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A sharp and witty departure from traditional rural tragedy, this social comedy follows the ambitious Ethelberta Pethel as she maneuvers through the upper echelons of society. Hiding her humble roots behind a facade of elegance, she uses her intellect to secure her family’s future in a world ruled by wealth and prestige. It is a clever exploration of class performance and the sacrifices required for social mobility.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length15 hrs 46 mins
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Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11. A Street In Anglebury—A Heath Near It—Inside The ‘Red Lion’ Inn
22. Christopher’s House—Sandbourne Town—Sandbourne Moor
33. Sandbourne Moor (Continued)
44. Sandbourne Pier—Road To Wyndway—Ball-Room In Wyndway House
55. At The Window—The Road Home
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66. The Shore By Wyndway
77. The Dining-Room Of A Town House—The Butler’s Pantry
88. Christopher’s Lodgings—The Grounds About Rookington
99. A Lady’s Drawing-Rooms—Ethelberta’s Dressing-Room
1010. Lady Petherwin’s House
1111. Sandbourne And Its Neighbourhood—Some London Streets
1212. Arrowthorne Park And Lodge
1313. The Lodge (Continued)—The Copse Behind
1414. A Turnpike Road
1515. An Inner Room At The Lodge
1616. A Large Public Hall
1717. Ethelberta’s House
1818. Near Sandbourne—London Streets—Ethelberta’s
1919. Ethelberta’s Drawing-Room
2020. The Neighbourhood Of The Hall—The Road Home
2121. A Street—Neigh’s Rooms—Christopher’s Rooms
2222. Ethelberta’s House
2323. Ethelberta’s House (Continued)
2424. Ethelberta’s House (Continued)—The British Museum
2525. The Royal Academy—The Farnfield Estate
2626. Ethelberta’s Drawing-Room
2727. Mrs. Belmaine’s—Cripplegate Church
2828. Ethelberta’s—Mr. Chickerel’s Room
2929. Ethelberta’s Dressing-Room—Mr. Doncastle’s House
3030. On The Housetop
3131. Knollsea—A Lofty Down—A Ruined Castle
3232. A Room In Enckworth Court
3333. The English Channel—Normandy
3434. The Hôtel Beau Séjour And Spots Near It
3535. The Hotel (Continued), And The Quay In Front
3636. The House In Town
3737. Knollsea—An Ornamental Villa
3838. Enckworth Court
3939. Knollsea—Melchester
4040. Melchester (Continued)
4141. Workshops—An Inn—The Street
4242. The Doncastles’ Residence, And Outside The Same
4343. The Railway—The Sea—The Shore Beyond
4444. Sandbourne—A Lonely Heath—The ‘Red Lion’—The Highway
4545. Knollsea—The Road Thence—Enckworth
4646. Enckworth (Continued)—The Anglebury Highway
4747. Enckworth And Its Precincts—Melchester
48Sequel. Anglebury—Enckworth—Sandbourne
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