In Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Fair Barbarian, cultures clash when an affluent American heiress makes a splash in a sleepy British village. Octavia Bassett, a spirited young woman who hails from the untamed outback of Nevada, shocks and offends many...
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In Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Fair Barbarian, cultures clash when an affluent American heiress makes a splash in a sleepy British village. Octavia Bassett, a spirited young woman who hails from the untamed outback of Nevada, shocks and offends many of the staid aristocrats she encounters -- but she manages to capture a few hearts, as well
Title; Contents; Chapter I - Miss Octavia Bassett; Chapter II - ""An Investment, Anyway""; Chapter III - L'Argentville; Chapter IV - Lady Theobald; Chapter V - Lucia; Chapter VI - Accidental; Chapter VII - ""I Should Like to See More of Slowbridge""; Chapter VIII - Shares Looking Up; Chapter IX - White Muslin; Chapter X - Announcing Mr. Barold; Chapter XI - A Slight Indiscretion; Chapter XII - An Invitation; Chapter XIII - Intentions; Chapter XIV - A Clerical Visit; Chapter XV - Superior Advantages; Chapter XVI - Croquet; Chapter XVII - Advantages; Chapter XVIII - Contrast
Chapter XIX - An ExperimentChapter XX - Peculiar to Nevada; Chapter XXI - Lord Lansdowne; Chapter XXII - ""You Have Made it Livelier""; Chapter XXIII - ""May I Go?""; Chapter XXIV - The Garden-Party; Chapter XXV - ""Somebody Else""; Chapter XXVI - ""Jack""