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Penelope Goes to Portsmouth
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Penelope Goes to Portsmouth
Contributors:
By (Author) M.C. Beaton
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Constable
Publication Date:
20th November 2002
UK Publication Date:
24th February 2011
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823.914
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
192
Dimensions:
Width 171mm, Height 178mm, Spine 13mm
Weight:
110g
Description
The third book in M.C. Beaton's charming Travelling Matchmaker series.
Kind-hearted Miss Hannah Pym is off to Portsmouth in the company of the beautiful but practical Miss Penelope Wilkins. Miss Pym quickly realises that Penelope needs someone to enliven her sheltered life, someone perhaps like their handsome travelling companion, Lord Augustus Railton. Penelope, however, thinks Lord Augustus is a ne'er-do-well...Hannah's hopes for adventure, on the other hand, are fulfilled when the coach happens upon a footman who faces hanging for a crime he didn't commit.'Romance fans are in for a treat' - Booklist'[M. C. Beaton] is the best of the Regency writers' - Kirkus ReviewsReviews
Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humour and adventurous spirit * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
M C Beaton is the author of the hugely successful Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, both published by Constable & Robinson.She left a full time career in journalism to turn to writing, and now lives in a village in the Cotswolds very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely.
