Splendid (1995) (edit title/settings)

Characters/People edit see section history

• Emma Dunster: American heiress.
• Alexander Ridgely: (Alex) English, duke of Ashbourne
• Lady Arabella Blydon: (Bella); Emma's cousin
• William Dunford: Alex's friend
• Sophie Leawood: Countess of Wilding; Alex's sister.
• Lady Caroline Blydon: John Dunster's sister; countess of Worth; Bella and Ned's mother.
• Edward Blydon: (Ned); Belle's brother.
• Charlie Leawood: Sophie's son; Alex's nephew.
• John Dunster: Englishman living in the United States; Emma's father; owner of Dunster Shipping.
• Eugenia Ridgely: Dowager duchess of Ashbourne; Alex and Sophie's mother.
• Henry Blydon: Earl of Worth; Belle and Ned's father.
• Lady Humphries: Add a description of this character.
• Lady Mottram
• Clarissa Trent

Quotes edit see section history

• “Lady Summerton is the only person I know who can corner five people at once.”

  Lady Arabella Blydon

• “Ah, but 'angelic' is an adjective and 'hellion' is a noun, so you cannot use one in the place of the other.”

  Emma Dunster

• “The point of this horse race was that the most quick-witted rider won.”

  Emma Dunster

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• It’s far easier to shut yourself off from people than to love them. If you keep your heart surrounded by strong walls, no one can get close enough to you to break it.

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• Alex planted his hands on his hips. “I have thoroughly compromised your niece,” he declared. “Will you please insist that she marry me?”

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• “I’m not sure if he likes me or if he just likes to stalk.”

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• Contents   DEAR READER  

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• trying to contain the temper that had already made her famous in two households, on two continents.

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• It has been my experience that if you act like you know what you’re doing, people will believe you.”

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• “Then I hope you won’t take offense when I say that proper young ladies really don’t go about punching unsavory characters in the nose in London.” “Oh, Aunt Caroline, proper young ladies really don’t do that sort of thing in Boston, either.”

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• CHAPTER 1 “You realize, of course, that there will...

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• “Beauty is only skin deep,” she quipped, trying to relieve the tension that hung in the air. “Very astute,” Alex said with a nod. “Allow me to rephrase myself. I think that you are splendid.”

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• CHAPTER 18 Emma’s mouth fell open.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Boston, Massachusetts: Begins in 1816.
• London, England: Begins April 1816, in the Blydon mansion, located in fashionable Grosvenor Square.
• Woodside
• Ashbourne
• Westonbirt
• Summerton

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Glossary edit see section history

• the "ton": fashionable people.
• bluestocking: a woman having intellectual interests.
• hoyden: a woman of saucy, boisterous behavior.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Dancing at Midnight.

Preceded by Gone With the Wind, and followed by Sweet Liar.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Julia Quinn (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( Q ) › Quinn, Julia
• Books › Romance › Historical › Regency
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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