What is the setting in the novel, Dancing at Midnight?

The setting of the book takes place in three specific locales: Oxfordshire and London, in England, and the Iberian Peninsula. Events in the former two locations take place in 1816, when the majority of the action in the novel is set, while the events on the Iberian Peninsula take place several years before, during John's military service and the war. The two first locations can also be distinguished as having many different component parts. For example, in Oxfordshire, the action takes place not only at Westonbrit, Alex's estate, but Bletchford, as well, and includes the land between the two manors, where John and Belle pass many of their first moments together, when he accuses her of trespassing. In London, action shifts dramatically from Belle's townhouse, to John's brother's, to the shopping streets, coffee houses, and parties that the characters attend. Overall, the changing scenes create a larger world than one might expect from characters of this time period, and thus serves to highlight their wealth, aristocracy, and the opportunities available to them that were not perhaps available to the general public at this time. This rarified world helps reinforce the romance between John and Belle.