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You will love this book if you enjoy letters that sparkle with wit, old castles and cathedrals seen from a motorcar, and a romance where a secret keeps two people apart.
Che cos’è questo libro
What would you do if your best friend asked you to take her place for six weeks, and the guardian waiting for her was a dragon? In Set in Silver, C. N. and A. M. Williamson tell the story in letters, mostly from a young singing teacher named Audrie Brendon to her mother. You get a motor tour of England, a love story that grows by the mile, and a secret that gets harder to keep. It all begins with a schoolgirl's wild request.
In questo riassunto
- 1A friend asks for an impossible favourFree
- 2The dragon is younger than expected
- 3A motor tour through England's past
- 4Dangerous company joins the party
- 5Love grows on the open road
- 6The hidden past of the guardian
- 7A friend still needs help
- 8Courage on the moor
- 9What the story is really about
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A friend asks for an impossible favour
The story opens with a letter from Audrie's home in Versailles. Audrie Brendon, a twenty year old singing teacher, writes to her mother in Switzerland. Her rich pupil Ellaline Lethbridge wants her to take her place for a few weeks.
Ellaline is secretly in love with a French officer, Honoré du Guesclin. Her guardian, Sir Lionel Pendragon, is just back from Bengal and is on his way to collect her. Ellaline believes he is a cold brute who will forbid the match, so she begs Audrie to play the ward until Honoré can take her to Scotland to marry.
Audrie owes Ellaline three years of work and kindness. Her mother, who prizes gratitude above every virtue, sends her approval by telegram and promises a letter to explain her decision. The great pretence begins.
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Questions about Incastonata nell’argento
What is Set in Silver about?
A young singing teacher, Audrie Brendon, poses as her friend Ellaline, the ward of Sir Lionel Pendragon, and travels England with him by motorcar. The story is told in letters, and the secret and a growing love drive the plot.
Why is the book called Set in Silver?
The title comes from a famous speech about England as a precious stone set in the silver sea. The book opens with those lines and uses them to frame its tour of the English countryside.
Who is Sir Lionel Pendragon?
He is a forty year old baronet and former lieutenant governor in East Bengal who has just returned to England. Ellaline calls him a dragon, but the Pendragon name, supposedly from King Arthur's line, is part of the fun.
Is Set in Silver a true story?
It is a romantic comedy that takes its travellers through real places. Their letters mix sightseeing with local legends, history, and the pleasures and mishaps of motor touring.
Is Set in Silver easy to read?
Yes, the letters are chatty, funny and full of lively scenes. The short chapters, clear voices and jokes about motoring make it easy to follow and pleasant to pick up.