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The Quiet Gentleman

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When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcome homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him - and when he meets his stepmother and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. But the dangers of the Lincolnshire countr...more

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Published October 6th 2005 by Arrow (first published 1951)

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Apr 20, 2013 Ceecee rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Georgette Heyer/ Jane Austen fans

Shelves: 5-star, just-plain-entertaining, i-love-fluff, need-to-own

Another hit! Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed Heyer's witty writing and dialogues and her colorful characters.

This has also quite hit home for me, personally. I know when something is just so emotional for me when I get a tingling sensation in my hands. And then my chest aches, and there's a threat of tears. And damn, when Drusilla was talking to herself in the mirror, convinced that the quiet gentleman, Gervase, would never have feelings for her, and that his amiability towards her was simply c...more Another hit! Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed Heyer's witty writing and dialogues and her colorful characters.

This has also quite hit home for me, personally. I know when something is just so emotional for me when I get a tingling sensation in my hands. And then my chest aches, and there's a threat of tears. And damn, when Drusilla was talking to herself in the mirror, convinced that the quiet gentleman, Gervase, would never have feelings for her, and that his amiability towards her was simply courteousness, I cried.

You see, as people perceive Drusilla (what a name! Even in Edwardian times it was an archaic name), she is sensible and totally plain. What hopes indeed does she have when there exists Marianne, a Beauty, of which Gervase can't even deny?

(Sometimes the synopses on Heyer's books can be so misleading. I had really thought that Gervase and his brother would be fighting over a woman.)

What I really love about Heyer is how she chooses her protagonists and the different way she conducts a romance. Though sometimes she writes novels about a Cynical Man falling for an Innocent (like in The Corinthian), she also writes about romances not based on passion, but a quiet kind of romance, and her characters are not your typical Hero and Heroine.

In The Quiet Gentleman, Gervase is soft, a dandy, but beneath his gentleness is a wily and intelligent man. Drusilla is plain, sensible and dependable. Throughout the book, no one really assumes she would catch the Earl's affections. And indeed, the book was not focused on how they fall in love, instead it focused on the threats to Gervase's life, and his relationship with his brother. The romance simply was there, you just had to read between the lines. And be delighted with how things worked out.

I loved how at first Gervase thought Drusilla was dull. Like all young men in their village, he was smitten with Marianne, the Beauty. I loved how Marianne was not presented as a Beauty without Brains or with a mean heart, but simply a Beauty, friendly and admired by women and men alike. And yet, look how things turned out.

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Jul 04, 2007 Res rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

The one where Gervase returns from the army to discover that his stepmother and half-brother resent him and someone is apparently trying to kill him.

Not really one of my favorite Heyers. I don't enjoy mysteries, so the murder angle didn't add much for me. Plus, once you dismiss one possible culprit because he's too obvious for good fiction, you know who the actual culprit is, because everyone else joins the party too late.

Drusilla is like Jenny in A Civil Contract, in that she's praiseworthy f...more

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Feb 06, 2009 Ruth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Georgette Heyer novels should be printed with a warning. I have to be careful when reading her novels in public. This is because they inevitably cause a goofy smile to be pasted on my face, and I'll start giggling loudly at random times for no apparent reason to the poor, unsuspecting public around me. The Quiet Gentleman is no exception to this rule. Absolutely nothing beats a Heyer Regency romance for the sheer enjoyment factor and witty, intelligent humor. She truly is the closest thing to re...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Debbie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, romance, historical

"The Quiet Gentleman" is a historical romantic suspense novel set in the Regency Era in England. I liked both of the romances, with one couple seeming so well suited for each other and the other involving the man coming to appreciate the initially overlooked finer qualities that the woman has. The conflict was created by family resentment over Gervase inheriting the title and estates and between the men vying for innocently flirty Marianne.

The mystery involved who was attacking Gervase and how G...more

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Oct 12, 2011 Linda Banche rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you Regency fans out there haven't yet read THE QUIET GENTLEMAN by Georgette Heyer, you're in for a treat with this romance filled with comedy and danger.

