Belinda, Maria Edgeworth
Belinda, Maria Edgeworth
List: $29.99 | Sale: $21.00
Club: $14.99

Belinda

Author: Maria Edgeworth

Narrator: Marysol Cantu

Unabridged: 21 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: BookaVivo

Published: 05/31/2022


Synopsis

Despues de casar a media docena de sobrinas con caballeros de gran fortuna, la senora Stanhope quiere asegurarle el mejor futuro a la ultima de ellas, Belinda, y nadie mas adecuado para introducirla en la alta sociedad que su amiga lady Delacour, la mujer mas frivola e influyente de todo Londres. De su mano, la joven se sumerge en un mundo deslumbrante, en el que brilla con luz propia el encantador Clarence Hervey, aunque las fiestas y los devaneos ocultan secretos y tragedias, y las amistades mas deslumbrantes esconden intereses ocultos. En medio de la agitada vida de finales del siglo XVIII, Belinda debera escuchar a su mente y a su corazon, tomar decisiones arriesgadas y descubrir su propio camino. Una historia de amistad, de amor y de autodescubrimiento, de la mano de una de las autoras mas admiradas por Jane Austen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on May 16, 2024

Before Jane Austen and after Fanny Burney (who I have never read ...yet) there was popular, influential Maria Edgeworth, these ladies and others, dominated English literature of the late 18th century and early 19th, women especially young girls enjoyed their novels with stories of improbable romance......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 27, 2023

A really fascinating read. I love how self-aware Maria Edgeworth is, and I thought the characterisation here was great, though I’m not sure how I feel about the ending.......more

Goodreads review by Melindam on December 12, 2017

Can be downloaded for free from Project Gutenberg link to free edition under the title "Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Maria Edgeworth" Update 10/12/2017 Not a full 4 stars (3.75), but I enjoyed it nevertheless. Belinda, the heroine, is a big step forward compared to the heroines of Fanny Burney (co......more

Goodreads review by Issicratea on February 01, 2020

I read Maria Edgeworth’s Belinda (1801) as part of my occasional series of female predecessors of Jane Austen, following a very successful encounter a few years ago with the splendidly dashing Fanny Burney. I didn’t enjoy Edgeworth’s novel as much as Burney’s Evelina (1778)—at times, frankly, it dra......more

Goodreads review by Wealhtheow on March 12, 2010

Belinda is a silly, naive girl who is sent to stay with the glamorous Lady Delacour. Her worldly aunt wants her to find a rich husband, Lady Delacour wants her to be entertaining, and Belinda just wants to fall in love. She is initially dazzled by the high-flying life of the Delacours and the rest o......more