I’d never heard the terminology anywhere else, but then I don’t generally spend too much time on this particular period in history. And I’d never heard of a dandy referred to as a Corinthian before. I also love that Heyer includes little historical details which more modern romance authors don’t always use to such magnificent effect, like quizzing-glasses and snuffboxes. Heyer’s prose is obviously smart and witty and this book will have you smiling as you read it. And the character interactions really do sparkle. As is fairly typical, neither of them realize that they’re in love until the end, but their relationship still manages to grow without them realizing it. This couple has a real adventure and it’s obvious that they adore each other as well as the unusual circumstances.
Even when fraught with danger, theft, and compromise, like this one should be, they are still funny and sweet. Heyer’s Regency romances are among the most pleasurable books to read. Richard decides to accompany her, and so begins a tale of hilarious adventure and, in the end, love. She is trying to escape her own arranged marriage and is determined to get to her country house, where she can instead marry a friend. On his stumble home, a young woman falls from a window, straight into his arms. On the eve of presenting his suite to her father, he of course gets ridiculously drunk. Welcome to my stop for the Classics Circuit Georgette Heyer tour! As a modern classic, this fit perfectly in with Classics Month, and it was also an absolute delight to read.Ĭelebrated dandy Sir Richard Wyndham is desperate to avoid marriage to a famed iceberg of a woman, who refuses to even consider love as a possibility between them.
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