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  <title><![CDATA[Sylvester CD]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;B&gt;He was every woman's dream but hers . . .&lt;/B&gt;  &lt;P&gt;Sylvester, the Duke of Salford, is a polished bachelor who has stringent requirements for his future wife -- she must be well-born, intelligent, elegant and attractive. And of course she must be able to present herself well in high society. But when he is encouraged to consider Phoebe Marlow as a bride, Sylvester is taken aback by the coltish woman who seems to resent him . . .  &lt;P&gt;When Phoebe runs away, circumstances find the two striking up an unusual friendship. Phoebe discovers that the duke isn't the villian she first thought. And Sylvester stumbles upon something he never dared hope for . . .</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1957</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Sylvester (Harlequin Single Title)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Georgette Heyer]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sylvester Rayne, Duke of Salford, had all the advantages of wealth, title and charm, and was considered the greatest matrimonial catch in England. By everyone, that is, except the Hon. Miss Phoebe Marlow, who detected an unconscious arrogance in him, and cast him as the villain of her sensational no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25225956">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 23 13:03:53 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 02 08:57:01 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not good at writing reviews. But I'll give it a try.<br/>I thought that <em>Sylvester</em> had some really good parts to it that when taken in with the whole book are the ones that would make read this book again. But I may get bored with it till the parts I like are reached. That was the only bad part ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38467309">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50104635">
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 22 16:39:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I still have not yet exhausted my desire to read the most popular of Georgette Heyer’s novels…this time reading Sylvester which has become my new favourite.  Sylvester is the Duke of Salford and at the age of 28 has decided it is time to marry, but of course only to a suitable girl who meets all...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50104635">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 12 12:05:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 12 12:05:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is why I will never be able to discuss Heyer's works with people reading her these days; the elegance and clarity of vision just cannot be compared to other writers, and if it's done, all discussion is pointless.<br/><br/>The first novel in my OV/re- reading where no long-standing acquaintance ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49051538">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44149328">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sylvester felt to me decidedly different from other Heyers in certain ways. I felt like we were repeatedly made to face the flaw of our hero, the flaw being pride, and at the same time that we actually got to hear a lot of the hero's thoughts for a change which made things interesting! Apparently Sy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44149328">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55975806">
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  <read_at>Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 13 15:13:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 15 11:35:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I should preface this by admitting two things: 1) I'm not really a romance reader. Really at all. and 2) I hate it when people compare an author to Jane Austen because NO ONE can do what she did as well as she did it. <br/><br/>So I came to this book expecting to hate it because it was a romance, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55975806">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78183603">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite authors but I didn't remember reading this until I started again.  Enjoyed it.  Sylvester is the Duke of Salford and well aware of his responsibilities and consequence.  He has now decided it is time to marry so goes to his Mother with a list of possibilities.  She is horrified th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78183603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13596670">
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 25 23:22:34 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 25 23:24:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm sort of embarrassed to put this on my bookshelf since its classified as a harlequin. Nonetheless, I love period romances and this one is very &quot;Pride and Prejudice&quot;-esque. Also, its really good for building vocabulary because Georgette Heyer uses all sorts of words I've never heard befo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13596670">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75106440">
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 20 04:50:02 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 20 04:54:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Obviously I bought this because I am in the grip of Richard Armitage adoration. But it was totally worth it. Its a very sweet romance story which I enjoyed a lot. And Richard - I was so entertained by all teh different voices he did - especially the female ones. <br/>Most of the time I was engrosse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75106440">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59481744">
    <user id="892691">
    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mountain View, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 12 22:08:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 12 22:08:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My mom has been going crazy reading a bunch of books by Georgette Heyer and she came over and brought me two to read.  I guess that Heyer is famous for authentic period romance books that are well researched.  It took me a while to care much about either the hero or heroine in this book, but it did ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59481744">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56328194">
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    <name><![CDATA[Holly]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 16 19:17:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 16 19:20:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Is there a 2 1/2?  Love the regency era, so picked this book up.  It is a clean attempt at a Jane Austen copy but saddly falls short.  If you want a clean frothy romance, this book fills the bill, but falls saddly short in the character development department.  I didn't fally in love with either of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56328194">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67817402">
    <user id="1014542">
    <name><![CDATA[Caroline]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the original version because I wanted to listen to the audio book version when it was released this summer. It's a lovely Regency romance - no bodice-ripper if that's what you're looking for. The story is good and although you really know the outcome, it was fun to read anyway. I loved the au...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67817402">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72415711">
    <user id="2546777">
    <name><![CDATA[knitsmith]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 24 21:19:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 24 21:25:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is beautifully read by Richard Armitage (who portrayed Mr. Thornton in the North &amp; South mini-series).  He created a dozen different voices, with varying accents and tones, which really brought the characters to life, perhaps making them even more likeable than they might have been merely in pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72415711">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29890779">
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    <name><![CDATA[Crystal]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 07:56:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is more like a 4.5. It was a splendid book. not perfect, but I really enjoyed it. It's rare anymore for me to read more than half a book in one sitting, late into the night, but I did.  I found much in common with, and much to sympathize with, in the heroine Phoebe. and the hero, Sylvester, rem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29890779">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12930452">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I do enjoy Georgette Heyer's characters and her plots, and this is as rollicking a Heyer as I've ever read. Delightful heroine - plain looking and just as plainly spoken, tactless but not malicious, and an interesting blend of heedless misplaced confidence and diffidence; charming hero, even with th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12930452">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51795355">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another wonder Heyer romantic comedy! I think this is one of my new favorites - so many wonderful characters, the usual sparkling dialogue, ridiculous situations resolved in the (tidiest!) and most satisfying ways, a real delight! I would recommend her to any of my friends who enjoy Jane Austen, but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51795355">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A lovely read for a rainy Sunday afternoon. There's nothing surprising here, only a standard romantic formula: protagonists who dislike each other on sight, are thrown together for a series of zany adventures, and fall in love despite themselves. It's always a pleasure to become lost in Heyer's wond...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57306961">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the way Georgette Heyer writes her books. There can be a whole chapter where nothing more is happening, but a conversation between a couple of people and it is riveting. When I compare it to other authors who I feel need something exciting to happen in their books to make it enjoyable . . . I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52160429">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In a lot of ways this is a favorite--the novel-writing heroine, a bit of a geek, Sylvester who <em>looks</em> wicked but isn't, and a host of great side characters. But it tips over the line (for me) with humiliation and bitter fighting, something I can get fed up with real fast in what is supposed to be a l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62996406">more...</a>]]></body>
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