A Fair Barbarian

A Fair Barbarian is a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. The story follows the adventures of a young American woman named Miss Octavia Bassett, who travels to England to visit her cousins. Octavia is a free-spirited and unconventional woman who is not afraid to speak her mind, which makes her stand out in the conservative English society. She quickly becomes the talk of the town, especially when she befriends a local artist, Mr. Gareth-Lawless, who is considered a bit of a rogue. Octavia's presence also causes a stir in her cousins' household, where she clashes with her prim and proper cousin, Lady Theodosia. However, as Octavia gets to know the people around her, she discovers that appearances can be deceiving, and that even the most proper Englishmen have their secrets and passions. A Fair Barbarian is a charming and humorous novel that explores the clash of cultures between America and England, and the importance of being true to oneself.1901. Burnett, began as a novelist, but she is now best remembered for her children�������s books including The Secret Garden and Sara Crewe (which was later rewritten to become The Little Princess). Her romance novels were also quite popular during her lifetime. A Fair Barbarian begins: Slowbridge had been shaken to its foundations. It may as well be explained, however, at the outset, that it would not take much of a sensation to give Slowbridge a great shock. In the first place, Slowbridge was not used to sensations, and was used to going on the even and respectable tenor of its way, regarding the outside world with private distrust, if not open disfavor. The new mills had been a trial to Slowbridge, a sore trial. On being told of the owners������� plan of building them, old Lady Theobald, who was the corner-stone of the social edifice of Slowbridge, was said, by a spectator, to have turned deathly pale with rage; and, on the first day of their being opened in working order, she had taken to her bed, and remained shut up in her darkened room for a week, refusing to see anybody, and even going so far as to send a scathing message to the curate of St. James, who called in fear and trembling, because he was afraid to stay away. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.