A Lady of Quality, Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Lady of Quality, Frances Hodgson Burnett
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A Lady of Quality

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Laurie Klein

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/30/2014

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Set in 17th century England, this marvelous tale is about Mistress Clorinda, a tempestuous stable brat born out of wedlock. Its a story of rebellion, dark secrets and great love. At a young age Mistress Clorinda inspires her father, Sir Jeoffry Wildairs to publicly acknowledge her. She grows to be a strong, defiant, aggressive woman of great beauty, who triumphs over all. She survives her mothers attempt to murder her, her nurses neglect, and her own checkered past, to become, at last, a lady of quality.

About Frances Hodgson Burnett

English born novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for her children's stories, particularly Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden, and A Little Princess. Many of her works have been and continue to be dramatized in film and video.

Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. When she was four, her father died, leaving her mother with five children and little money. They moved to America when she was sixteen and settled on a farm in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The family financial situation did not improve, and Frances felt that she had the ability to earn money from writing, so as a teenager, she sent her stories to an editor. She began with short stories based on her childhood days in Manchester. After "Surly Tim's Trouble" premiered in Scribner's Magazine in 1872, publishers pursued Frances; one successful story led to another.

Frances married Dr. Swan M. Burnett in 1873, and they had two sons. They traveled extensively throughout Europe and subsequently took up residence in Washington, D.C. Later, reporters criticized her lifestyle and turned public sentiment against her, despite her attempts to stay out of the public eye. Frances died October 29, 1924, at the age of seventy-four.


Reviews

Autrice de #Ilgiardinosegreto questa volta la leggo nelle vesti di un classico senza tempo. Non avevo mai letto un classico che affrontasse queste tematiche, proprio perché si pensa sia un classico d’amore ambientato nell’epoca vittoriana ma leggendolo si trova altro. Lo definirei un romanzo di forma......more

Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books A Lady of Quality is a romance by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1896. If the name rings a bell, it’s because Burnett also wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. Today Burnett is remembered for her children’s boo......more

La Clorinda di questo insolito romanzo della Burnett è un’eroina anticonvenzionale, che differisce dalla consuetudine per la spiccata indipendenza che non contempla l’ipotesi di venire relegata in angolo, oscurata da una qualche figura maschile o vittima delle proprie sfumature emotive. A tratti l'e......more