"The Bostonians" is a bittersweet tragicomedy centered on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chancellor, Ransom"s cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a pretty, young protégée of Olive"s in the feminist movement. The storyline concerns the struggle between Ransom and Olive for Verena"s allegiance and affection, though the novel also includes a wide panorama of political activists, newspaper people, and quirky eccentrics. "The Bostonians" deals with explicitly political themes: feminism and the general role of women in society. Another theme in the book is Olive"s possible lesbian attraction to Verena. The three central characters are surrounded by a vivid supporting cast of would-be reformers, cynical journalists, and sometimes sinister hangers-on. ** About this books ** These are not "as is" books, rough transcripts, fast raw OCR conversions with broken dialogues, interrupted phrases, confused quotes... These books are edited and verified by an experienced editor, books converted to ebooks with care and professional ability, compared with the printed originals, dialogues and phrases restored in their integrity. Books at low prices, but able to give you a reading experience of high level, the ideal series to enjoy the taste of the classics of literature.