Emily Fox-Seton: being The making of a marchioness and The methods of Lady Walderhurst: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Emily Fox-Seton: being The making of a marchioness and The methods of Lady Walderhurst is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849–1924).

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"Emily Fox-Seton: being The making of a marchioness and The methods of Lady Walderhurst" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel published in 1901. Emily Fox-Seton, a penniless woman of good birth, works as a lady's companion in London. In a Cinderella-like turn, she marries a wealthy marquess twenty years her senior. But when Emily bears his child, his former heir seeks to reclaim what he believes is rightfully his, transforming her fairy tale into something darker.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Emily Fox-Seton: being The making of a marchioness and The methods of Lady Walderhurst
• Author credits: Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849–1924)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction
• Household employees -- Fiction
• Young women -- Fiction

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• Category: British Literature
• Category: Novels

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