The earl of St. Erth has come home--not that anyone wanted him to. Banished by his father because he was a constant reminder of the wife who deserted him, Gervase has spent his years at war. His stepmother and half-brother hoped a bullet would find him. After all, war is dangerous. But St. Erth is home, to a sullen family, a motley assortmen...more If you Regency fans out there haven't yet read THE QUIET GENTLEMAN by Georgette Heyer, you're in for a treat with this romance filled with comedy and danger.

The earl of St. Erth has come home--not that anyone wanted him to. Banished by his father because he was a constant reminder of the wife who deserted him, Gervase has spent his years at war. His stepmother and half-brother hoped a bullet would find him. After all, war is dangerous. But St. Erth is home, to a sullen family, a motley assortment of hangers-on and the no-nonsense Drusilla, a guest of the family. Matters worsen when Gervase and his brother compete for the same lady. And then the accidents start. Or are they accidents? Does someone want the earl dead?

THE QUIET GENTLEMAN is the type of romance I like, plenty of regency and with something else, in this case comedy and mystery, contributing to the action. I also love a secret identity story, and THE QUIET GENTLEMAN is one without masks. Gervase, blond, blue-eyed (I LOVE blond heroes), his manner unassuming, gives the impression of a lightweight. But he's no pushover, as the other players in the story soon discover.

The danger mounts with the page count. And not only the serious danger from a killer, but that most dreaded of comic regency dangers, rabid mothers seeking the earl as a matrimonial prize for their daughters. And, in a refreshing change, the heroine is the antithesis of the beautiful but not-much-else female.

I haven't read Georgette Heyer in a while, and I'd forgotten the sheer pleasure of wallowing in everything Regency. The history, the customs, the situations, the clothes, and most of all the language. Granted, I don't understand some of the thieves' cant, but that's part of the fun. If you really want translations, page through the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

They don't write regency romances like this any more. In these days of wallpaper, if you want a more authentic regency experience, read Georgette Heyer's THE QUIET GENTLEMAN.

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Aug 15, 2011 Patty rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The new Earl of St. Erth finds that upon arrival at his castle that his remaining family would have preferred him to have died while fighting Napoleon. Happily for him he survived to claim his title as the seventh Earl. His half brother Martin had been treated as the heir and is quite put out that he is not! But is he put out enough to murder?

The Earl's cousin Theo has been taking care of the estate since his uncle took him in as a young boy and he has done very well as its steward. Theo worries...more

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Aug 11, 2011 Bookworm rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Gervase Frant returns home after surviving the Napoleanic Wars. Gervase is now the Earl of St. Erth and is home to claim himself as master of the estate known as Stanyon Manor. His step-mother Lady St.Erth, and step-brother Martin, are both openly unhappy about this. Also staying at Stanyon Castle are Gervase's cousin Theo and Miss Morville who is a guest.
One day while out riding, Gervase stumbles upon a maiden in distress. Miss Marianne Bolderwood has fallen off her horse.
Gervas...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, non-erotic, suspense-mystery

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Gervase may have inherited the family estate after his father’s death, but no one was very excited to see him come home…

This is another Regency Romance written by Ms. Heyer. She wrote numerous mysteries and romances and none of the ones I’ve read have disappointed me. Her writing style provides a lot of period detail and the plots move along slower than most modern works. That fits well with the time period she’s talking about and sh...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Georgette Heyer is the Queen of the Regency Romance novel for a reason. The woman could write one heck of a story. The Quiet Gentleman starts off a bit slow, but before you know it, the reader is surrounded with quite a cast of characters:

*The Dowager Countess, who knows everything and can't be told any different. Quite like Austen's Lady Catherine from P&P, always with a family story to tell too.
*Martin the younger half-brother, who feels he should be the Earl damn it! Really, why couldn't...more Georgette Heyer is the Queen of the Regency Romance novel for a reason. The woman could write one heck of a story. The Quiet Gentleman starts off a bit slow, but before you know it, the reader is surrounded with quite a cast of characters:

*The Dowager Countess, who knows everything and can't be told any different. Quite like Austen's Lady Catherine from P&P, always with a family story to tell too.
*Martin the younger half-brother, who feels he should be the Earl damn it! Really, why couldn't Gervase just die in the war like everyone else?
*Cousin Theo, who is ever so helpful and has undying loyalty to Gervase. He's a little too good come to think of it....
*Miss Bolderwood,the local beauty, who is not the smartest lass in the land but she has quite a fortune
Miss Morville, the smart, quite, and unobtrusive woman who everyone underestimates or overlooks
*Lucy, Gervase's close friend from the war who is himself a Viscount and a dandy. A typical Regency buck you could say.
*Our hero of the story, Gervase, who is not the typical silly dandy that everyone takes him for. He knows what his family thinks of him, has great insight into people's behavior, is quite smart, and sarcastic.

