This discovery leads him and Maud Bailey, a distinguished scholar, to investigate the relationship between the two poets, which becomes increasingly intricate as they uncover more evidence in archives, libraries, and Ash’s home. The novel begins in the present day, when Roland Michell, a lowly academic, discovers a hidden letter from the Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash to the obscure poetess Christabel LaMotte. The novel is set in both the present day and the Victorian era and explores themes of love, obsession, and literary criticism.
Published in 1990, the novel follows the story of two literary critics, Roland Michell and Maud Bailey, as they investigate the secret life of two Victorian poets, Randolph Henry Ash and Christabel LaMotte. Possession is a Booker Prize-winning novel by British author A.S.
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