"Marcella: Romaani" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel first published in 1894. Marcella Boyce, a passionate Fabian Society member, leaves bohemian London for the countryside where she becomes engaged to Aldous Raeburn, a conservative aristocrat. When a desperate poacher murders a gamekeeper, their conflicting views on class and justice strain their relationship. Marcella must navigate her idealism, romantic entanglements, and the harsh realities of both rural poverty and urban slums before choosing her path. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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