A Daughter of To-Day

A Daughter of To-Day is a novel by Sara Jeannette Duncan. Duncan was a Canadian author and journalist. Elfrida is a young woman who embarks on pursuing artistic training, before being obliged to realize that her abilities may lie in criticism instead. Excerpt: «It would not have occurred to anybody but Mrs. Bell to ask Mr. Leslie Bell to be candid with himself. Candor was written in large letters all over Mr. Leslie Bell's plain, broad countenance. So was a certain obstinacy, not of will, but of adherence to prescribed principles, which might very well have been the result of living for twenty years with Mrs. Leslie Bell. Otherwise he was a thick-set man with an intelligent bald head, a fresh-colored complexion, and a well-trimmed gray beard. Mr. Leslie Bell looked at life with logic, or thought he did, and took it with ease, in a plain way. He was known to be a good man of business, with a leaning toward generosity, and much independence of opinion.»