![]() ![]() One of Emily's patrons is wealthy Lady Maria Bayne of South Audley Street. Emily is 34 years old, which makes her older than the usual heroine of a romance, but she's still young enough to produce that all-important heir (and even the spare). Cupp, and the landlady's daughter, Jane, are very fond of her and take good care of her. ![]() Her home is a bed-sitting-room in a boarding house. Emily makes her living running errands for rich and middle class women. Maytham, who left her a few hundred pounds and helped her get inexpensive lodgings in London, as well as giving her good advice. Luckily, this very nice young woman was a paid companion to old Mrs. ![]() Her blood is blue, but she's a poor relation whose rich relatives, such as Lady Malfry, are unwilling to help her out. Miss Emily Fox-Seton is a familiar character for those of us who read historical romances. Because Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901, it was already Edwardian England when the book came out, but it was probably still Victorian England when the book was written. Stokes Company published the book in September of 1901. The frontispiece shows that she's attractive, if not a beauty.įrederick A. The publisher chose to use the illustration of the beautiful Lady Agatha Slade instead. It is a lovely little book, although I note (with amusement), that the lady on the cover is NOT Miss Emily Fox-Seton, the heroine. I've finally obtained a vintage copy of The Making of a Marchioness to go with my vintage copy of its sequel, The Methods of Lady Walderhurst. ![]()
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