Bag om The Beloved (1915)
The Beloved is a novel written by James Oppenheim and published in 1915. The story is set in New York City and follows the life of a young woman named Mary Valentine. Mary is a beautiful and intelligent woman who has many suitors vying for her attention, but she is not interested in any of them. Instead, she is in love with a man named John Storm, who is a successful businessman.John is also deeply in love with Mary, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that he is already married. John's wife is a wealthy socialite who is more interested in her own social status than in her husband's happiness. Despite this, John and Mary continue to see each other in secret, and their love for each other grows stronger every day.As the story unfolds, John's wife becomes increasingly suspicious of his behavior and hires a private investigator to follow him. When she discovers John's relationship with Mary, she becomes enraged and sets out to destroy their happiness.The Beloved is a gripping novel that explores the themes of love, betrayal, and the power of social status. Oppenheim's writing is both poetic and insightful, and his characters are complex and well-developed. The novel is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers today.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.
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