The Dream Chintz (1857)

The Dream Chintz is a novel written by Matilda Anne Mackarness and published in 1857. The story revolves around a young girl named Maud, who is orphaned at a young age and sent to live with her uncle and aunt in the English countryside. Maud is a kind and imaginative girl, but she struggles to fit in with her new family and the rigid social expectations of Victorian England.One day, Maud discovers a beautiful chintz fabric in her aunt's attic that depicts a dreamlike scene of a garden filled with exotic flowers and animals. She becomes obsessed with the fabric and spends hours staring at it, imagining herself in the magical garden. As she grows older, Maud's love for the chintz fabric only deepens, and she begins to see it as a symbol of her own desires and aspirations.The novel explores themes of imagination, creativity, and the struggle to find one's place in the world. It also touches on issues of class and gender, as Maud must navigate the expectations placed on her as a young woman from a lower-class background.Overall, The Dream Chintz is a charming and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into the world of Victorian England and the inner lives of its inhabitants.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.