Anna Dean
A Place of Confinement
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There is a man interested in marrying impoverished spinster Dido Kent; unfortunately, he is the pompous clergyman Dr Proudlee. He…
Bellfield Hall: Or, The Observations of Miss Dido Kent
Spinster Dido Kent rushes to grand Bellfield Hall to help her niece solve the mystery of the latter’s fiancé, who…
A Gentleman of Fortune
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This is the second novel featuring amateur detective Miss Dido Kent and is set during the Regency period. This was…
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