Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
“Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealings with men.”―Joseph Conrad, Chance
Flora de Barral, the daughter of a bankrupt businessman and swindler, must find her own way in the world when her father is convicted of financial speculation. Unfortunately, this is no easy thing for a single and vulnerable young woman in turn-of-the-century London.
Originally pub...
“Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade since it consists principally of dealings with men.”―Joseph Conrad, Chance
Flora de Barral, the daughter of a bankrupt businessman and swindler, must find her own way in the world when her father is convicted of financial speculation. Unfortunately, this is no easy thing for a single and vulnerable young woman in turn-of-the-century London.
Originally pub...
