Anthony Hope 
The Great Miss Driver (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

This 1908 society novel features a young girl named Jenny—the Great Miss Driver of the title—who, upon the death of her father, suddenly finds herself in possession of a fortune and an overabundance of suitors keen to help her dispose of it.  Jenny becomes a hero in her own right by defending her own plan for the money.

Circa l’autore

Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), who published under the name Anthony Hope, was a prolific English novelist and playwright.  His best-known works are the swashbuckling adventures Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel, Rupert of Hentzau (1898).  Knighted in 1918 for his wartime service with the Ministry of Information, his autobiography Memories and Notes appeared in 1927.