Susan Edmonstone Ferrier was a Scottish novelist whose works offered vivid accounts of Scottish life. Her novels presented sharp views on women's education and remained popular throughout the 19th century. Her writing is characterized by keen observation and insightful humor, often exploring the social conventions and limitations faced by women of her era. Ferrier masterfully depicts characters and settings, providing readers with an engaging glimpse into Scottish society.
Faced with the prospect of marriage to an elderly, squinting Duke, the Lady Julia elopes with her penniless Scottish beau. But what happens when this English society beauty's romantic notions of the Highlands meet cold, damp reality?Susan Ferrier's 1818 novel Marriage is a witty and satirical examination of female lives in the Regency era.