The Belton Estate: A Novel

Description:

Following a family tragedy, the home of Clara Amedroz passes to a distant cousin, the farmer Will Belton. Clara rejects his proposal of marriage in favour of the dull MP, Captain Aylmer. The theme of the novel is the difficulty of being a spirited woman in a world made for men.

subjects: Fiction,  Inheritance and succession,  English fiction,  Man-woman relationships,  Social life and customs,  Manners and customs,  England, fiction,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Poor women,  Fiction, romance, general

Places: Somerset (England),  England,  Somerset

Times: 19th century