The Invader (novel)
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The Invader: A Tale of Adventure and Passion is a novel by the Welsh author Hilda Vaughan. It was published in 1928 by Heinemann in the UK and by Harper & Brothers in the US.
Synopsis
[edit]Daniel Evans, a tenant farmer, is forced out of his farm when Miss Webster inherits it from her uncle.[1] Through his tenacity, he attempts to regain his farm.[2][3]
Publication
[edit]The Invader was Vaughan's third novel.[4]
Her husband, Charles Langbridge Morgan, persuaded her to delay its publication, on the grounds that her writing would improve.[5]
Reception
[edit]The novel was well received,and was described by Country Life as "one of the best novels of this year".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas 2008, p. 128.
- ^ ""The Invader" is good story". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 6 August 1928. Retrieved 4 July 2014 – via Google News.
- ^ Thomas 2008, p. 14.
- ^ "Women's Page". The Independent Record. Helena, Montana. 22 July 1928. Retrieved 4 July 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hilda Vaughan". State Migration. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2023. - ^ Thomas 2008, p. 9.
- ^ Thomas 2008, p. 12.
Sources
[edit]- Thomas, Lucy (December 2008). The Fiction of Hilda Vaughan (1892–1985): Negotiating the Boundaries of Welsh Identity (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Cardiff. Retrieved 12 March 2014.