Project Gutenberg 2005-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 304 Burnett, Frances Hodgson 1849 1924 Townesend, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Hodgson, Frances Eliza Williams, C. D. (Charles D.) 1875 1954 Williams, Charles D. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" Produced by Hilary Caws-Elwitt "Emily Fox-Seton" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of Emily Fox-Seton, a kind-hearted and optimistic woman of modest means living in London. Despite her challenging circumstances, she finds joy in acts of service and the little pleasures of life, leading to her involvement with high-society individuals who invite her into their world. The opening of the book introduces Emily as she navigates her daily life, characterized by her practical nature and perpetual good humor. She reflects on her appearance and the need to maintain her clothing within her limited budget, demonstrating her resourcefulness. Emily works as a helper for the well-connected Lady Maria Bayne, who invites her to a country house party at Mallowe Court. This invitation brings Emily great excitement, as she dreams of experiencing the beauty and luxury of life among the aristocracy. Throughout this introduction, Emily's genuine warmth, appreciation of kindness, and desire to be useful are highlighted, setting the stage for her journey into a world that seems both enchanting and out of reach. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17226/17226-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/17226/17226-h/images/cover.jpg en Young women -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 523466 520708 2024-09-07T13:05:29.825630 2023-09-08T05:04:08.846441 text/html text/html 521780 2020-12-13T08:51:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1238595 2020-12-13T08:51:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1176018 2024-09-07T13:05:39.004577 application/epub+zip 1184630 2024-09-07T13:05:32.167602 application/epub+zip 347149 2024-09-07T13:05:30.451799 application/epub+zip 1469354 2024-09-07T13:05:43.667545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1371361 2024-09-07T13:05:37.615674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373068 2022-09-08T09:57:28.720011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489228 489215 2024-09-07T13:05:28.457652 2023-09-08T05:04:07.724449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 489147 2020-12-13T08:51:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 182841 2020-12-13T08:51:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 489144 2020-12-13T08:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182797 2020-12-13T08:51:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 12759780 2006-02-02T14:44:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 22653 2024-09-07T13:05:43.832569 application/rdf+xml 16388 2024-09-07T13:05:30.889606 image/jpeg 2758 2024-09-07T13:05:30.837632 image/jpeg 1154490 2024-09-07T13:05:29.976641 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia