Publisher's Synopsis
Viola Gwyn is a novel written by George Barr McCutcheon. The story revolves around the life of Viola Gwyn, a beautiful and charming woman who is determined to make her way in the world. Viola is the daughter of a wealthy family, but she wants to be independent and make her own mark. She moves to New York City and becomes a successful actress, but her success comes at a price. Viola is constantly pursued by men who want to marry her for her money, and she struggles to find true love. Along the way, she meets a young lawyer named John Steele, who is unlike any man she has ever met. John is kind, intelligent, and genuinely cares about Viola. Together, they navigate the ups and downs of life in the city and try to find happiness. Viola Gwyn is a classic tale of love, ambition, and the pursuit of happiness in the early 20th century.1922. Frontispiece by E. C. Caswell. The book begins: Kenneth Gwynne was five years old when his father ran away with Rachel Carter, a widow. This was in the spring of 1812, and in the fall his mother died. His grandparents brought him up to hate Rachel Carter, an evil woman. She was his mother's friend and she had slain her with the viper's tooth. From the day that his questioning intelligence seized upon the truth that had been so carefully withheld from him by his brokenhearted mother and those who spoke behind the hand when he was near, from that day he hated Rachel Carter with all his hot and outraged heart. He came to think of her as the embodiment of all that was evil, for those were the days when there was not middle-ground for sin and women were either white or scarlet. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.
