Scenes and Characters, or, Eighteen Months at Beechcroft

In "Scenes and Characters, or, Eighteen Months at Beechcroft," Charlotte M. Yonge presents a vivid exploration of domestic life through the lens of an English community during the mid-19th century. This semi-autobiographical narrative delves into the intricacies of social interactions and moral dilemmas faced by a group of inhabitants over a year and a half. Yonge's literary style is characterized...