Gervase finds himself in series of coincidences that threaten his person, and his brother Martin is the first one to be suspected. This is easy since Martin flies off the handle over the littlest thing. He can act like quite the big baby, storming off in a huff, in a respectful manner of course. That just makes it all the funnier. Poor Martin, he is such an immature country gentleman. All he needs is some brotherly guidance so he can grow up.

This is a multi-layered story, with sly complex characters, and wonderful period descriptions that make the reader forget time and place. The dialogue is witty, full of double meanings, and if you're not careful, you may miss a tid bit if information necessary to solving who wants to off Gervase. I probably should have figured out who wanted to off Gervase. Looking back I had my suspicions, but I was too busy enjoying the story and reading in the moment that I didn't wholly care about that aspect of the story. I liked all of the interplay between the characters, and that's what Heyer excels at.

I can't think of which character I liked the most, because they were all drawn so well. Each one represents the typical people you would meet in a Regency novel, and I love that cast of characters. This would make a great Masterpiece Theater show.

The was a fun, light, and enjoyable read that reminded me why I need to read more of Heyer. Excellent!

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Jan 04, 2011 Jane Stewart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: regency-mystery

3 ½ stars. Good regency mystery. Enjoyable collection of characters. A small amount of romance is secondary to the mystery.

STORY BRIEF:
Gervase (Ger) is the heir. His mother ran off with a lover which caused Ger’s father to hate Ger. The father remarried and had a second son Martin. Ger has been away for a long time. The Earl died. Ger now returns to his inherited entailed estate. Martin inherited everything else. Ger’s cousin Theo is living there and has been an excellent manager of the estates...more 3 ½ stars. Good regency mystery. Enjoyable collection of characters. A small amount of romance is secondary to the mystery.

STORY BRIEF:
Gervase (Ger) is the heir. His mother ran off with a lover which caused Ger’s father to hate Ger. The father remarried and had a second son Martin. Ger has been away for a long time. The Earl died. Ger now returns to his inherited entailed estate. Martin inherited everything else. Ger’s cousin Theo is living there and has been an excellent manager of the estates in Ger’s absence. Ger’s friend Lucius (Lucy) visits. Martin’s mother the Dowager also lives there. She is haughty and boring. She asked Drusilla to stay with her to keep her company while Drusilla’s parents were traveling. Drusilla is plain looking, perceptive, very smart, and has a lot of common sense. Ger was in the military and is a highly skilled swordsman. He is handsome, intelligent, calm, quiet, and amazingly courteous to Martin and the Dowager who are rude and dislike him.

Ger’s life is in danger. There are several attempts to hurt/kill him. Martin is the obvious suspect because he is very open about his hatred of Ger. His other motive is inheriting the estate.

A secondary story involves beautiful Marianne. Almost every man who sees her wants her including Martin, Ger, and Lucy. In order to spend time with her, Ger hosts a party.

REVIEWER’S OPINION:
As an audiobook, this was a pleasant way to spend time. The best parts were the characters. The author is so good at pulling different types of people (whom I’ve probably known and forgotten about) into the story. Although Martin is kind of a bad guy, toward the end of the book I was enjoying his character – maybe because he was so open and never tried to hide his thoughts or feelings. He couldn’t control his emotions and acted without thinking. He was angry blaming Ger for everything in his life that went wrong. Ger told someone that Martin never sees beyond his nose. Martin probably had some smarts, but they weren’t visible through his immature rants and rages. I was chuckling over Martin. He was fun to read about.

The main story is a mystery – who is trying to kill Ger? It was good. I didn’t feel like we are slowly unraveling clues at the author’s whim. It’s not a traditional mystery of someone dead, and the rest of the story is figuring out who did it. This is a series of harmful occurrences that we are living through.

