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The only edition to use the 1802 text, this lively comedy challenges the conventions of courtship, examines questions of female independence, and exposes the limits of domesticity. The text used in this edition also confronts the difficult and fascinating issues of racism and mixed marriage, which Edgeworth toned down in later editions. This book is intended for second and third year undergraduate, and postgraduate students of women's studies, 18th and 19th century British fiction.

The Italian's reluctant bride! When Alessandro Valessi suddenly discovers the existence of his love-child, he has every intention of thrusting himself back into Polly Fairfax's life! But Polly has been determinedly going it alone - the one thing she doesn't want or need in her life is her son's father especially after the arrogant, aristocratic Italian hurt her so badly... But Alessandro leaves Polly no choice, for he intends to fight her for custody of their little boy. Unless, of course, Pol...

Stavros Denakis is furious when Tessa Marlowe turns up without warning. Weary and cynical through his experience with women, Stavros suspects the wife he hardly knows is a gold digger-surely she's here to claim her share of the Denakis millions. But Tessa is a temptation that he can't resist.... Bedded by her gorgeous Greek husband, Tessa realizes she has fallen in love with him, and longs for their marriage to become real. Only, Stavros, though he ma...

Love in the fast lane In the five years since Alana Sharp Dumond lost her husband, she has remodeled her life. Her vintage car company, Custom Classics, is raking in money. She owns her own home and she has top-of-the-line friends. If she misses the feel of a man's arms around her, she'd never admit it. The shadows from her past are nobody's business but her own. Worldly restaurateur Roland Casey has had his eye on Alana for months, but and now he wants to speed up put their relationship. With h...