Henrietta Temple: A Love Story, Benjamin Disraeli

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by Benjamin Disraeli · 1804–1881

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"Henrietta Temple: A Love Story" by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli is a novel written between 1833 and 1836. Ferdinand Armine, heir to a debt-ridden aristocratic family, becomes engaged to his wealthy cousin Katherine to escape financial ruin. But when he meets the captivating Henrietta Temple, he falls instantly and passionately in love. Torn between duty and desire, Ferdinand's choices set off a chain of heartbreak, secret engagements, and unexpected complications that entangle multiple lives in a web of conflicting promises and obligations.

Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.

Read time
649 min
Words
142,720
Chapters
78
Paragraphs
2,974
Price
Free
  • Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction
  • Autobiographical fiction
  • Dandies -- Fiction
  • London (England) -- Fiction
  • Love stories
  • Upper class families -- Fiction
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story

So, crossing the lawn, they entered a beautiful wood of considerable extent, which formed the boundary of the grounds, and, after some time passed in agreeable conversation, emerged upon a common of no ordinary extent or beauty,

So überquerten sie die Wiese und betraten einen schönen, ausgedehnten Wald, der die Grenze der Anlagen bildete, und traten, nach einiger Zeit angenehmen Gesprächs, auf eine Gemeinheit von nicht gewöhnlicher Ausdehnung oder Schönheit,

for it was thickly studded in some parts with lofty timber, while in others the furze and fern gave richness and variety to the vast wilderness of verdant turf, scarcely marked, except by the light hoof of Miss Temple’s palfrey.

denn sie war an einigen Stellen dicht mit hochstämmigem Holz besetzt, während an anderen die Ginsterheide und der Farnreichtum und Mannigfaltigkeit in die weite Wildnis des grünen Rasens brachten, kaum markiert, außer durch den leichten Huf von Fräulein Tempels Reitpferd.

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Benjamin Disraeli1804–1881

Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman, Conservative politician, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Book details

Original language
English
Translation
German, machine translation
Source text
Project Gutenberg #19771
Licence
Public domain worldwide

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