Ann Veronica
by H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1909
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story" by H. G. Wells is a novel published in 1909. It follows twenty-one-year-old Ann Veronica Stanley as she rebels against her controlling father's patriarchal authority in Edwardian London. Fleeing her restrictive home to live independently, she pursues biology studies and becomes entangled in the women's suffrage movement. Her struggle for autonomy leads to unexpected complications when she falls in love with a married man, forcing her to choose between social convention and personal desire.
- Feminism
- Love stories
- Sex role
- Great Britain
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #524. Ann Veronica on Wikipedia.
