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20 totalTHE WIDOW BARNABY. - BY FRANCES TROLLOPE, - AUTHOR OF "THE VICAR OF WREXHILL," "A ROMANCE OF VIENNA," ETC. - IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. - LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. - 1839. - LONDON: PRINTED BY SAMUEL BENTLEY, Dorset Street, Fleet Street.
THE WIDOW BARNABY.
CHAPTER I. - MRS. BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.—SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.—MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.—AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
CHAPTER II. - MRS. BARNABY EFFECTS HER RETREAT FROM CHELTENHAM.—SHE CARRIES WITH HER A LETTER.—ITS EFFECT.—AN AMIABLE ATTORNEY.—SPECIMENS OF A NOBLE STYLE OF LETTER-WRITING.—CONSOLATION.
CHAPTER III. - A BOLD MEASURE.—A TOUR DE FORCE ON THE PART OF MRS. BARNABY, AND OF SAVOIR FAIRE ON THAT OF LORD MUCKLEBURY.—SIGHT-SEEING.—THE WIDOW RESOLVES UPON ANOTHER JOURNEY.
CHAPTER IV. - AN ADVENTURE.—ANOTHER LETTER FROM MISS MORRISON PRODUCTIVE OF A POWERFUL EFFECT UPON HER BROTHER.—HE FORSAKES HIS CLIENT AND HIS FRIEND.—AGNES IS LEFT ALONE, AND EMPLOYS SOME OF HER LEISURE IN WRITING A LETTER TO MISS COMPTON.
CHAPTER V. - AGNES RECEIVES AN UNEXPECTED VISITER, AND AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION.—SHE ALSO RECEIVES A LETTER FROM CHELTENHAM, AND FROM HER AUNT BARNABY.
CHAPTER VI. - AGNES RECEIVES ANOTHER UNEXPECTED VISIT.—MRS. BARNABY RETURNS TO HER LODGINGS AND CATCHES THE VISITER THERE.
CHAPTER VII. - AGNES ELOPES WITH HER AUNT BETSY.
CHAPTER VIII. - AGNES APPEARS LIKELY TO PROFIT BY THE CHANGE OF AUNTS.
Description
Mrs. Barnaby, a recently widowed socialite, finds herself reeling from a broken promise of marriage that leaves both her heart and her finances in ruin. Determined to expose the deceit of a reckless lord, she enlists the steadfast Miss Morrison, whose practical mind and legal connections become her only lifeline. Together they plot a swift journey to London, where proof of the lover’s false vows may turn scandal into a courtroom triumph.
The novel unfolds amid the polished salons and bustling streets of early Victorian society, where reputation balances on a razor’s edge and a woman’s resolve can rewrite her destiny. As Mrs. Barnaby gathers letters and assembles allies, the reader is drawn into a tense dance of wit, affection, and the looming threat of debt. The first act sets the stage for a compelling quest for justice, leaving listeners eager to hear how her calculated revenge might reshape her future.
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Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2011-06-30
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Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Frances Milton Trollope
1780–1863
A sharp-eyed English novelist and travel writer, she turned family hardship into an astonishingly productive literary career. Best known for Domestic Manners of the Americans, she wrote with energy, wit, and a strong interest in the social questions of her time.
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