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  1. In the late 19th century, several nouveau riche families find they are having difficulty breaking into the upper crust of New York's social set. All are concerned that their daughters have the correct social standing. The Clossons arrange for their daughter Conchita to marry an Englishman, Lord Richard Marabel.

  2. 1995 miniseries. 2023 TV series. References. External links. The Buccaneers is the last novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the 1870s, around the time Wharton was a young girl. It was unfinished at the time of her death in 1937 and published in that form in 1938.

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  4. Sep 11, 1995 · By Jabeen Bhatti | September 11, 1995. The BBC stood accused of sensationalism in the adaptation, one critic wrote, but the series turned out to be “a delight.” Fifty-seven years ago, in her last novel, Edith Wharton told the story of The Buccaneers — a platoon of lovely American girls invading England, plundering titles and winning social success.

  5. Summaries. Four American girls go to England to find husbands. Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls, suggests a London season and thus the young women set sail for England and the unsuspecting English ...

  6. The Buccaneers is a historical drama television series created by Katherine Jakeways, based on the unfinished novel of the same name by American novelist Edith Wharton, published posthumously in 1938.

  7. Overview. Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls, suggests a London season and thus the young women set sail for England and the unsuspecting English aristocracy. In England, all the girls soon find ...

  8. Buy The Buccaneers on Fandango at Home. Two American sisters travel to Victorian England in search of love, wealth and aristocracy.

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