Marguerite Blessington

Broschiertes Buch

Country Quarters V2

A Novel (1850)

Beschreibung

""Country Quarters V2: A Novel"" is a book written by Marguerite Blessington and originally published in 1850. The novel is set in the countryside and follows the lives of various characters as they navigate love, family, and societal expectations. The main character is a young woman named Ellen, who is forced to leave her home and move to the country with her family. While there, she meets a charming young man named Harry, who she quickly falls in love with. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Harry is already engaged to another woman. As Ellen tries to navigate her feelings for Harry, she also becomes embroiled in the drama of her new community, including a scandal involving a wealthy landowner and his mistress. Throughout the novel, Blessington explores themes of love, class, and morality, painting a vivid picture of life in rural England in the mid-19th century.In Three Volumes. With A Memoir By Her Niece, Miss Power.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Marguerite Gardiner, the Countess of Blessington, was an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess. She met Lord Byron in Genoa and later published a book about their chats. Margaret Power was born near Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland, as the daughter of Edmund Power and Ellen Sheehy, both small landowners. She described herself as "haphazardly educated by her own reading and by her mother's friend Ann Dwyer." Marguerite later relocated to Hampshire to reside for five years with the family of Captain Thomas Jenkins of the 11th Light Dragoons, a kind and erudite military officer. Jenkins presented her to Irishman Charles John Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington, a widower with four children (two legitimate), seven years her senior. They married on February 16, 1818, at St Mary's in Bryanston Square, Marylebone, just four months after her first husband died. She was noted by her remarkable beauty, charm, and wit, as well as her generosity and lavish preferences, which she shared with her second husband. On August 25, 1822, they embarked on a continental journey with Marguerite's younger sister, Mary Anne, 21 years old, and servants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780548835906
• ISBN-10: 054883590X
• Artikelnr.: 23500513