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Samenvatting van Kate Coventry
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A London girl races men down Rotten Row, faces down a bull, and must choose between two suitors.
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Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
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- Ongeveer 5 h 10 min4 h 5 min fast, 6 h 10 min slow
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- 73.700 woorden
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- Uitdagend long sentences, a rich vocabulary
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- 1856by G. J. Whyte-Melville
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Kate Coventry in short
Kate Coventry is the story of a high-spirited young woman who loves horses, hunting, and the open air. Her aunts want her proper, her cousin John wants her kind, and a handsome captain wants her attention. Over one year she moves from Ascot and the London ball to Dangerfield Hall and Scamperley.
What Kate Coventry is about
What would you do if everyone told you a young woman must not race a man on horseback, and you had already beaten him down Rotten Row? Kate Coventry does it, and then tells you all about it with a grin.
G. J. Whyte-Melville, who knew the hunting field and the London season well, wrote this comic novel as a memoir. Kate loves horses far more than needlework. Her aunts want her proper, her cousin John wants her kind, and a handsome captain named Frank Lovell wants something harder to name. You follow her from Lowndes Street to the dark corridors of Scamperley, and you hear her argue what women may do.
Voor wie is het?. If you enjoy a witty heroine who talks straight to the reader, horses and hunting, London society comedy, or a love story full of mix-ups, Kate is a lively companion.
The story in 11 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
Kate and Aunt Deborah live by different rules
The story opens on a rainy June morning in London. Aunt Deborah tells Kate that the trip to Ascot must be given up, and Kate swallows her tears.
Aunt Deborah is tall and stern, in gray silk and lavender kid gloves, because the Horsingham family prides itself on its white hands. Their quarrel is always about what she calls propriety. Kate raced Bob Dashwood down Rotten Row and won, and Aunt Deborah calls that unfeminine.
Then there is Cousin John Jones, stout, good humored, and always ready for a lark. Aunt Deborah is secretly fond of him, so he can talk her into almost anything, even Ascot. Kate wants freedom, Aunt Deborah wants rules, and John stands in the middle.
Kate's high spirits are not a flaw to be cured, they are her way of seeing the world.
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Ascot, a silent watcher, and a friend's name
Kate and John go to Ascot by hansom cab and train.
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A crowded ball and a charming gossip
Lady Horsingham gives a ball that the family must attend.
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A picnic, a bull, and real courage
John takes Kate in his phaeton to a picnic at Richmond.
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Frank Lovell wins over the aunt
Aunt Deborah's cold makes her stricter.
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Dangerfield Hall and the story of its ghost
When the season ends, Kate and Aunt Deborah take the train to Dangerfield Hall.
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Hounds, hailstones, and a proposal that never was
Kate walks on the downs alone, and the Squire's dogs knock her down.
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A frozen moat, a letter, and a runaway
A hard frost stops all hunting at Dangerfield.
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Two men, a stag hunt, and Scamperley
Back in London, Aunt Deborah forbids Captain Lovell the house.
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A girl who will not sit still
The book is built around one question.
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A chatty narrator, loose chapters, and many portraits
Kate tells the whole book in the first person.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Kate Coventry The narrator, a spirited young woman who loves horses and the open air and dislikes needlework and rules.
- Aunt Deborah Kate's stern, kind aunt and guardian, proud of her white Horsingham hands and always worried about propriety.
- John Jones Kate's good-humored cousin and constant companion, who loves her quietly and puts up with her moods.
- Frank Lovell A handsome, charming army captain and gambler who rides well and flirts freely, and who seems to want Kate.
- Mrs. Lumley A witty, scandal-loving friend with a brown mare and a kindly invalid husband who studies insects.
- Lady Scapegrace A dark, dramatic woman with a troubled past who becomes Kate's loyal friend and warns her about love.
- Sir Guy Scapegrace A coarse, dyed-whiskered baronet who drives a coach and pursues Kate with loud and unwelcome attention.
- Squire Haycock A shy, freckled country gentleman who loves his dogs and hopes Kate will come to see his house.
How it ends (spoiler)
Kate learns the truth in the aftermath of the duel threat. Mr. Lumley stops the fight, and Kate hears that Frank has proposed to Miss Molasses and that John is supposed to marry a Welsh girl. On the train home she tells John she never gave Frank the chance to propose and that she liked someone else better. She is to marry John on her twenty-fifth birthday, and the two of them already ride together every day.
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What is Kate Coventry about?
It follows a spirited young Englishwoman through a year of London society and country-house life. She loves horses and freedom, clashes with her aunts about propriety, and must choose between her steady cousin John and the charming Captain Lovell.
Who is Frank Lovell in Kate Coventry?
Frank Lovell is a handsome army captain, a gambler, and a close friend of John. He charms Kate in Hyde Park and at balls, hunts and races with her, and leaves her unsure of his intentions.
Who tells the story in Kate Coventry?
Kate herself tells it, in a chatty, humorous voice. She speaks straight to the reader, gives opinions on everything from horses to ladies' maids, and includes diary pages that show what she feels at night.
What is the Horsingham hand?
It is the family's pride in its slender white hands. Aunt Deborah wears lavender gloves to keep hers white. Kate and Frank both find that praising the Horsingham hand is the quickest way to win her over.
Is Kate Coventry a true story?
No, it is a comic novel by G. J. Whyte-Melville, written in the nineteenth century. Its settings are real, such as Ascot, Hyde Park, and the hunting field, but Kate and her circle are invented, and the voice is one of fiction.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Whyte-Melville, G. J. Kate Coventry. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/kate-coventry.
Whyte-Melville, G. J. (2026). Kate Coventry. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/kate-coventry (Original work published 1856)
Whyte-Melville, G. J. Kate Coventry. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/kate-coventry.
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