About the Author-Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an English-American playwright and author.
To spend one's days perforce in an enormous house alone is a thing likely to play unholy tricks with a man's mind and lead it to gloomy workings. To know the existence of a hundred or so of closed doors shut on the darkness of ...
After moving to Washington, D.C., Burnett wrote the novels Haworth's (1879), Louisiana (1880), A Fair Barbarian (1881), and Through One Administration (1883), as well as a play, Esmeralda (1881), written with William Gillette.
Burnett's The Shuttle (1906) is the story of wealthy Vanderpoel sisters. Presenting the late nineteenth century American trend of heiresses marrying into the English aristocracy, Burnett presents a daring and bold heroine, Bettina.
Receiving much press upon its publication, The Shuttle was the work that led some critics to believe that Frances Hodgson Burnett was an ardent feminist. The novel tells the story...
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Burnett's The Shuttle (1906) is the story of wealthy Vanderpoel sisters. Presenting the late nineteenth century American trend of heiresses marrying into the English aristocracy, Burnett presents a daring and bold heroine, Bettina.
The Shuttle
When Betty sets off across the pond to rescue her sister Rosalie from one such ill-fated match, the novel really kicks into high gear.
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVII.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924) was an English playwright and author.
The Shuttle
This is decidedly Mrs. Burnett's biggest novel, and one that has created widespread comment from the readers of the Century Magazine, where it has been appearing in serial form.
The Shuttle