Emily Fox-Seton: The Making of a Marchioness and The Methods of Lady Walderhurst
Emily Fox-Seton - The Making of a Marchioness and The Methods of Lady Walderhurst (1901) Frances Hodgson Burnett combines two stories in this novel. In the first Cinderella-like tale, Emily is a poor gentlewoman who tirelessly helps others. Her prince is the Marquis of Walderhurst, a rather...
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Emily Fox-Seton - The Making of a Marchioness and The Methods of Lady Walderhurst (1901) Frances Hodgson Burnett combines two stories in this novel. In the first Cinderella-like tale, Emily is a poor gentlewoman who tirelessly helps others. Her prince is the Marquis of Walderhurst, a rather dull man who marries Emily for her practical nature. The second story is a twist on the happily-ever-after fairy tale, however. Lord Walderhurst travels to India while Emily is beset by the evil Alec Osborn. Murder may well be in the air.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781492193067 (1492193062)
Publish date: August 18th 2013
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 190
Edition language: English
Before watching The Making of a Lady on PBS I had no idea that Frances Hodgson Burnett had written for adults and curiosity drove me to purchase and read The Making of a Marchioness. It bore little resemblance to the film, it lacked the romance and the action that a film requires to capture the atte...
I am always impressed by Burnett's ability to write sweet stories without being twee or saccharine. This is what Edith Wharton would write on anti-depressants.