Another enjoyable trip with The Travelling Matchmaker, Miss Hannah Pym. ( )

This series just gets better and better. This was such a heartwarming and heartfelt tale as Hannah Pym's receives a marriage proposal, acquires a manservant and her feelings for Sir George become clearer. Such a delight! ( )

Originally published under Beaton's Marion Chesney pseudonym, Penelope Goes to Portsmouth is the third entry in the Travelling Matchmaker series. Miss Hannah Pym is one of my favorite characters in the genre of Regency series. She sees everything so clearly except for her own life. Now she has acquired a devoted footman.

Of course, there is no question about the outcome of the featured romance; the story is in how the two end up together. This book sets up some rough water for Miss Pym to have to sail through in the future as her kind actions don't sit well with more villainous characters.

While this can be read out of order, I think you lose some of the nuances if you do so. And if you like Regencies, you will like all the books, so best to start at the beginning and follow Miss Pym in her travels. ( )

Sparse and formulaic. ( )