This classic book is Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1896 novel, “A Lady of Quality”. It is the story of a young girl called Clorinda Wildairs who is brought up by her brutish father. Without any female guidance, she becomes influenced by her father’s servants, who teach her how to swear and drink from an early age. When she realises that her only way to escape is to marry someone above her position, Clorinda endeavours to improve herself. Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an American-English writer and dramatist. Other notable works by this author include: “A Little Princess” (1905) and “The Secret Garden” (1911). Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.