Black Moth (eBook)

Georgette Heyer (Autor)

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2017
288 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82116-0 (ISBN)

Infos

An act of self-sacrifice forces a nobleman into a life of crime in this exuberant debut novel by a popular author of historical romances. Rich in kidnappings, duels, and other deliciously melodramatic developments.

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When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption.Georgette Heyer's debut novel, written as a diversion for her ailing brother, abounds in the qualities that make her books perennial favorites with lovers of historical romance: colorful characters, sparkling dialogue, and lively plotting punctuated by swashbuckling action. Set in the 1750s, The Black Moth is rich in Georgian-era atmosphere, offering a compulsive page-turner that novelist and critic Margaret Drabble praised as "e;stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty."e;

Autor

London native Georgette Heyer (1902–74) was among her generation's most prominent writers of historical romances. Inspired by Jane Austen, she frequently set her stories in the Regency period. Starting at the age of 17 with The Black Moth, she wrote several dozen books, including detective fiction and thrillers.

Inhalt

CONTENTS.PROLOGUE  I.  AT THE CHEQUERS INN, FALLOWFIELD  II.  MY LORD AT THE WHITE HART  III.  INTRODUCING THE HON. RICHARD CARSTARES  IV.  INTRODUCING THE LADY LAVINIA CARSTARES  V.  HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER  VI.  BATH: 29 QUEEN SQUARE  VII.  INTRODUCING SUNDRY NEW CHARACTERS  VIII.  THE BITER BIT  IX  LADY O'HARA INTERVENES  X  LADY O'HARA RETIRES  XI.  MY LORD TURNS RESCUER AND COMES NIGH ENDING HIS LIFE  XII.  MY LORD DICTATES A LETTER AND RECEIVES A VISITOR  XIII.  MY LORD MAKES HIS BOW  XIV.  MISTRESS DIANA IS UNMAIDENLY  XV.  O'HARA'S MIND IS MADE UP  XVI.  MR. BETTISON PROPOSES  XVII.  LADY O'HARA WINS HER POINT  XVIII.  ENTER CAPTAIN HAROLD LOVELACE  XIX.  THE REAPPEARANCE OF HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER  XX.  HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER TAKES A HAND IN THE GAME  XXI.  MRS. FANSHAWE LIGHTS A FIRE AND O'HARA FANS THE FLAME  XXII.  DEVELOPMENTS  XXIII.  LADY LAVINIA GOES TO THE PLAY  XXIV.  RICHARD PLAYS THE MAN  XXV.  HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER CAPTURES THE QUEEN  XXVI.  MY LORD RIDES TO FRUSTRATE HIS GRACE  XXVII.  MY LORD ENTERS BY THE WINDOW  XXVIII.  IN WHICH WHAT THREATENED TO BE TRAGEDY TURNS TO COMEDY  XXIX.  LADY O'HARA IS TRIUMPHANT     EPILOGUE  

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.4.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 312 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: 18th-century • Action & Adventure • affair • Andover • Beauty • British • Chivalrous • classics • daring rescues • Debut • Diana • Duke • Earl • easy to read • engaging • England • ERA • falsely accused • Fiction • Great Britain • happy endings • heroine,georgian • highwayman • Historical • historical-fiction • historical-romance • History • Jack • Jane Austen • like robin hood • Literary • lively • London • Lord • Love • Nobility • nobleman • Page Turner • Pulp • Regency • Romance • Romantic • royalty • swashbuckling action • swordsman • Thief • thrilling romance • Tragedy • tragic • villian • Walter Scott • Wimbledon • wyncham
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82116-1 / 0486821161
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82116-0 / 9780486821160