La cuantiosa herencia de los Tempest es recibida por el que todos consideran un hijo ilegítimo del jefe de la familia. El despecho lleva al hermano superficial y derrochador de éste a hacer una apuesta fatal sobre la vida de su sobrino. Una gran escritora británica con una perceptiva mirada sobre la

Es una novela de la época victoriana que se lee muy bien, con una intriga que mantiene el interés hasta el final.

Qué maravilla

Of the novels I've read with the Victorians Group here on Goodreads over the last 2 and a half years, this is my favorite. I'll be after her better-known work Red Pottage soon.

Diana Tempest is a sensation novel written in 1893. The story primarily takes place in Yorkshire. We learn that Colonel Temp

I read this on the recommendation of a fictional character.

Let me explain. In the book Gilded Cage there’s a brief mention that the main character is reading a book called Diana Tempest. Given that the main character is fiercely intelligent and independent, ruthless, completely comfortable with her

Very Jane Austen. The writing was lovely and evocation of time and place. Plot creaky and could see where it is was going from the beginning. Worth reading. Interesting to observe English class system from the safety of 21 century.

Credo che in fondo quel che più mi incanta, in questa letteratura vecchia più di un secolo, sia il ritmo, il passo con cui ti conduce dentro una storia, con una 'leisure' dimenticata ai giorni nostri, quando anche le sinfonie vengono ridotte a dieci minuti, i dipinti a poche linee abbozzate e i roma