Ann Veronica
by H. G. Wells
Strong-willed, reckless, and fiercely independent, Anne Veronica Stanley is determined to be human, to work, to love, and above all to live. Abandoning his suffocating father and the social traditions of his time, he leaves the bleak suburb of Edwardian London and encounters an unknown world of suffrage advocates, fabrians, and free love. But only when he meets the charismatic cloak, he truly resists the meaning of the freedom he has just found. Anne Veronica caused a sensation in the press when it was first published for Wells' pioneering stance towards female sexuality, with her being cursed and preached from pulpits. A fascinating description of the women's suffrage movement, Anne Veronica offers an optimistic portrayal of a woman's sexual awakening and quest for independence.
