Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story Ongoing
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Synopsis
Centuries of reckless extravagance and unyielding pride have brought the noble house of Armine to the brink of ruin. Young Ferdinand Armine, a handsome and spirited officer, bears the crushing weight of rescuing his family’s ancestral heritage from crippling debts. Duty demands that he marry his wealthy, sensible cousin Katherine Grandison, a match calculated to salvage his lineage. Yet obligation shatters when Ferdinand encounters the radiant, enchanting Henrietta Temple. Swept away by an overwhelming, passionate love at first sight, he finds himself trapped between filial sacrifice and the consuming desire of his heart. Rich with aristocratic glamour, sharp wit, and lush Romantic melodrama, the story chronicles the desperate gambles of a young man who risks honor, fortune, and societal standing for the intoxicating promise of genuine devotion.
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Contents · 39 chapters
- Book 1, Chapter 1
- Book 1, Chapter 2: Armine Described
- Book 1, Chapter 3: Arrival of Glastonbury
- Book 1, Chapter 4: Progress of Affairs at Armine
- Book 1, Chapter 5: A Domestic Scene
- Book 1, Chapter 6: Containing Another Domestic Scene
- Book 1, Chapter 7
- Book 1, Chapter 8: A Visit to Glastonbury’s Chamber
- Book 1, Chapter 9: The Last Day and the Last Night
- Book 1, Chapter 10: The Advantage of Being a Favourite Grandson
- Book 2, Chapter 1: Partly Retrospective, yet Very Necessary to be Perused
- Book 2, Chapter 2
- Book 2, Chapter 3: Which Ferdinand Returns to Armine
- Book 2, Chapter 4: In Which Some Light Is Thrown on the Title of This Work
- Book 2, Chapter 5: In Which Captain Armine Is Very Absent during Dinner
- Book 2, Chapter 6
- Book 2, Chapter 7: In Which Captain Armine Indulges in a Reverie
- Book 2, Chapter 8: A Strange Dream
- Book 2, Chapter 9
- Book 2, Chapter 10: Evening Stroll
- Book 2, Chapter 11: A Morning Walk
- Book 2, Chapter 12: Containing an Ominous Incident
- Book 2, Chapter 13
- Book 2, Chapter 14
- Book 3, Chapter 1
- Book 3, Chapter 2: A Day of Love
- Book 3, Chapter 3: Which on the Whole Is Found Very Consoling
- Book 3, Chapter 4
- Book 3, Chapter 5: Which Contains Something Very Unexpected
- Book 4, Chapter 1: Which Contains a Love-Letter
- Book 4, Chapter 2
- Book 4, Chapter 3: Containing the Arrival at Ducie of a Distinguished Guest
- Book 4, Chapter 4
- Book 4, Chapter 5
- Book 4, Chapter 6
- Book 4, Chapter 7
- Book 4, Chapter 8: In Which Glastonbury Is Very Much Astonished
- Book 4, Chapter 9
- Book 4, Chapter 10: In Which Ferdinand Armine Is Much Concerned
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