With its original publication in 1882, the novel A Modern Instance created a scandal, as it was one of the first American novels ever to depict divorce as a viable -- and sometimes even logical -- possibility. The marriage between Marcia and Bartley Hubbard is slowly torn apart as Bartley is gradually consumed by greed.
| ISBN: | 9781776675937 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2017 |
| Author: | Howells, William Dean |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |