A Rogue's Life (Hesperus Classics)
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Published: April 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781843911326
Subjects: 19th century fiction; Literature: Classics; Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889; English Novel And Short Story; Fiction; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; Mystery & Detective - General; Classics; Literary; BRITISH AND IRISH FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR); Fiction / Literary; Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Description: Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank Softly is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his twenty-fifth birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to -- until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father.