South RidingThe community of South Riding, like the rest of the country, lives in the long shadow of war. Blighted by recession and devastated by the loss, they must also come to terms with significant social change.Forward-thinking and ambitious, Sarah Burton is the embodiment of such change. After the death of her fiancé, she returns home to Yorkshire focused on her career as headmistress of the local school. But not everyone can embrace the new social order. Robert Carne, a force of conservatism, stands firmly against Sarah. A tormented man, he carries a heavy burden that locks him in the past. |
Contents
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Mr Holly Blows Out a Candle | 21 |
Alderman Mrs Beddows Considers Heredity | 30 |
Miss Burton Surveys a Battlefield | 38 |
Alderman Snaith Contemplates a Wilderness | 46 |
Madame Hubbard Has Highly Talented Pupils | 56 |
Highways and Bridges | 71 |
Councillor Huggins Incurs an Obligation | 81 |
Carne Visits Two Ideal Homes | 287 |
Mr Mitchell Faces an Inquisition | 297 |
Mental Deficiency | 311 |
Temporary Insanity is Acknowledged at the Nags Head | 313 |
Midge Provokes Hysteria | 321 |
Mr Huggins Tastes the Madness of Victory | 331 |
Mrs Beddows Pays a Statutory Visit | 341 |
Nat Brimsley Does Not Like Rabbit Pie | 353 |
Tom Sawdon Decides to Buy a | 89 |
Sarah Acquires an Ally and Carne an Enemy | 99 |
Lydia Holly Goes Home | 110 |
Alderman Snaith is Very Fond of Cats | 135 |
Mr Castle Counsels Caution | 144 |
Mr Barnabas Holly Toasts Heredity | 153 |
Miss Sigglesthwaite Sees the Lambs of | 159 |
Two Antagonists Meet Again | 165 |
Public Health | 177 |
Midge Enjoys the Measles | 206 |
Lily Sawdon Propitiates a God | 216 |
The Hubbards Only Object is Philanthropy | 227 |
Public Assistance | 237 |
Nancy Mitchell Keeps Her Dignity | 239 |
Mrs Beddows Has Three Men to Think of | 248 |
Sarah Looks Out of a Window | 262 |
Nymphs and Shepherds Come Away | 273 |
Two in a Hotel are Temporarily Insane | 364 |
Finance | 385 |
Mrs Beddows Receives a Christmas Present | 387 |
Mr Holly Brings Home a Christmas Present | 396 |
Councillor Huggins Prepares for an Election | 403 |
A Procession Passes Through Maythorpe Village | 413 |
The Head Mistress Introduces a Governor | 421 |
Carne Rides South | 432 |
Housing and Town Planning | 445 |
Astell and Snaith Plan a New Jerusalem | 447 |
Three Revellers Have a Night Out | 459 |
Councillor Huggins Vindicates Morality | 471 |
Midge Decides to go Home | 481 |
The Hollies go Picnicking | 494 |
Mrs Beddows Sends Sarah About Her Business | 501 |
Epilogue at a Silver Jubilee | 516 |