excellent, fast-paced, interesting story that makes it difficult to put down. In Bernfrieda's oppression, she has the last laugh. Makes me want to go back in time and be a knight, and fight for what is right.

Gabriella Brooke has used her knowledge, research, and resources to enlighten the reader of a rather dark period in Western history from a woman's point of view. Excellently written, a story once started that is very hard to quit reading from the first to the last pages. My respects to Ms. Brooke as I encourage to to continue her endeavors in the composing of similar and subsequent works.

This book is very well-written and researched. The story was intruiging and the historical background added to my enjoymen of the story. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in the lives of medieval women!

A wonderful book and a delightful read. Not to be missed.

If you are interested in Canadian History and Children's Literature, then read this book. A truly charming and delightful read

Frances Brooke is one of the many witty and engaging eighteenth-century women writers who have long languished in the shadow of Jane Austen. This new edition of her novel offers a well-deserved opportunity for Brooke to steal some of the spotlight back from the illustrious Austen. Her heroine, Maria Villiers, will delight literary readers with her naive ambition to win fame and glory as a dramatist and author in the London market. Maria's adventures in the city, her near misadventures with seduction, and her blossoming romance with the "brave, generous, sincere" Colonel Herbert are all sure to amuse readers who have long enjoyed Austen's works, and the introduction provided by this edition offers an excellent sense of the context in which readers should view the author and her work. The Excursion is a great, quick, fascinating read!