{"product_id":"9781513206288","title":"Men's Wives","description":"Author: William Makepeace Thackeray\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781513206288\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 164 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Wives\u003c\/i\u003e (1852) is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Divided into three sections-\"The Ravenswing\"; \"Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry\"; and \"Dennis Haggarty's Wife\"-\u003ci\u003eMen's Wives\u003c\/i\u003e satirizes the married lives of England's elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Ravenswing,\" a novella, Captain Walker meets a beautiful young woman named Morgiana Crump. The daughter of an eccentric hotelier and a retired actress, Miss Crump is being prepared for marriage by her overeager parents. Struggling to compete with the countless suitors constantly crowding Miss Crump, Walker, an officer and a gentlemen, grows progressively disheartened. \"Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry\" is a two-part story following one man from youth to adulthood. A fighter in his schoolboy days, Mr. Frank Berry is now a married man. When a chance encounter in Versailles reunites him with some old friends, however, his wife begins to fear that her husband is not yet ready to settle down. \"Dennis Haggarty's Wife\" is a short story tracing the journey from repulsion to marriage between a snobbish protestant Irishwoman and the Irishman she marries despite his Catholic heritage. Throughout \u003ci\u003eMen's Wives\u003c\/i\u003e, a humorous collection of stories on marriages mostly disastrous, Thackeray effectively satirizes the lives and loves of his nation's elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's \u003ci\u003eMen's Wives\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919788753054,"sku":"ING-9781513206288","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781513206288.jpg?v=1782815276","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781513206288","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}