2010
First Published
4.20
Average Rating
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Number of Pages
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (novels not included). Pages: 24. Chapters: Lady of Quality, The Talisman Ring, An Infamous Army, Charity Girl, The Corinthian, Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle, The Convenient Marriage, The Masqueraders, Friday's Child, Cousin Kate, The Quiet Gentleman, The Unknown Ajax, Arabella, Cotillion, The Toll-Gate, Frederica, Simon the Coldheart, Regency Buck, A Civil Contract, Devil's Cub, The Grand Sophy, These Old Shades, April Lady, The Black Moth, The Reluctant Widow, Bath Tangle, False Colours, My Lord John, The Nonesuch, Sprig Muslin, Beauvallet, Venetia, Black Sheep, Powder and Patch, Royal Escape, Faro's Daughter, The Spanish Bride, The Conqueror, The Foundling, The Great Roxhythe. Excerpt: Lady of Quality is the last Regency romance novel written by Georgette Heyer. It was first published in 1972 and was the last of her novels to be published during her lifetime. The story describes the romantic relationship between Annis Wychwood, a wealthy spinster, and Oliver Carleton, a rake who cares little for society's opinion of him. The two meet while jointly supervising Carleton's ward, Lucilla. Heyer granted her heroine a level of independence that was rare in Regency times and rare for Heyer's novels. Although the hero's personality is similar to many of Heyer's other heroes, in a departure from romance novel convention he experienced little personal growth in the novel; his primary change was to accept that he would like to have a wife. Heyer frequently highlights the heroine's many masculine qualities, which include a fierce independence and a disregard for social mores. Modern literary critics have noted that the relationship between the protagonists is modeled on those of the latter 20th century, offering companionship and allowing both parties to retain a level of independence. The heroine's unwillingness to conform attracts ...
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