{"product_id":"donovan-a-modern-englishman-a-novel-of-love-art-and-social-boundaries-1899-by-edna-lyall","title":"Donovan: A Modern Englishman – A Novel of Love, Art, and Social Boundaries (1899) by Edna Lyall","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"164\" data-start=\"103\"\u003eAn Artist’s Struggle Against Society’s Expectations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"752\" data-start=\"165\"\u003eSet in the late 19th century, \u003cem data-end=\"229\" data-start=\"199\"\u003eDonovan: A Modern Englishman\u003c\/em\u003e follows the journey of a young artist grappling with ambition, love, and societal constraints. Donovan, a gifted painter, dreams of making a name for himself in the art world, but his aspirations are complicated by the rigid expectations of Victorian England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"752\" data-start=\"165\"\u003eAt the heart of his struggle is his love for Alice, his childhood friend, who belongs to a privileged class far removed from his own. 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