(Spoiler free) My rating is more like 4.5 stars because this really is a good book, but I felt a little disconnected by the plot focusing more on certain characters rather than the main character. I wouldn't say the book itself is terrible, but don't go into the story expecting it to be about Ishmael Worth's life. The story itself is good, but unlike the first book it was more of a Victorian mystery novel that deals with deceitful spouses, murder plots, forbidden love, shipwrecks and the controversial issues of the slave trade in the United States. It doesn't help that Claudia is so very unlikable in the the first book, you find it hard to sympathize with her plight in the sequel. I was hoping for more challenging court cases, his constant fight toward injustice as well as untangling himself from the romantic web he's caught himself in. While Ishmael did have his heroic moments, I didn't see any general development to his story. Now, the book was good, but I could hardly see it as a sequel to Ishmael Worth. So Self-Raised, which is toted as the continuation of Ishmael Worth's journey, is actually just the soap opera of Claudia Merlin's actions. In the first book, Claudia Merlin is the spoiled, selfish heiress who has captured Ishmael's heart, but Claudia who is so intent on money and title could never see lowly Ishmael as her equal. However, I was somewhat disappointed, solely because the whole story did not focus on Ishmael, but rather the melodrama of Claudia Merlin. This book is an antique treasure that has been read and re-read many times and thus has wear.Upon finishing Ishmael, I was excited to read up on its sequel Self-Raised. Special Note: Please carefully examine photos and closely read the listing information.
**Has wear, paint spotting on cover, pages are firm, binding is cracked** **Remains very readable and enjoyable and a popular collectible** **First edition, no official publication date, estimating printed in the early 1900s** If you have any questions, please contact us.
Please keep in mind as you review the pictures and listing information that these books are more than 100 years old and will have wear. Southworths stories usually had an open ending, forcing readers to buy the sequel novel to find out how the story ended.
In a smart marketing move, few of her novels were complete within themselves. Southworth was a popular Victorian romance serial novelist.
In the late 1880s to the early 1900s, Mrs.
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