Anthony Hope 
Double Harness [PDF ebook] 

Anthony Hope’s early literary output consisted largely of court romances packed with action-adventure elements, but in the later phases of his development as an artist, he toned down the fantasy and began to focus on grittier, more realistic topics. Double Harness is a gripping in-depth character study that follows the ups and downs of an assortment of married couples and unmarried singles over the course of their lives.