num_pages: 534
description: This brilliantly witty novel (1894) follows the lives of two sisters in a wealthy Scots family. One escapes to a profession in London and eventually a decent marriage while the heroine, Hadria, vows to become a composer in Paris, but is thwarted. The Daughters of Danaus reveals the power of marriage and the family hold in controlling the lives of talented, spirited women; but unlike other oppressed heroines of the period, Hadria and her feminism both survive. The books includes a trailblazing essay on marriage published by Caird, a visionary novelist and social critic.
language: English
title: The Daughters of Danaus
titlecomplete: The Daughters of Danaus
characters: Professor Fortescue, Valeria Du Prel, Lady Engleton, Professor Theobald, Algitha Fullerton, Hadria Temperley (nee Fullerton)
genres: Fiction, Scotland, Female Authors, Classics, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 61
places: France, Scotland, London, England
publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY