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Samenvatting van Henrietta Temple
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Promised to an heiress, a young captain falls for Henrietta Temple beneath a cedar at Armine.
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Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
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- 133.100 woorden
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- 1837by Benjamin Disraeli
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Henrietta Temple in short
Henrietta Temple follows a young man with a great name and an empty purse. Ferdinand Armine is sent to the army by a loyal tutor, and tied by debt and family hope to his rich cousin Katherine. When he meets Henrietta, he falls in love and cannot bring himself to say what stands in the way.
What Henrietta Temple is about
What happens when a young man promises his hand to one woman and then gives his heart to another? In Henrietta Temple, Ferdinand Armine, a charming captain with an empty purse, is engaged to his rich cousin Katherine Grandison. Then he meets a stranger beneath a cedar tree in his family's overgrown park, and every plan he has made begins to come apart.
Benjamin Disraeli, who later became prime minister of Britain, published this novel in 1837. It is a love story, a comedy of London society and a study of money trouble all at once. You get its people, its turns and its themes.
Voor wie is het?. If you love romantic novels where feelings run high, comic society ladies, ancestral castles and stories about money, pride and family honor, this book is for you.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A proud old family is ruined by vanity
The Armines came to England with William the Conqueror, and for centuries their name sits in the history books. They lose heads and lands whenever they back the wrong side. By the time of the story, little is left but a famous name and a mountain of debt.
The man who spends the last of the fortune is Sir Ferdinand, a brilliant adventurer who needs to astonish the world. He wastes a huge sum on claims to old titles he cannot win. He ends on the guillotine in Paris, leaving behind a castle that is only half built.
His son, Sir Ratcliffe, is grave, proud and honest. He refuses to sell a single acre even though selling would clear every debt. He and his wife settle in the one old fragment of Armine Place that still has a roof, among wild gardens of cedars and a lake where swans glide.
A family's past can press on a young life long before he makes a single choice of his own.
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A loyal tutor shapes the boy and opens a door
Adrian Glastonbury is a priest, scholar and artist who arrives at Armine on foot, dusty and carrying an ash staff.
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Malta brings debts and a convenient engagement
In Malta, Ferdinand becomes the most popular officer on the island.
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A stranger beneath a cedar changes everything
While hunting partridges in the old gardens, Ferdinand finds a lady in a riding habit gazing up at a great cedar.
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Secret love grows into a painful silence
Ferdinand now needs time.
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Italy offers Henrietta a quiet new friend
Mr. Temple takes his ill and silent daughter abroad.
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London throws the old lovers together again
In a club, Ferdinand reads that Henrietta Temple is an heiress about to marry Lord Montfort.
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Debt and pride bend every choice in the book
Money runs through the story like a second plot.
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Love, secrecy and duty pull the heart apart
The narrator argues that real love arrives at a glance and lasts, and he makes Ferdinand live that belief.
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A warm narrator, odd comedy and love letters
Disraeli tells the story in a voice that moves easily from praise to teasing.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Ferdinand Armine A handsome, impulsive young captain from a ruined family, who longs to restore Armine and to love freely.
- Henrietta Temple A beautiful, gifted and devoted daughter who gives her heart to Ferdinand and wants honesty above all.
- Adrian Glastonbury The gentle priest, tutor and antiquarian who lives in the castle gate and gives everything for the Armines.
- Katherine Grandison Ferdinand's fair and kind cousin, an heiress, who is engaged to him and meets trouble with grace.
- Lord Montfort A cultured, quiet English nobleman in Italy, who wants only to comfort Henrietta and be her friend.
- Mr. Temple A shrewd retired diplomat who adores his daughter and wants her safe, settled and happy.
- Count Mirabel A sparkling, generous man of fashion who believes in cheerfulness and takes up Ferdinand's cause.
- Lady Bellair A tiny, ninety-year-old society dowager who forgets every name, loves matchmaking and keeps a little red book.
How it ends (spoiler)
Count Mirabel wins a large sum at the gaming table and sends it to the debtor. Lord Montfort comes to the prison and pays everything, and he has come to love Katherine, who also helped with a gift of money. Mr. Temple agrees to the match. Both couples marry together, with Glastonbury performing the service. Ferdinand and Henrietta settle at Armine, where Mr. Temple's money clears the mortgages and finishes the castle, and they live happily.
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What is Henrietta Temple about?
It tells of Ferdinand Armine, a charming young officer from a ruined family. He is engaged to his rich cousin Katherine but falls in love with Henrietta Temple, and the secret he keeps brings trouble to everyone around him.
Who is Lady Bellair in Henrietta Temple?
Lady Bellair is a tiny, ninety-year-old society dowager who forgets everyone's name and loves to arrange marriages. Her chatter is full of comedy, yet she moves the plot, because her gossip carries news between the main characters.
Who is Glastonbury?
Adrian Glastonbury is a Catholic priest, scholar and artist who tutors Ferdinand and his father. He lives in the gate tower at Armine and gives his savings and loyalty to the family, acting as its steady, kind conscience.
When was Henrietta Temple written and is it a true story?
Benjamin Disraeli published it in 1837. It is a work of fiction, though it draws on the real world of English aristocrats, moneylenders, clubs and gambling houses that he knew from his own life.
What is the main message of Henrietta Temple?
The book suggests that love needs honesty, and that pride and debt can bend people's choices. It also shows that generosity, friendship and forgiveness can mend what a hidden lie has strained.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Disraeli, Benjamin. Henrietta Temple. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/henrietta-temple.
Disraeli, B. (2026). Henrietta Temple. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/henrietta-temple (Original work published 1837)
Disraeli, Benjamin. Henrietta Temple. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/henrietta-temple.
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