First published in 1886, this book portrays political ferment and corrupt electioneering in a small Midland borough at the time of the Reform Bill of 1832. Esth... » 

First published in 1886, this book portrays political ferment and corrupt electioneering in a small Midland borough at the time of the Reform Bill of 1832. Esther Lyon is caught between her dreams of marrying into a life of refinement, and her ideals, with Felix Holt, a young radical. «