Editions
- paperback· 400 pp9798702005690
First published 1800
The Belton estate
Heat level
Sweet
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.