Freddie Armstrong, an eighteen-year-old boy, is joining the earl of Berham's household. It's the earl's duty to serve as guardian, even though he doesn't feel enthusiastic about taking on the responsibility. But, when he finds out that Freddie is actually Frederica, the situation becomes intolerable. Freddie, the product of an unconventional childhood, is soon sent away to a seminary for young ladies- at the suggestion of Lady Clarissa, who secretly wants the earl all to herself. But, Freddie intends to escape the awful institution, and what follows will surprise the earl even more than discovering his ward's true identity

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