A Mummer's Wife

George Moore (1852-1933) was a significant figure in the literary realism movement in nineteenth-century Ireland and Britain. Renowned for his candid prose and a deft psychological insight, Moore's work often challenged the societal norms of his era. His groundbreaking novel 'A Mummer's Wife' (1885) offers a compelling depiction of English provincial life and the suffocating effects of a stifling ...