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Dear Miss Maitheson Kindle Edition

by Tim Heath (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
In Victorian England, identity can be a burden...

Richard Maitheson is a nobody as far as Victorian Society is concerned. He scratches a living on a magazine for upper-class ladies, The Gentlewoman, ruled with a rod of iron by the supreme social climber Lady Outhwaite. She looks down on him, but as time passes Richard gains grudging respect from his employer and is offered new assignments that take him to the heart of London Society.

And he starts to fall helplessly in love with Adriana, the daughter of Lord Cormanston, an Anglo-Irish viscount and major shareholder in the magazine. Can Richard really win the heart of this beautiful Society debutante? Can he pull off his new assignments and be accepted among the social elite? Can he at last begin to assert his true identity?

Amid calls for Home Rule in Ireland, Fenian rebels are upping the ante against the British establishment and its supporters. Events take a dramatic turn when a singer performing at Lady Outhwaite’s charity Carol Concert is gunned down in the church and Richard is starting to cover a very different story.

Set in the glittering and darkly sordid milieu of London’s Covent Garden, Dear Miss Maitheson is historical fiction set near the end of Queen Victoria’s reign. Given that age’s preoccupation with appearance and class, things are seldom quite what they seem and this intriguing novella will delight lovers of Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde.

Tim Heath read English at University College London. He has been an actor, director and writer all his life, appearing on stage, TV, radio and film (for more information, please visit www.timheath1.com). His previous books are: The Dragons at Marshmouldings (a children’s book); a stage play, Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure at Sir Arthur Sullivan’s and The Fear at Rockbridge Hall (the prequel to Dear Miss Maitheson)
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079JZHB3B
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lume Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 488 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 140 pages
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    3.7 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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TIM HEATH read English at University College London. He is an actor, director and writer and more information about him can be found by visiting his website www.timheath1.com. He is unmarried and lives in London.

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  • Frank Watson - Writer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Novel Defies Easy Categorization
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2018
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    Some novels defy categorization. The result could be fun, unless you are a marketing specialist trying to figure the intended audience. DEAR MISS MAITHESON by Tim Heath is one of those books. It is interesting and a lot of fun, though I would be challenged to determine where it might fit on the book shelves.

    Let me briefly describe it and see what you think.

    The blurb makes it sound something like a mystery because a murder is involved. The setting is class-conscious Victorian England.

    The story is told in first person by the main character, Richard Maitheson. We learn quickly that he works as an advice columnist for perhaps the most powerful high society women’s magazine. So his persona for the column is Miss Mathieson.

    We then learn that Mathieson previously worked as a female impersonator/singer in the underground gay clubs of the period. But his same-sex relationship ended poorly, he tried to drown himself, survived, and decided to go straight. He gave up his performance art to become an advice columnist.

    In short order he violates another societal rule by having sex with a young daughter of Lord Cormanston, the premier viscount of Ireland. The two fall in love.

    Mathieson for various reasons is assigned to cover the assassination of an opera singer, which leads to uncovering a plot to kill a member of the royal family.

    In the midst of all this Mathieson runs into Oscar Wilder and discussion about writing, which results in Mathieson being warned by his boss against associating with such undesirables.

    So where do you think this may fit in the publishing world? I have no idea, though I will say that it was fun no matter what it is called.
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  • Beckett Shiona
    4.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
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    As I read this fascinating and lighthearted novel, I lost count of the times I said to myself, "Well, I certainly didn't expect THAT!" This is a surprising story in many ways. Ostensibly a murder mystery set in late Victorian London, it has so many twists and turns that the reader is constantly entertained--flabbergasted--delighted--even shocked. The characters are well-drawn and vivid; the writing is excellent. Definitely worth the read.
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  • Pam Ann
    4.0 out of 5 stars A definite surprise
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019
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    I chose this book because it sounded like fun. I must admit I had doubts in the beginning but it’s end made it all worthwhile. It’s short so take a leap and enjoy.
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  • Viktor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2021
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    A wonderful sequel to The Fear at Rockbridge Hall. I thoroughly enjoyed both. Very well written.
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  • Mr A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful sequel to The Fear at Rockbridge Hall.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2019
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    A wonderful page turning sequel to The Fear at Rockbridge Hall. Couldn’t put it down and was blown away by the twists of the story.
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  • Bill Heath
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it though
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2018
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    Surprised by the whodunit nature of this book - quite different to its prequel. Loved it though: Victorian charm and smarm
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  • Alison Scott
    5.0 out of 5 stars A romp and a treat.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2018
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    All in all it's a romp and a treat.
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