The Laurel Bush

The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story is a novel written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and first published in 1890. The story is set in England and follows the lives of two families, the Ardens and the Lanes. The Ardens are a wealthy family who live in a grand estate, while the Lanes are a middle-class family who live in a modest home nearby.The novel centers around the love story between two young people from these families, Ralph Arden and Lucy Lane. Despite their different backgrounds, Ralph and Lucy fall in love and must navigate the challenges of their families' social differences and expectations.As the story unfolds, the reader is drawn into the world of Victorian England, with its strict social hierarchies and societal norms. The novel explores themes of love, class, and family, as well as the challenges faced by women in a society that often limited their opportunities and independence.Overall, The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story is a classic Victorian novel that offers a glimpse into the social mores and romantic ideals of the era. It is a charming and engaging read that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and classic literature.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.