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Reuben Sachs - A Sketch is a provocative Victorian novel by Amy Levy, offering a sharp critique of ambition, marriage, and social convention within the Anglo-Jewish community of Bayswater.

First published in 1888, the novel follows Reuben Sachs, a politically ambitious man, and Judith Quixano, his intellectually gifted but socially disadvantaged partner. Through their relationship, Levy exposes the moral compromises demanded by social climbing and the narrow roles available to women, delivering a powerful feminist polemic.

Unsparing in its realism and notable for its challenge to sentimental portrayals of Jewish life, Reuben Sachs remains an important work of Victorian fiction. This new edition is republished with an introductory biography of the author by Richard Garnett.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781444698923
  • ISBN-10: 1444698923
  • Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
  • Publish Date: August 2016
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.62 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.77 pounds
  • Page Count: 274

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