The story of Emily Donnithorne, made such a deep impression on Charles Dickens that he made her the prototype of Miss Havisham. The novel Great Expectations is based on the dramatic story of a jilted bride.
Perhaps the work would fit the title of the cult Mexican TV series “The rich also cry”. Eliza Emily Donnithorne grew up in a wealthy, influential family in Sydney. The girl was cute and independent, which, at times, annoyed her authoritative father. At 11 – she was orphaned. A cholera epidemic killed her mother and 2 sisters.
The father was left with his eldest son and Eliza, who suffered their deaths. After her brother married, the girl and her father moved to a fashionable suburb. Mr. Donnithorne was seriously concerned that his 24-year-old daughter was not eager to marry. The influential townsman offered successful parties, but willful Eliza wished to marry for love.