School for Manners · Book 1
Refining Felicity
- Published
- 1 January 1988
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN-13
- 9780816147977
- Type
- novel
About this book
M. C. Beaton opened School for Manners with Refining Felicity in 1988, the longest book in the series at 176 pages. It follows the eldest daughter of the disgraced, debt-ridden Vicar Armitage, sent to her aunt in Yorkshire for a crash course in polish and poise before a marriageable match.
Its place in School for Manners
Refining Felicity is book 1 in the School for Manners series. It is followed by Perfecting Fiona. See the full School for Manners reading order.
The six School for Manners novels follow the children of the disgraced, debt-ridden Vicar Armitage of Cherworth, each one packed off in turn to be transformed from awkward, rough-mannered country obscurity into a marriageable Regency lady or gentleman. Beginning with Refining Felicity , in which the eldest daughter is sent to her aunt in Yorkshire for a crash course in polish and poise, the series works through the Armitage siblings one by one — Fiona, Delilah, Clarissa, Maria and Harriet — each novel pairing the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780816147977