Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849.

Belinda / Maria Edgeworth ; edited with an introduction and notes by Kathryn J. Kirkpatrick. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994, 1999. - xxxvii, 500 pages ; 19 cm. - Oxford world's classics . - Oxford world's classics. .

Includes bibliographical references.

"Braving the perils of the marriage market, Belinda learns to think for herself as the examples of her friends prove singularly unreliable. Edgeworth's varied cast includes the bewitching aristocrat, Lady Delacour, whose dreadful secret puts her in the power of her volatile servant; the dashing Creole gentleman, Mr. Vincent, who almost succeeds in winning Belinda's hand if not her heart; and the eccentric Clarence Hervey, whose attempts to create an ideal wife backfire."--Back cover.

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Young women--England--London--Fiction.
Courtship--England--London--Fiction.
Courtship.
Young women.
Coming of age--Fiction.


London (England)--Fiction.
England--London.


Fiction.
Humorous stories.

PR4644 / .B4 1999

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