November 2015, is a work of literature that spans 194 pages. This edition presents a narrative set in a modest kitchen, where two young individuals from different social standings engage in a conversation centered around a paper held by the young woman. The setting, while humble, suggests a complexity beyond that of a typical farmhouse, hinting at the characters’ varied backgrounds and the nuances of their interaction.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of the dynamics between the two characters, marked by their distinct ranks and the underlying tensions in their meeting. The young woman, described as intelligent yet somewhat hardened, embodies a blend of gentility and the practicalities of farm life. The narrative delves into themes of social class and personal influence, reflecting on the subtleties of human relationships within the context of their historical and cultural settings. This edition invites readers to engage with the intricacies of character and setting, offering insights into the societal structures of the time.
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In a kitchen of moderate size, flagged with slate, humble in its appointments, yet looking scarcely that of a farmhouse-for there were utensils about it indicating necessities more artificial than usually grow upon a farm-with the corner of a white deal table between them, sat two young people evidently different in rank, and meeting upon no level of friendship. The young woman held in her hand a paper, which seemed the subject of their conversation. She was about four- or five-and-twenty, well grown and not ungraceful, with dark hair, dark hazel eyes, and rather large, handsome features, full of intelligence, but a little hard, and not a little regnant-as such features must be, except after prolonged influence of a heart potent in self-subjugation. As to her social expression, it was a mingling of the gentlewoman of education, and the farmer’s daughter supreme over the household and its share in the labor of production.
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