A successful novel that was also converted into a play with the help of the author's husband, Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Lady of Quality (1896) presents the story of the English gentry at the end of the seventeenth century. Taking historical events as the backdrop for her work, Burnett creates a protagonist who is determined to have her own way.

Many people are fed up with cold-hearted economic rules and practices. This book offers a holistic model for economics that goes beyond the confines of conventional models. It invites us to leave behind our preconceived notions and to change our economic systems - and lives - in ways that meet human needs and aspirations.