The Jervaise Comedy (1919)

The Jervaise Comedy is a novel written by John Davys Beresford and published in 1919. The story is set in England during the early 20th century and follows the lives of the Jervaise family, a wealthy and aristocratic family who are struggling to maintain their social status and financial stability. The main protagonist, Philip Jervaise, is a young man who is torn between his desire to marry for love and his duty to marry a wealthy heiress in order to save his family's estate. The novel explores themes of love, class, and social expectations, and offers a satirical commentary on the upper-class society of the time. The Jervaise Comedy is considered to be one of Beresford's most notable works, and is praised for its witty and engaging writing style, as well as its insightful portrayal of the social dynamics of the time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.