| Author: | Sheila Simonson | ISBN: | 9781601740663 |
| Publisher: | GCT, Inc. | Publication: | October 17, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Uncial Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sheila Simonson |
| ISBN: | 9781601740663 |
| Publisher: | GCT, Inc. |
| Publication: | October 17, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Uncial Press |
| Language: | English |
Lady Jean Conway is wildly in love with Owen Davies a Shellesque poet who is cataloguing the Brecon library whereas her twin Lady Margaret has a tendre for Lord Clanross's private secretary who is in love with Jean. Both Johnny Dyott the secretary and Owen are involved in Radical politics. So is the Earl of Clanross who wants an immediate reform of Parliament to the horror of Lady Anne his political sister-in-law. His wife Lady Elizabeth wants to study comets and his best friend can't decide whether to give away the fortune he's inherited or buy his wife the country estate she yearns for. These intertwined stories play against a canvas of public events including the divorce of Queen Caroline in 1820 the silliest year in English history.
Lady Jean Conway is wildly in love with Owen Davies a Shellesque poet who is cataloguing the Brecon library whereas her twin Lady Margaret has a tendre for Lord Clanross's private secretary who is in love with Jean. Both Johnny Dyott the secretary and Owen are involved in Radical politics. So is the Earl of Clanross who wants an immediate reform of Parliament to the horror of Lady Anne his political sister-in-law. His wife Lady Elizabeth wants to study comets and his best friend can't decide whether to give away the fortune he's inherited or buy his wife the country estate she yearns for. These intertwined stories play against a canvas of public events including the divorce of Queen Caroline in 1820 the silliest year in English history.
