The Captives

The Captives is a novel written by Hugh Walpole that tells the story of two families, the Marshes and the Fosters, whose lives become intertwined when their children fall in love. The novel is set in the early 1900s in England and follows the lives of the two families as they navigate their relationships and the challenges of their time.The Marsh family is a wealthy and influential family, while the Fosters are a middle-class family struggling to make ends meet. The story begins with the Marshes taking in the young daughter of the Fosters, who has been abandoned by her mother. This act of kindness leads to a friendship between the two families, and eventually, their children, Richard Marsh and Elizabeth Foster, fall in love.However, their relationship is not without its challenges. Richard's mother is determined to keep him away from Elizabeth, seeing her as beneath him, and Elizabeth's father is opposed to the relationship for fear of what it might mean for his daughter's future. The two families are also dealing with their own personal struggles, including financial difficulties and health issues.As the story unfolds, the characters must confront their own prejudices and learn to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of their happiness. The Captives is a poignant and emotional story of love, family, and the complexities of life in early 20th century England.Martin walked into the street with a confused sense of triumph and defeat, that confusion that comes to all sensitive men at the moment when they are stepping, against their will, from one set of conditions into another. He had gone into that house, only half an hour ago, determined to leave Maggie for ever--for his good and hers. He came back into the street realising that he was now, perhaps for the first time, quite definitely involved in some relation with her.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.