The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
The History of Sir Richard Calmady, published in 1901, follows the heir to an English estate who is born with a deformity that leaves him without the lower part of his legs, a result, the family believes, of an old curse. Lucas Malet traces his childhood at Brockhurst with a devoted mother, his education, his passion for horses, his first humiliations in love, a period of dissipation abroad and his slow coming to terms with his body and his inheritance. The book was controversial for its frankness about sex and disability, and it was also widely admired; Malet, the daughter of Charles Kingsley, writes with intelligence and a feeling for the house and country of her story. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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What kind of book is The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance?
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance by Lucas Malet is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
