Marriage, Husbands, and Reconciliation

From The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
The novel critiques unhappy Edwardian marriages and then, more controversially, restores them — husbands arrive at San Salvatore and are themselves transformed by its enchantment.
Chapter 14

Mellersh Wilkins arrives, falls into the fishpond, and is reborn through Lotty's new warmth — comic and emblematic.

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Chapter 20

Frederick Arbuthnot's arrival (mistaking the house for Lady Caroline's) and his reunion with Rose.

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Chapter 2

Early portrait of Mellersh's stinginess and Lotty's voicelessness in marriage.

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