The Original Miss Honeyford

by Marion Chesney

Book Overview

Miss Honeyford was sour on romance, but she had been duly dispatched to London to save the family fortune by hunting for (and securing) a wealthy husband - and thereby proving her role as a loving if... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451135660
• ISBN13: 9780451135667
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It's the best book ever!!

this is one of my favorite book in the whole world!! Honoria Honeyford of course is an original. She prefers smoking cigarrets, drinking brandy, and hunting over dancing, flirting, etc. Unfortunately, her father needs a groom to take care of his estates, so he sends Honey to London to stay with her Aunt Elizabeth. On the way to London, she met one of the most handsome and rich man in London Lord Alistair Steward whom she despises at the first sight. However, she keeps on bumping into him everywhere. While Lord Alistair always lectures her, and totally acts like her father, Lord Channington, on the other hand, is as sweet as sugar always treat Honey like a totally seductive woman not just like a little kid . I wonder what Lord Alistair is going to do anything about it!!! you just have to read and see.I highly recommend this book to whoever a fan of Marion Chesney. it's not only good but also funny~*~Sorry i'm not good at summarizing stories~*~ so my apology

If you like ugly ducklings, you'll love Miss Honeyford.

Miss Honoria Honeyford would much prefer to spend the evening smoking cheroots, drinking brandy in a comfortable coze with her father after a hard day's hunt. Honey is [deemed] an "original" - a country eccentric. Now the young woman, raised as the substitute son her father never had, must catch a prize husband on London's marriage mart in order to solve her father's financial straits.Reluctantly and duty bound, "Honey" sets out to London for the Season. Along the way, Honey gets herself into several scrapes, only to be rescued by the rakish and autocratic Lord Alistair. He is everything she detests in a man - haughty, austere, lazy, and a fop, not the kind of man to go hunting with at all.In London, under the careful tutelage and careful machinations of her Aunt Elizabeth, Honey undergoes a transformation from a cheroot smoking, brandy drinking, pistol carrying farouche tomboy into the reigning belle of the Season. Now that Honey's newfound beauty makes her susceptible to the prey of rake, Lord Channington, notorious for seducing naive virgins, Lord Alistair must rescue Honey once more.Aunt Elizabeth's plan was simple: have Alistair woo Honey away from Channington, break her heart, and thus, make her amenable for a more suitable marriage, one that would help her father. Who better to compete for the heart of Miss Honeyford than another rake? Alistair reluctantly agreed, after all, he was only being "cruel to be kind", or so he told himself...Marion Chesney comes through with "Miss Honeyford" as the master of the Regency genre. Chesney manages to draw you into the time period not only by depicting the glittering world of the "Exclusives", but also by making references to grimness of that era. Chesney takes her time in developing the story line, so it isn't as rushed. Here, expect the same comforting Chesneyesque plot patterns, i.e. schemes, the escape and the rescue. However, some of the scenes in this book are very funny and some uniquely romantic and poignant. And the characters are better drawn out. As always, the hero maintains an aloof, austere exterior, but here, surprisingly, the hero's charm and decency shines through. And his struggle to remain detached and indifferent to Honey is such heartache and fun to read. Honey, as the title indicates, is truly original, and takes her place as one of Chesney's most endearing heroines. She is spirited, forward thinking, compassionate, honest, and heartbreakingly awkward at the beginning. The opening chapter and Honey's escapades on the road are pure frothy fun, I found myself laughing outloud. Also, you've got to love the secondary characters, especially the comical country servants, even the world weary jaded Aunt.This is one of my favorite Chesneys. If you like ugly duckling stories, you'll love this one.