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Sir Richard Wyndham is a Man of Fashion, a dandy, but he prefers the term Corinthian, if you please. He is somewhat bored with his life as a trendsetter of the haut ton, and is being forced to seriously consider a somewhat irksome marriage of convenience when he is waylaid by circumstance to aid Miss Penelope Creed, an heiress not yet out in society, on a quest to elope with her childhood sweetheart in an effort of avoid a match with her fish-faced cousin.
The plot of the story is light-hearted and fun, full of adventure and misadventure. But it is Heyer's style, much reminiscent of Jane Austen's yet more colorful and engaging, that makes this book truly delightful. It is a must read for her description of a proper dandy alone. There were many places where I could not help but chuckle aloud.
The plot of the story is light-hearted and fun, full of adventure and misadventure. But it is Heyer's style, much reminiscent of Jane Austen's yet more colorful and engaging, that makes this book truly delightful. It is a must read for her description of a proper dandy alone. There were many places where I could not help but chuckle aloud.
Love Georgette Heyer's books!! They always entertain!
Classic Regency romance which means light, funny and entertaining.
Miss Penelope Creed is so desperate to avoid an unwanted marriage that she is caught climbing out of an upstairs window by Sir Richard Wyndham. Wealthy, sophisticated, and absolutely bored out of his mind, Wyndham agrees to escort Pen (still disguised as a boy) to the home of an old friend and playmate. Pen would prefer to marry him over the person her family has chosen. Wyndham decides he'd rather go on an adventure with Pen, than drag himself over to request the hand of a woman who would only be a convenient marriage partner.
Miss Heyer has the opportunity for lots of antics while the two are traveling. I actually listened to this book and the reader was not the best choice for this book. She made the characters sound silly and stupid, not benign and clever. This is one time that reading it would have been preferable to listening. The only character that came across with any sense was Sir Richard.
Miss Heyer has the opportunity for lots of antics while the two are traveling. I actually listened to this book and the reader was not the best choice for this book. She made the characters sound silly and stupid, not benign and clever. This is one time that reading it would have been preferable to listening. The only character that came across with any sense was Sir Richard.
This book had an OKAY plot. I think I'm getting a bit bored of this same scenario with the girl dressed as a boy and running away and the one who makes himself the guardian falls in love. I don't know if I could swallow the age difference. Perhaps If i was able to feel them more. What I mean is, you know when they each fell in love but you don't feel it with them. You still find the situation a bit awkward. Atleast I did. This one did not keep my attention as well as the others. This would make a great 1st book to read of Georgette Heyer. Since I've read so much better, it could be that I expect more. :) Still, it's a quick read and good.
This story is almost the same formula as Friday's Child with a few extra twists. Of course, there is always a 'happily ever after' ending. This story had a lot of places to skip through. I don't know why, but I seem to skip through a lot of detail at the end. I guess I can't wait to get to the'happily ever after'. For some reason, in my opinion, a lot of authors seem to stretch out the ending. (Maybe they are short a few words to satisfy the publisher? Still recommend Georgette Heyer stories.
