- Title:
- Reuben Sachs: A Sketch
- Author:
- Amy Levy
- Date Created:
- 1888
- Description:
- A satirical examination of London's upper-middle-class Anglo-Jewish society, focusing on the ambitious young lawyer Reuben Sachs and his cousin Judith Quixano, whose mutual attraction is complicated by social pressures and Reuben's political aspirations. The novel critiques the materialistic values and social constraints of Victorian Jewish society while exploring themes of assimilation, tradition, and the conflict between personal desires and communal expectations.
- Subjects:
- Jews--England--London--Fiction London (England)--Fiction
- Language:
- English
- Location:
- London & New York
- Publisher:
- Macmillan & Co
- Source Identifier:
- vjwp_191
- Type:
- book
- Format:
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Reuben Sachs: A Sketch," Victorian Jewish Writers Project. victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_191.html
- Reference Link:
- victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_191.html