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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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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I.
26CHAPTER XXV.: TEA.
2THE PASTOR'S PROGRESS.
27CHAPTER XXVI.: THE HALL.
3CHAPTER II.: THE LEADING MEMBER.
28CHAPTER XXVII.: A PAIR OF NATURAL ENEMIES.
4CHAPTER III.: MR. COPPERHEAD'S BALL.
29CHAPTER XXVIII.: THE NEW PUPIL.
5CHAPTER IV.: A COUNTRY PARTY.
30CHAPTER XXIX.: URSULA'S ENTRÉES.
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6CHAPTER V.: SELF-DEVOTION.
31CHAPTER XXX.: SOCIETY AT THE PARSONAGE.
7CHAPTER VI.: A MORNING CALL.
32CHAPTER XXXI.: SOCIETY.
8CHAPTER VII.: SHOPPING.
33CHAPTER XXXII.: LOVE-MAKING.
9CHAPTER VIII.: THE DORSETS.
34CHAPTER XXXIII.: A DISCLOSURE.
10CHAPTER IX.: COMING HOME.
35CHAPTER XXXIV.: AN EXTRAVAGANCE.
11CHAPTER X.: PAPA.
36CHAPTER XXXV.: THE MILLIONNAIRE.
12CHAPTER XI.: PHŒBE'S PREPARATIONS.
37CHAPTER XXXVI.: FATHER AND SON.
13CHAPTER XII.: GRANGE LANE.
38CHAPTER XXXVII.: A PLEASANT EVENING.
14CHAPTER XIII.: THE TOZER FAMILY.
39CHAPTER XXXVIII.: AN EXPEDITION.
15CHAPTER XIV.: STRANGERS.
40CHAPTER XXXIX.: A CATASTROPHE.
16CHAPTER XV.: A DOMESTIC CRISIS.
41CHAPTER XL.: THE SINNED-AGAINST.
17CHAPTER XVI.: THE NEW GENTLEMAN.
42CHAPTER XLI.
18CHAPTER XVII.: A PUBLIC MEETING.
43A MORNING'S WORK.
19CHAPTER XVIII.: MR. MAY'S AFFAIRS.
44CHAPTER XLII.: A GREAT MENTAL SHOCK.
20CHAPTER XIX.: THE NEW CHAPLAIN.
45CHAPTER XLIII.: THE CONFLICT.
21CHAPTER XX.: THAT TOZER GIRL!
46CHAPTER XLIV.: PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL.
22CHAPTER XXI.: A NEW FRIEND.
47CHAPTER XLV.
23CHAPTER XXII.: A DESPERATE EXPEDIENT.
48THE LAST.
24CHAPTER XXIII.: TIDED OVER.
49THE END.
25CHAPTER XXIV.: A VISIT.
50IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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