Publisher's Synopsis
The Warwick Woodlands: Or Things As They Were Twenty Years Ago is a novel written by Frank Forester and published in 1851. The book tells the story of a young man named Harry Vane who returns to his hometown in upstate New York after spending several years in Europe. Upon his return, he finds that the town has changed dramatically and is no longer the idyllic place he remembers from his youth.As Harry navigates the new social and economic landscape of his hometown, he becomes embroiled in a series of conflicts and intrigues that threaten to tear the community apart. Along the way, he falls in love with a young woman named Rose, but their romance is complicated by the machinations of Rose's wealthy and powerful father.The Warwick Woodlands is a vivid and engaging portrayal of life in rural America during the mid-19th century. Forester's descriptions of the natural beauty of the region and the daily lives of its inhabitants are rich and detailed, and his characters are complex and fully realized. The novel is a compelling exploration of the tensions between tradition and progress, and the ways in which communities can be torn apart by greed, ambition, and jealousy.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.
