Résumé
Résumé de Kate Coventry
À qui s’adresse-t-il ?
Readers who enjoy a spirited first-person voice, horses and hunting scenes, Victorian drawing rooms and a love story with real dilemmas will find a warm companion here, along with sharp comedy about manners.
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Kate Coventry would rather ride than sew. In this comic Victorian novel by G. J. Whyte-Melville, Kate tells her own story with a sharp tongue and a twinkle. Her days are filled with races, balls, picnics, a gloomy country house and a thrilling day in the hunting field. Then a handsome cavalry man begins to appear at the rails of Hyde Park with a cigar, and one plain question follows her everywhere. Which man does she want, and does she know?
Dans ce résumé
- 1Kate wins her day at AscotFree
- 2Brilliant, the park, and a ball
- 3A picnic, a bull and a brave stand
- 4Frank charms the Horsingham hand
- 5The gloom of Dangerfield Hall
- 6A shy squire and a hunting morning
- 7Frost, a rival's letter and a flight
- 8Two suitors and a day with the stag hounds
- 9What the novel is really about
Point clé 1 sur 9
Kate wins her day at Ascot
The story opens on a wet June morning in London. Aunt Deborah announces that the trip to Ascot must be given up, but Kate has already ordered a peach-colored mantle and a bonnet. She holds back her tears and plays a clever game, because she knows that wanting something too eagerly never works.
Aunt Deborah lectures Kate daily about propriety, though she allows afternoon rides with John. Cousin John Jones, square-built and good-humored, can talk her round, thanks to an old disappointment in her own youth.
The day at Ascot is a delight. Kate cheers a horse called Colonist to victory, then hears John praise his hero, the dashing officer Frank Lovell. She decides she does not like what she hears, and that verdict does not last.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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Questions about Kate Coventry
What is Kate Coventry about?
She is torn between her loyal cousin John and the dashing Captain Frank Lovell, while her aunts try to tame her.
Who are Frank Lovell and John Jones?
Frank Lovell is a charming cavalry captain with debts, who rides, bets and pursues Kate. John Jones is her steady cousin and escort, who has loved her for years. Kate must decide which man deserves her trust.
Who is Brilliant in Kate Coventry?
Brilliant is Kate's bright bay thoroughbred, with a white star on his forehead. She rides him every morning in Hyde Park, and he is her comfort and companion. Her other horse is the plain but reliable White Stockings.
Is Kate Coventry a true story?
No, it is a comic novel by G. J. Whyte-Melville, written in the mid nineteenth century. It is told in Kate's own voice and draws on the author's knowledge of hunting, racing and London society.
Is Kate Coventry easy to read?
Kate's chatty, funny voice makes it approachable. Short chapters, lively scenes such as the bull, the runaway ponies and the hunt, and a clear love story keep the pages turning.