
AUDREY CRAVEN - BY - MAY SINCLAIR - AUTHOR OF "THE DIVINE FIRE," ETC.
"Made subject to vanity"
NEW YORK - HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY - 1906
AUDREY CRAVEN - CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
Audrey Craven arrives at a bustling dinner hosted by the Dean of St. Benedict’s, a gathering that pulls together Oxford scholars, celebrated novelists, and a handful of society’s most curious characters. Amid thunder‑laden skies and a room humming with conversation, she stands out not for beauty alone but for a fierce moral courage that compels her to dive headfirst into the chaotic mix. The evening becomes a laboratory for her keen observations of human nature, as she watches the interplay of ego, ambition, and the restless search for deeper meaning.
Among the guests are the famed writer Langley Wyndham and his sharp‑tongued critic friend Percival Knowles, both intrigued—if reluctantly—by Audrey’s restless intellect. As she engages with the eclectic crowd, from the earnest theologian Broadbent to a young, questioning philosopher, she begins to probe the very foundations of faith and identity. Listeners will be drawn into a world where wit, philosophy, and a young woman’s determination collide, setting the stage for a compelling journey of self‑discovery.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (419K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Woodie4, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
Release date
2009-08-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1863–1946
A pioneering English novelist, critic, and suffragist, she helped shape early modernist fiction while writing with unusual psychological depth. Best known today for works like The Life and Death of Harriett Frean and The Three Sisters, she moved easily between popular success and literary experiment.
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