Georgianna Cavendish, duchess of Devonshire was one of the leading ladies of her time. There for, her novel, which contains many autobiographical plots, has been published anonymously. The author was thought to have been Sophia Briscoe, a contemporary novelist, or Fanny Burney, author of Evelina which was published at about the same time. However the duchess admitted to writing the story of Julia Grenville, a welsh beauty who marries an older man. She very quickly discovers her husband is a libertine and a rake, and that she has no idea how to behave in London society. Yet she has a sylph, a man who watches over her and gives her advice. The novel shows London society in a scathing manner, and teaches us that even in the darkest times there are good people along the way. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
Chapters
1 Section 1: letters 1 and 2- from sir William Stanley to lord Bidolph 37 min 2 Section 2: letter 3: from Julia Stanley to miss Grenville 10 min 3 Section 3: letter 4: from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 7 min 4 Section 4: letter 5- from Louisa Grenville to lady Stanley 3 min 5 SEction 5: Letter 6: from HENRY WOODLEY to James Spencer 12 min 6 Section 6: letter 7- from James Spencer to Henry Woodley 4 min 7 Section 7: letter 8- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 16 min 8 Section 8: letter 9-Part 1. from Mr. Grenville to lady Stanley 36 min 9 Section 9:-Letter 9-Part 2-from Mr. Grenville to lady Stanley 30 min 10 Section 10: letter 10- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 18 min 11 Section 11: letter 11- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 5 min 12 Section 12: letters 12-14- from lady Stanley to miss Granville 40 min 13 Section 13: letter 15- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 4 min 14 Section 14: letters 16-17: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 14 min 15 Section 15: letter 18- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 2 min 16 Section 16: letters 19-21: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 35 min 17 Section 17: letter 22- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 5 min 18 Section 18: letters 23- 24: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 13 min 19 Section 19: letter 25- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 6 min 20 Section 20: letter 26- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 3 min 21 Section 21: letters 27-28: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 43 min 22 Section 22: letter 29- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 3 min 23 Section 23: letter 30- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 5 min 24 section 24: letter 31- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 5 min 25 Section 25: letter 32- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 1 min 26 Section 26: letter 33- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 3 min 27 section 27: letter 34- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 1 min 28 Section 28: letters 35-36: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 29 min 29 Section 29: letter 37- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 2 min 30 Section 30: letter 38- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 2 min 31 Section 31: letter 39- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 5 min 32 Section 32: letter 40- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 6 min 33 Section 33: letter 41- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 5 min 34 Section 34: letter 42- from sir William Stanley to lord Bidolph 2 min 35 Section 35: letter 43- from GEORGE BRUDENEL to William Stanley 2 min 36 Section 36: letter 44- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 7 min 37 Section 37: letter 45- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 9 min 38 section 38: letter 46: from lady Stanley to Julia Grenville 19 min 39 Section 39: letter 47- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 9 min 40 Section 40: letter 48- from miss Finch to miss Grenville 2 min 41 Section 41: letter 49- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 3 min 42 Section 42: from Edward Stanley to Sir GEORGE BRUDENEL 7 min 43 Section 43: letter 51- from lady Stanley to miss Finch 4 min 44 Section 44: letters 52-54: from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 9 min 45 Section 45: letter 55- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 4 min 46 Section 46: letter 56- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 3 min 47 Section 47: letters 57-58: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 4 min 48 Section 48: letters 59-60: from lady Stanley to Lady BRUDENEL 17 min 49 Section 49: letter 61- from lady BRUDENEL to lady Stanley 3 min
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