The Twelfth Hour

<p><I>The Twelfth Hour</I> (1907) is a novel by Ada Leverson. Having established herself as a journalist and short story writer Leverson published her debut novel to moderate acclaim. Entertaining and effortlessly witty Leverson's prose paints a stunning portrait of the Edwardian era a time when hope and relative peace proved prosperous for many. Often compared to her close friend Oscar Wilde Leverson a pioneering Jewish woman remains a unique and refreshing voice in English literature. Felicity Sylvia and Savile Crofton all feel the pressure placed on upper-class youths to marry wisely. At 25 Felicity appears to have found herself a good husband a man of wealth and social standing who on closer appearance seems more interested in leisure than love. Determined not to fall into a similarly unhappy marriage her 20-year-old sister Sylvia hopes to thwart her father's wish that she marry millionaire Mr. Ridokanski. Although he is only 16 Eton student Savile is deeply in love with a famous opera singer-from a distance-but also feels obliged to entertain the affections of Dolly Clive a girl his own age. Finding company in their own unique miseries of the heart the Crofton siblings hatch a plan to achieve happiness for themselves satisfaction for their father and whatever it is young people are meant to owe to society. <I>The Twelfth Hour</I> is a humorous tale of romance and desire from Ada Leverson an underappreciated novelist of the Edwardian era. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of Ada Leverson's <I>The Twelfth Hour</I> is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.