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Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1901.

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

"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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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

emily fox seton From Frances Hodgson Burnett