Humbug: A study in education by E.M DelafieldIn this novel by E.M.Delafield (best-selling author of the "Provincial Lady" series) the heroine, Lily, is raised from childhood to doubt herself. Her parents (from the upper-class) do not allow self-expression, calling a sin everything she thinks, challenges, or imagines. She is loved and ignored at the same time. Through the novel, her character -vivid, sensitive, independent- is molded to conform at all costs.