The Shuttle (Annotated)

Published in 1907, The Shuttle is Frances Hodgson Burnett's expansive transatlantic novel about American wealth, English aristocratic decline, and the human costs of marriage as social transaction. Centered on Rosalie Vanderpoel's disastrous union with Sir Nigel Anstruthers and her sister Bettina's restorative intervention, the book blends social realism, melodrama, and romantic comedy. Its title ...