Servant of the Public (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

This 1905 novel features a talented young actress, Ora Pinsent, who leads a life of superficial pleasures. When she falls in love with Ashley Mead, a young barrister, she has a chance at something more. &quote;One seldom meets in fiction a character drawn with such sympathy, such insight, such delicate and persuasive art,&quote; said the New York Times.