An old man's love

Description:

When William Whittlestaff becomes guardian to the penniless daughter of an old friend, he finds himself gradually falling in love with her. But Mary is herself in love with John Gordon, who has gone to seek his fortune in the Kimberley diamond fields.

subjects: Fiction,  Guardian and ward,  Triangles (Interpersonal relations),  Middle-aged men,  Social life and customs,  Great britain, fiction,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, general,  English literature,  English fiction

Places: England,  Great Britain

Times: 19th century