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Emily Fox-Seton "When Miss Fox-Seton descended from the twopenny bus as it drew up, she gathered her trim tailor-made skirt about her with neatness and decorum, being well used to getting in and out of twopenny buses and to making her way across muddy London streets. A woman... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1901.

"The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst," although actually continuous, were published separately in some countries. "Emily Fox-Seton" is the combination of two in one volume. The rather commonplace hero and heroine, who, however, made such a romantic... Read Full Overview

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

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随着妇女的受教育程度的提高，她是一个有良好血统和良好教育的妇女。她的亲戚寥寥无几，他们都不打算让自己的身无分文负担沉重。他们是一家人，他们的家庭非常出色，但是他们要做的足够多，可以让儿子留在军队或海军中，为女儿寻找丈夫。当艾米丽的母亲去世，她的小年金也和她一起去世时，他们都没有想要照顾一个大生骨的女孩，艾米丽对此情况坦率地向她解释了。她从18岁起就开始在一所小学校担任助理老师。她接任托儿所的第二年；那时她一直在诺森伯兰郡与一位不愉快的老妇一起读书。这位老太太住在乡下，她的亲戚像秃v一样盘旋在她身上，等待着她的病逝。这个家庭阴郁而令人毛骨悚然，以至于使任何一个没有最诚实，最真实的性情的女孩陷入了忧郁的疯狂之中。艾米莉-福克斯-塞顿...

One of Burnett's most well-known and enduring works, Emily Fox-Seton is considered to be a classic by many and is well worth sitting down to read.

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

The Making of a Marchioness is a 1901 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was followed by a sequel, The Methods of Lady Walderhurst, but both have been subsequently published together, either under the original name The Making of a Marchioness or as Emily Fox-Seton.Emily Fox-Seton... Read Full Overview

Emily Fox-Seton is a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett that tells the story of a young woman named Emily Fox-Seton. Emily is a kind-hearted and hardworking woman who is struggling to make ends meet in London. She is employed as a secretary for Lady Maria Bayne, a wealthy... Read Full Overview

She quite beamed as she reached the happy conclusion. She was such a simple, normal-minded creature that it took but little to brighten the aspect of life for her and to cause her to break into her good-natured, childlike smile. A little kindness from any one, a little pleasure... Read Full Overview

"The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst," although actually continuous, were published separately in some countries. "Emily Fox-Seton" is the combination of two in one volume. The rather commonplace hero and heroine, who, however, made such a romantic... Read Full Overview

She quite beamed as she reached the happy conclusion. She was such a simple, normal-minded creature that it took but little to brighten the aspect of life for her and to cause her to break into her good-natured, childlike smile. A little kindness from any one, a little pleasure... Read Full Overview

hen Miss Fox-Seton descended from the twopenny bus as it drew up, she gathered her trim tailor-made skirt about her with neatness and decorum, being well used to getting in and out of twopenny buses and to making her way across muddy London streets. A woman whose tailor-made... Read Full Overview

hen Miss Fox-Seton descended from the twopenny bus as it drew up, she gathered her trim tailor-made skirt about her with neatness and decorum, being well used to getting in and out of twopenny buses and to making her way across muddy London streets. A woman whose tailor-made... Read Full Overview

She quite beamed as she reached the happy conclusion. She was such a simple, normal-minded creature that it took but little to brighten the aspect of life for her and to cause her to break into her good-natured, childlike smile. A little kindness from any one, a little pleasure... Read Full Overview