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A Woman's Temptation
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When but to see him, hear him, breathe the air In which he dwelt, was thy soul's fondest prayer!
When but to see him, hear him, breathe the air In which he dwelt, was thy soul's fondest prayer!
399 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1880
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Bertha M. Clay
194 books38 followersPseudonym of Charlotte M. Brame.
Charlotte Mary Brame (usually known as Charlotte M. Brame, last name sometimes mistakenly given as Braeme; appeared under pseudonyms in America, notably Bertha M. Clay, and was sometimes identified by the name of her most famous novel, Dora Thorne) (November 1, 1836 - November 25, 1884) was an English novelist.
She was born in Hinckley, Leicestershire, to Benjamin and Charlotte Agnes Law, devout Roman Catholics. After attending convent schools in Bristol and Preston and a finishing school in Paris, she worked as a governess before marrying Phillip Edward Brame (1839–1886), a London-based jeweler, on January 7, 1863. The couple had nine children, of which four lived to adulthood. Since Brame was a poor businessman and a drunkard, Charlotte found herself forced to support the family with her writing. Her books were very successful with the public, but her earnings were severely diminished by piracy, particularly in the United States. The family lived in London, Manchester, and Brighton before returning to Hinckley, where she died in 1884. She owed money at her death, and her children were taken into guardianship; her husband committed suicide in May 1886.
Charlotte Mary Brame (usually known as Charlotte M. Brame, last name sometimes mistakenly given as Braeme; appeared under pseudonyms in America, notably Bertha M. Clay, and was sometimes identified by the name of her most famous novel, Dora Thorne) (November 1, 1836 - November 25, 1884) was an English novelist.
She was born in Hinckley, Leicestershire, to Benjamin and Charlotte Agnes Law, devout Roman Catholics. After attending convent schools in Bristol and Preston and a finishing school in Paris, she worked as a governess before marrying Phillip Edward Brame (1839–1886), a London-based jeweler, on January 7, 1863. The couple had nine children, of which four lived to adulthood. Since Brame was a poor businessman and a drunkard, Charlotte found herself forced to support the family with her writing. Her books were very successful with the public, but her earnings were severely diminished by piracy, particularly in the United States. The family lived in London, Manchester, and Brighton before returning to Hinckley, where she died in 1884. She owed money at her death, and her children were taken into guardianship; her husband committed suicide in May 1886.
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December 26, 2019
Fantastic! The story of the bad girl. I find those gentle moral Victorian heroines so tiresome, and much prefer the vigour and wilfulness of 'the French'. I laughed aloud when they talked about Frenchness and Englishness. This novel had everything you want in a trashy 19th c romance but then also had an actual interesting anti-heroine. The narrator tells it all in the conventional style but you can infer some rawness of the character's emotion behind it.
Read it in an afternoon before the fire.
Recommended for: lovers of 19th century romances but also strong female leads
Read it in an afternoon before the fire.
Recommended for: lovers of 19th century romances but also strong female leads
November 21, 2024
Very fine book. Shows how furious a woman can be, the extent to which she can go to when scorned.
July 27, 2020
‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’.
In a moment of weakness, a governess tricks a noble who had placed a great possession in her care, sadly it backfires.
A fiery, quick tempered, emotional woman devious enough to go after that which she craves the most.
In a moment of weakness, a governess tricks a noble who had placed a great possession in her care, sadly it backfires.
A fiery, quick tempered, emotional woman devious enough to go after that which she craves the most.
October 30, 2022
I read this book 45 years ago and wish to read it all over again to refresh my memory. I found it quite interesting then but can't remember the details clearly again. My.late father too read some of her books as well.
A very good read I would recommend it. Eve though written over 200 years ago. The theme of the book still applies to our present period.
A very good read I would recommend it. Eve though written over 200 years ago. The theme of the book still applies to our present period.
March 31, 2026
Synopsis: Hubert Ruthven conceals his clandestine marriage with the schoolmaster’s daughter for fear of losing his inheritance.
August 22, 2013
I would want it over and over again
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April 21, 2016Great piece.
June 24, 2016
fantastic Bert...
a good read
a good read
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