Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Making of a Marchioness and the Methods of Lady Waldenhurst Frances Hodgson Burnett Unabridged edition

This two-part adult fairytale by the author of The Secret Garden combines a charming Cinderella tale with an ironic look at class structure and the Edwardian marriage market in turn-of-the-century London.

Emily Fox-Seton is distantly related to aristocracy, but her income is poor, and she is struggling to make ends meet while maintaining respectability. When she is offered the chance to serve the aristocracy in their beautiful garden estates, she readily agrees. There, she is witness to the comic pageantry of the Marquis of Walderhurst being openly pursued by three eligible unmarried ladies: an heiress, a debutant and a widow. But to Emily?s surprise, it is she that receives his attentions. The Marquis is no fairy prince, but he just might be one for Emily. But will his heir accept her?