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Rhoda Broughton
Rhoda Broughton (1840–1920) was a popular English novelist and short story writer known for her witty and often controversial works. She gained early recognition with her first novel, "Not Wisely, But Too Well" (1867), followed by "Cometh Up as a Flower" (1867), both of which dealt with unconventional heroines and taboo subjects like women's desires and societal expectations. Her work is often associated with sensation fiction, blending elements of romance, gothic mystery, and social critique. Despite some critical censure for the boldness of her themes, Broughton was highly popular with Victorian readers and left a lasting legacy in English literature.
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CHAPTER I. "Put into a small preserving pan three ounces of fresh butter, and, as soon as it is just melted, add one pound of brown sugar of moderate quality—" "Not moderate; the browner the better," interpolates Algy. "Cannot say I agree with you. I hate brown sugar—filthy stuff!" says Bobby, contradictiously. "Not half so filthy as white, if you come to that,"...
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"If you will allow me, I shall have the pleasure of reading aloud to you some passages from 'Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings,' by Charles Dickens. I do not know much about the book myself, as I have never read it. I dare say that you know more about it than I do; but I am given to understand" (with a glance at the page before him) "that Mrs. Lirriper was a lodging-house-keeper, that...
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