The Belton Estate

Published in 1866, this novel concerns Clara Amedroz, whose father's death leaves her poor because the Belton estate is entailed on a distant cousin, Will Belton, a blunt Norfolk farmer who falls in love with her. She is already attached to Captain Frederic Aylmer, a cooler heir whose mother means him to marry money and rank. Letters, a visit to Aylmer Park, and Will's practical help after further losses force Clara to weigh pride, gratitude, and two incompatible kinds of offer. A neighbouring widow and a local squire complicate the property plot. The book is a courtship novel about inheritance, not a Barsetshire cathedral story.

Quarter bound in dark green series binding, pale green paper boards with the border in dark green. Pale green endleaves. Pale brown or dark green slipcase.