A Laodicean : a story of to-day

Author / Creator

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928

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Summary

The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work....

The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy, whose old-world romanticism contrasts with Somerset's forward-looking outlook.

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