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Excerpt: "Mrs. Stanhope, a well-bred woman, accomplished in that branch of knowledge which is called the art of rising in the world, had, with but a small fortune, contrived to live in the highest company. She prided herself upon having established half a dozen nieces most happily, that is to say, upon having married them to men of fortunes far superior to their own. One niece still remained unmarried—Belinda Portman, of whom she was determined to get rid with all convenient expedition. Belinda was handsome, graceful, sprightly, and highly accomplished; her aunt had endeavoured to teach her that a young lady's chief business is to please in society, that all her charms and accomplishments should be invariably subservient to one grand object—the establishing herself in the world..."
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length19 hrs 30 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 18, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1TALES AND NOVELS,
17CHAPTER XVI. — DOMESTIC HAPPINESS.
2CHAPTER I. — CHARACTERS.
18CHAPTER XVII. — RIGHTS OF WOMAN.
3CHAPTER II. — MASKS
19CHAPTER XVIII. — A DECLARATION.
4CHAPTER III. — LADY DELACOUR’S HISTORY.
20CHAPTER XIX. — A WEDDING.
5CHAPTER IV. — LADY DELACOUR’S HISTORY CONTINUED.
21CHAPTER XX. — RECONCILIATION.
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6CHAPTER V. — BIRTHDAY DRESSES.
22CHAPTER XXI. — HELENA
7CHAPTER VI. — WAYS AND MEANS.
23CHAPTER XXII. — A SPECTRE.
8CHAPTER VII. — THE SERPENTINE RIVER.
24CHAPTER XXIII. — THE CHAPLAIN.
9CHAPTER VIII. — A FAMILY PARTY.
25CHAPTER XXIV. — PEU À PEU.
10CHAPTER IX. — ADVICE.
26CHAPTER XXV. — LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG.
11CHAPTER X. — THE MYSTERIOUS BOUDOIR.
27CHAPTER XXVI. — VIRGINIA
12CHAPTER XI. — DIFFICULTIES.
28CHAPTER XXVII. — A DISCOVERY.
13CHAPTER XII. — THE MACAW.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. — E O.
14CHAPTER XIII. — SORTES VIRGILIANAE.
30CHAPTER XXIX. — A JEW.
15CHAPTER XIV. — THE EXHIBITION.
31CHAPTER XXX. — NEWS.
16CHAPTER XV. — JEALOUSY.
32CHAPTER XXXI. — THE DENOUEMENT.