Love Or Lucre: A Novel (1879)

Love Or Lucre is a novel written by Robert Black and published in 1879. The story revolves around a young woman named Edith, who is torn between her love for a poor but honest man named Tom and her desire for wealth and social status, which she believes can only be achieved through marriage to a wealthy man.As Edith struggles with her conflicting emotions, she finds herself drawn to two very different men: Tom, who represents everything she truly values in life, and a wealthy and powerful man named Mr. Montague, who promises to give her everything she desires.As the story unfolds, Edith must navigate a complex web of relationships and emotions, facing difficult choices and heart-wrenching decisions that will ultimately determine her fate.Love Or Lucre is a richly detailed and emotionally resonant novel that explores themes of love, money, and social status, offering a vivid portrait of Victorian-era society and the struggles of women in that time period.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.