Belinda Goes to Bath (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Marion Chesney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1992 | Series: Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series

No sooner does Miss Pym board her next stagecoach than she finds herself embroiled in the plight of Miss Belinda Earle, a spirited heiress banished to Bath after swearing off the marriage market. When the coach founders near Baddell Castle, and the dashing Marquis of Frenton comes to the rescue, Miss Pym decides to give Fate a hand. Although the austere bachelor disdains romance, his furtive glances towards Belinda prove to Miss Pym that her expert matchmaking will soon turn this star-crossed couple into a heavenly match!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co; Lrg edition (July 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816153752
• ISBN-13: 978-0816153756
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,559,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On going adventures of Miss Pym..., October 10, 2000

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Ruth A. Caldwell "Highland Princess Mum" (Walnut Creek, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belinda Goes to Bath (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) (Paperback)

Book two; Miss Pym boards a stagecoach and finds herself involved in the sad situation of Miss Belinda Earle (heiress banished) who has decided NEVER to marry! Too bad for her; she's delightfully pretty and falls under the spell of an austere bachelor who disdains romance... Seems like a likely pair? Some people don't think so and make every attempt to squelch the relationship. Then...Miss Pym to the rescue. Highly entertaining !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining regency, November 17, 2004

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a-wish-upon-a-star (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belinda Goes to Bath (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) (Paperback)

In "Belinda Goes to Bath", the second volume in The Travelling Matchmaker, we once again meet Miss Hannah Pym, this time as she travels to The Bath, on the search of more Adventure. While others may think travelling on the stagecoach to be boring and uncomfortable, Miss Pym is delighted that she is finally fulfilling her life-long ambition!

This second volume I did not find as riveting as the first, although it was interesting and the book certainly did not let me down. Ms. Chesney has a talent for plot and characterizations - not for Ms. Chesney is the long drawn out explanations of emotions or detailed setting, rather there action, and lots of it, on every page. And we have Ms. Chesney's many (and "on the mark") observations of human nature. Through the person of Miss Pym - who fixes the problem of poor Mrs. Judd, while saving both her marriage and pocketbook, we get many pithy comments on the state of human nature in general. And, as to be expected by the title of the book, Miss Pym uses all her wiles and knowledge of human nature to get Belinda settled with the "right" man. (Goodness, doesn't she sound just like Miss Marple?)

But what about Miss Pym's life? Why does a life of Adventure on the Flying Machine seem suddenly to feel flat and dull - what is that emotion that is ignited in Miss Pym's breast as she watches the happy, newly wedded, couple? What about some romance for Miss Pym? I suppose over the next five books, we will find out.

An entertaining story, with lots of plot twists and Ms. Chesney's signature "tongue-in-cheek", sure to please any Regency fan.

4.0 out of 5 stars Matchmaking: Regency Style!, October 19, 2011

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Mimbelina (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belinda Goes to Bath (The Travelling Matchmaker, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Miss Hannah Pym sets out once again in search of adventure and a little bit of matchmaking on board the Flying Machine stagecoach. This time, her destination is The Bath, that famous watering town of the English ton. Miss Pym is much more eager for the prospect of people-watching along her ride, however, and hopes that this trip will be as exciting as her last. She is not disappointed; no sooner has she boarded the stagecoach than she is embroiled in the lives of the passengers, including a spunky and outspoken heiress named Belinda Earle, who is determined to remain a spinster after running away with a footman who repelled her marital advances! Adventure is not far behind, for the passengers find themselves at the hands of a very drunk driver who upsets the coach in a river when he falls asleep. They are rescued by the local marquess, who welcomes them into his home and soon, with Belinda, becomes Miss Pym's newest matchmaking target! Will he resist her maneuvering or lose his heart in the end? Only time (and a lot of ingenuity on the part of Miss Pym) will tell. Miss Pym is not immune to romance in her own life, finding that even her adventures on the stagecoach cannot completely fill the void in her heart. She yearns to enjoy the same bliss she sees in other couples, but the only man in her life to whom she finds herself drawn is one far above her station. She's destined, it seems, to remain a spinster forever.

I enjoyed this book, though not as much as the first, as the novelty has worn off a bit. However, Miss Pym's character continues to be a delightful mix of moral sense and romantic sensibility and her machinations are amusing to watch. Her observations about the people around her ring true and the ways she works to bring them each happiness are imaginative and insightful. I also enjoy the historical tidbits that Ms. Chesney throws in, like the treatment of concussions: shaving the patient's head and applying leeches! Like a spicier version of Georgette Heyer's novels, this series is perfect for anyone with a penchant for historical or regency romance.