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Harriet (Mrs) Lewis Harriet (Mrs) Lewis i(A78752 works by)
Born: Established: 1841 New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ; Died: Ceased: 1878 New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
Gender: Female
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1 Beatrix Rohan Harriet (Mrs) Lewis , 1895 single work novella adventure romance Rohan escapes from imprisonment by her guardians the Brands in Belgium where they tried to force her to marry their eldest son or die so they could gain her inheritance. She reaches England with assistance from a widow, Mrs Trevor. An Indian heiress' maid takes the place of Nerea Bermyngham when she dies in the train on the trip home, hoping to use her money and marry her cousin Lord Charlton and burying the secret of her past. Beatrix meets Colonel Brand in London and narrowly escapes, Lord Charlton saving her and falling in love with her. Nerea plots against their marriage. Engagements, betrayals and dramatic reappearances follow, blackmail and suicide in the wake. (PB)
1 Edda's Birthright; Or, The Heir of Charlewick Harriet (Mrs) Lewis , 1891 single work novel Saga and romance of titled English families. Lord Odo Charleton, long-vanished heir to the estate of the Earl of Charlewick, reappears at his father's deathbed to to claim the inheritance all had presumed would go to his dead brother's son, Lord Ronald Charleton. Odo schemes to attract Ronald's finacee, Hellene Clair, by paying her unscrupulous father's debts. Meanwhile Edda Brend is forced to leave her poor guardian's house in Yorkshire and embarks on a journey to discover her mysterious origins which lead her eventually to the estate of the Earl of Chadwick. (PB)
1 Beryl's Husband; Or, the Hawkhurst Inheritance Harriet (Mrs) Lewis , 1889-1890 series - author single work A runaway marriage in Geneva links beautiful but (unknowingly) low-born Beryl Star and the handsome sybarite Dane Conyers to whom noble birth is all important. Almost immediately after their elopement Beryl discovers the secret of her birth and Dane is informed by his uncle that he is heir to the title and with his cousin Desmond possible inheritor of the earl's estate. The only condition is that he be of sound character and make a brilliant marriage to a woman of noble birth ... Dane resolves to fake his own death mountain-climbing and his valet informs Beryl that Dane is not only dead but that he married her under a false name so that she was not married at all. Alone, penniless and ruined, Beryl seeks work, while Conyers courts his uncle and the heiress he wishes to marry ... Meanwhile Beryl working as a governess in London begins to track down her father - and meets Desmond who falls in love with her. They marry but at the church door she sees her former husband alive ... she separates from Desmond but more troubles are to follow before they find true happiness. (PB)
1 The Buried Legacy Harriet (Mrs) Lewis , 1886-1887 single work novel A romance of titled England. Wilchester Towers in Kent, home of Sir Archibald Wilchester, his spirited daughter Rosamond, and his son and heir Mark - presently in India serving in the army, is threatened by the baliff Amos Hodd. Stealing from his master over the years he has rendered Sir Archibald so indebted that he is about to foreclose on the estate - and delays 3 months only that Rosamond may be courted by his son Jason for Hodd desires the noble connection. The Wilchester's only hope is to find the Indian treasure buried years before in the Gray Tower - and they enlist the aid of their faithful old family servant, Bettine ... Meanwhile Hugh Chandos, raised as a gentleman but unaware of his parentage, comes to the neighbourhood in search of his father. He saves Rosamond from Jason's advances and affection springs up between them. And Mark Wilchester returns secretly from India to help prove the bailiff's fraud ... (PB)
1 The Double Life; or, The Hampton Mystery Harriet (Mrs) Lewis , 1883-1884 single work novella romance Romance of the English aristocracy. Beautiful haughty Lady Beatrice is still unwed at 34. The return of a long-time suitor Lord Ardlowe prompts her father to urge her to accept him; however, a fire in her apartment reveals that she leaves the house secretly at night. Lord Ardlowe hires a detective to solve the mystery of her disappearances. Meanwhile Lady B travels disguised to a country house to take up her secret life as loving mother, and wife to the banished Geoffrey Trevelyan believed dead by his family but disguised here as an exiled Spanish nobleman. His cousin Lord Ardlowe had plotted against him in his youth to oust him from his uncle's favour and inheritance and has he has been secretly married to Lady B for many years. Their son desires to go to Oxford and their daughter to work as a governess to save their mother from the work life of an actress which they believe she is - a story to account for her many absences. Giralda, the daughter, goes to Wales as a nurse to Geoffrey's uncle without being aware of the relationship. Their mutual regard is pitted against Lord Ardlowe's plots when he discovers the truth. (PB)
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