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This is a warm and wonderful tale by Sara Ware Bassett of almost a whole coastal community in Cape Cod… The humorous events focus on and around eccentric old "inventor" Willie Spence, his housekeeper Celestine and, most notably, a would-be couple by the name of Robert and Delight. Artist Bio Author: Sara Ware Bassett (1872-1968), was a prolific American writer of fiction and nonfiction. She is most known for her fiction, featuring eccentric and funny characters in fictional towns in Cape Cod.

Brought up by a parish schoolmaster with a hidden past, Sylvia Carew dreams of a future devoid of poverty. Will she be faithful to the man she adores or will she opt for the chance at wealth and position? What lengths will she go to and when all is said and done, will she be gratified with her "happily ever after"? Romance, ambition and greed, deceit and selfishness are at the root of this sensational Victorian novel by Braddon. As usual she manages to keep us in suspense until her well constructed surprise ending.