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A sophisticated, modern young woman is sent from her bustling London life to stay with her provincial, dissenting grandparents. She must navigate a minefield of religious hypocrisy, social climbing, and small-town politics with her razor-sharp wit and unshakeable poise. When a local scandal threatens to engulf her family, she takes matters into her own capable hands, outmaneuvering the most formidable local figures. Her practical approach to love and money challenges every Victorian cliché of the passive heroine. It is a sparkling, shrewd social comedy that remains refreshingly relevant.
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length16 hrs 26 mins
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Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I.
2THE PASTOR'S PROGRESS.
3CHAPTER II.: THE LEADING MEMBER.
4CHAPTER III.: MR. COPPERHEAD'S BALL.
5CHAPTER IV.: A COUNTRY PARTY.
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6CHAPTER V.: SELF-DEVOTION.
7CHAPTER VI.: A MORNING CALL.
8CHAPTER VII.: SHOPPING.
9CHAPTER VIII.: THE DORSETS.
10CHAPTER IX.: COMING HOME.
11CHAPTER X.: PAPA.
12CHAPTER XI.: PHŒBE'S PREPARATIONS.
13CHAPTER XII.: GRANGE LANE.
14CHAPTER XIII.: THE TOZER FAMILY.
15CHAPTER XIV.: STRANGERS.
16CHAPTER XV.: A DOMESTIC CRISIS.
17CHAPTER XVI.: THE NEW GENTLEMAN.
18CHAPTER XVII.: A PUBLIC MEETING.
19CHAPTER XVIII.: MR. MAY'S AFFAIRS.
20CHAPTER XIX.: THE NEW CHAPLAIN.
21CHAPTER XX.: THAT TOZER GIRL!
22CHAPTER XXI.: A NEW FRIEND.
23CHAPTER XXII.: A DESPERATE EXPEDIENT.
24CHAPTER XXIII.: TIDED OVER.
25CHAPTER XXIV.: A VISIT.
26CHAPTER XXV.: TEA.
27CHAPTER XXVI.: THE HALL.
28CHAPTER XXVII.: A PAIR OF NATURAL ENEMIES.
29CHAPTER XXVIII.: THE NEW PUPIL.
30CHAPTER XXIX.: URSULA'S ENTRÉES.
31CHAPTER XXX.: SOCIETY AT THE PARSONAGE.
32CHAPTER XXXI.: SOCIETY.
33CHAPTER XXXII.: LOVE-MAKING.
34CHAPTER XXXIII.: A DISCLOSURE.
35CHAPTER XXXIV.: AN EXTRAVAGANCE.
36CHAPTER XXXV.: THE MILLIONNAIRE.
37CHAPTER XXXVI.: FATHER AND SON.
38CHAPTER XXXVII.: A PLEASANT EVENING.
39CHAPTER XXXVIII.: AN EXPEDITION.
40CHAPTER XXXIX.: A CATASTROPHE.
41CHAPTER XL.: THE SINNED-AGAINST.
42CHAPTER XLI.
43A MORNING'S WORK.
44CHAPTER XLII.: A GREAT MENTAL SHOCK.
45CHAPTER XLIII.: THE CONFLICT.
46CHAPTER XLIV.: PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL.
47CHAPTER XLV.
48THE LAST.
49THE END.
50IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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