Despite her mother’s objections, young and beautiful Amelia Harris marries penniless Captain Booth. Amelia does not know, however, that those objections perhaps would seem the most insignificant of the hardships that the newly married couple would have to encounter. Infidelity, separation and debt-those are only few of the obstacles that the couple has to face before they can finally enjoy peace and comfort.

Henry Fiedling’s story, showing that true love will persist regardless of any hardships, touches upon a wide variety of topics, such as adultery, legal injustice, feminine intelligence, and so remains a widely acknowledged work of literature.