Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852

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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852

by Various Authors

EN·~2 hours·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total

CHAMBERS' EDINBURGH JOURNAL - THE BETROTHAL.

34:44

THE CONTINENTAL 'BRADSHAW' IN 1852.

23:26

A SEARCH FOR ROBIN HOOD.

25:48

SNOW-STORM IN THE SAHARA. - NOTES FROM THE JOURNAL OF A MILITARY SURGEON.

18:15

THINGS TALKED OF IN LONDON.

16:44

THE SHIP'S FIRST VOYAGE. - BY MRS ALARIC WATTS.

2:19

THE HARE AND THE LION: AN INDIAN POLITICAL LIBEL.

2:43

Description

In Regency England, a young heiress named Frances Seymour must navigate the delicate transition from sheltered orphan to society’s debutante. Raised by her flamboyant aunt after the loss of both parents, Frances enjoys beauty, wealth, and a lively education, yet she craves genuine admiration beyond the flattering whispers of schoolmates and well‑meaning relatives.

Just as she prepares for her grand entrance into the social season, her aunt reveals a lingering wish from Frances’s late father: a proposed marriage to the son of his lifelong friend, Sir Richard Elliott. The arrangement, presented as a courteous suggestion rather than a command, places Frances at a crossroads between duty and desire, forcing her to weigh the expectations of family against her own feelings about love and independence.

Listeners will be drawn into Frances’s spirited world of balls, intrigue, and the subtle pressures of aristocratic matchmaking, all while she discovers whether she can shape her own destiny amid the charming yet restrictive conventions of her time.

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Full title

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852

Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (119K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-07-31

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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Various Authors

This title brings together work from more than one writer, so there isn’t a single author story to spotlight here. It’s a useful label for anthologies, collaborations, and collections where the voices matter more than one shared biography.

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