Book contents
- Women of Fortune
- Women of Fortune
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Color Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- Part I Money
- Part II Marriage
- Part III Murder
- Part IV Metropolis
- Chapter 7 “The Countess of Salisbury Who Loved Travelling:” From Hatfield House to the Grand Tour
- Chapter 8 “A Seventh Son and Beau Major Shall Gain My Lady Salisbury:” Courting the Countess
- Chapter 9 “Diverse Great Troubles and Misfortunes:” Losing a Fortune
- Chapter 10 “Fortune’s Darlings:” Single Women in Hanoverian London
- Conclusion
- Appendix A Hatfield House Accounts 92/10 Computation of Mrs. Bennet’s Personal Estate
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 10 - “Fortune’s Darlings:” Single Women in Hanoverian London
The Countess of Salisbury and Grace Bennet
from Part IV - Metropolis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2018
- Women of Fortune
- Women of Fortune
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Color Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- Part I Money
- Part II Marriage
- Part III Murder
- Part IV Metropolis
- Chapter 7 “The Countess of Salisbury Who Loved Travelling:” From Hatfield House to the Grand Tour
- Chapter 8 “A Seventh Son and Beau Major Shall Gain My Lady Salisbury:” Courting the Countess
- Chapter 9 “Diverse Great Troubles and Misfortunes:” Losing a Fortune
- Chapter 10 “Fortune’s Darlings:” Single Women in Hanoverian London
- Conclusion
- Appendix A Hatfield House Accounts 92/10 Computation of Mrs. Bennet’s Personal Estate
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
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- Women of FortuneMoney, Marriage, and Murder in Early Modern England, pp. 252 - 276Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018