false 32103 15 When spirited, independent Miss Annis Wynchwood embroils herself in the affairs of a runaway heiress, she is destined to see a good deal of Lucilla's uncivil and high-handed guardian Mr Oliver Carleton. 2475001 1972 Lady of Quality total:600|5:136|4:233|3:189|2:38|1:4| 600 2259 776 67 4 3 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 16:57:44 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 15:46:33 -0700 2008
Truth to tell, I’m a little discomfited to be writing a review of Georgette Heyer’s “Lady of Quality”. Heyer was, after all, the progenitor of the Regency Romance genre. What can I possibly say that hasn’t been said (and likely better) by much mo...more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 06:58:52 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 07:10:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Jan 11 01:02:04 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 01:05:28 -0800 2009 4 or 5 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 08:12:46 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 14:38:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 07:33:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 07:56:07 -0700 2009 lots
This is one of my favorite Heyer novels simply because I think it's the only one where the hero treats the heroine as an adult. The exchanges between the lovely Annis Wynchwood and the wealthy rake Oliver Carleton are a joy, but even more so are the times when he sh...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 19 02:43:08 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 23:20:33 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 02:43:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:08:29 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 07:51:40 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 20:38:41 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 18:11:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 14:09:30 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 14:09:48 -0700 2008
"The elegant travelling carriage which bore Miss Wychwood from her birthplace, on the border of Somerset and Wiltshire, to her home in Bath, proceeded on its way at a decorous pace." (1)
Lady of Quality's first line may not sparkle ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 23 13:21:49 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 14:09:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 12:57:05 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 12:57:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 17:06:33 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 22:24:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:51:14 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:53:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 10 16:40:53 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:47:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jul 02 11:30:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 11:30:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 20:42:05 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 20:45:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 11:55:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:14:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 30 12:46:28 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 25 09:10:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 06:24:56 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 05:40:38 -0700 2009 quite as enjoyable as The Grand Sophy or The Reluctant Widow, but it has a slightly less fluffy theme. It digs a little deeper into the restrictions placed on women and what it cost to claim a bit of independance while still staying true to the t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 08:20:17 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 08:26:48 -0800 2009