There is a bit of romance at the end, but there is no developing romance during the story. It’s more of a respectful friendship. That was ok, but I would have liked more emotional something.

The narrator Cornelius Garrett is one of my favorites. He’s good.

DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 10 hours. Narrator: Cornelius Garrett. Swearing language: none. Sexual content: none. Setting: 1816 England. Book Published: 1951. Genre: regency mystery.(less)

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Apr 19, 2010 Gail rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

This was a nice quiet read--despite the fact that there was a mystery in it. The Gentleman of the title returns home from the wars. He's inherited the title after his father died-apparently his mother ran off with a footman, or some such, then quickly died, so dad could re-marry. Since the new earl (or whatever) resembles his mother a great deal, Dad never liked him, and when the oldest son went off to fight Napoleon, everyone hoped he might just, accidentally, of course, die, so the younger son...more This was a nice quiet read--despite the fact that there was a mystery in it. The Gentleman of the title returns home from the wars. He's inherited the title after his father died-apparently his mother ran off with a footman, or some such, then quickly died, so dad could re-marry. Since the new earl (or whatever) resembles his mother a great deal, Dad never liked him, and when the oldest son went off to fight Napoleon, everyone hoped he might just, accidentally, of course, die, so the younger son, by the second wife, could inherit. But he didn't, and now big brother's come home to take up the reins. And none of the family--especially his younger brother--is happy about it.

There's a cousin, and a neighbor's bluestocking daughter who's staying for a visit while the parents are away, and the stepmother, and another very pretty neighbor who's something of a flirt. The younger brother's had his eye on the pretty neighbor, and when her head is turned by the new earl's showing up, little brother has a temper tantrum or two. Then the earl is warned away from a dangerous bridge. And he flirts some more with the neighbor, and bubba has another tantrum. And they go to a party, and have a party, and somebody shoots at the earl, and--well, it's a nice little story, and truthfully, not as exciting as it sounds here.

I enjoyed it, but there were large stretches where nothing much happened. Often I enjoy Heyer's "nothing much," but this seemed like less "much" and more "nothing" than I usually get in her books. It poked along a little too pokily, maybe, than what I prefer. Or maybe it was that we got so very, very little of the internal goings-on of the Quiet Gentleman and his family. I prefer to get a lot of what's going on inside peoples' heads--more emotion and thoughts and such, and we don't get a lot of that. I think some of it is deliberate, so that the happy ending is more of a surprise--but I don't read romance for the surprise. I read it for the journey. So, while I liked the story overall, it's not one of my favorite Heyers.(less)

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Sep 26, 2012 Michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gervase returns from his Peninsular campaigns to Stanyon after the death of his estranged father to assume his new position as Earl of St. Erth. There he finds a petulant younger half-brother who has somehow convinced himself Gervase would be picked off in the war, a stepmother who views him as the intruder, an model-of-virtue-and-loyalty cousin, a quiet but commonsensical lady, and a Beauty, and is then ably assisted by a former comrade also sold out of the army come to stay at Stanyon. Murder...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Sally rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks

In the back of my mind I think I was aware that Georgette Heyer wrote some mysteries as well as many Regency Romances. When I began this book, I was expecting it to be another romance, and was delighted when it turned out to be a mystery along with the romantic elements. One benefit is that the story is not so heavily ladened with regency society events as the romances are. There is still some of that, but the setting in this story is a more remote family estate and not London.

The romantic chara...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ooohhh mannnn!!! Am I the only one who didn't see through the mystery?!?!?!? I did not think it was predictable at all!!! But, oh!!!! So frustrating, arrrggghhhhh!!! I loved this book, but it did not end the way I wanted it too...it didn't feel concluded. How I wish we could have been given more insight into the romance! It only unfolds in the last pages, which makes it come out as really unexpected and random. I wanted to read about the change of opinion Gervase had of Drusilla, Because at the...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Kathryn rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads, historical-fiction, regency-romance

I treated myself to a new Heyer last week, and my selection was The Quiet Gentleman. While I saw through the mystery early and predicted the eventual romance on page, oh, 3 or so, I still enjoyed the story a great deal.

Gervase (how is that pronounced? I assume it's not "Jer-vaze", but that's definitely how it sounds in my head) reminds me a bit of Gilly in The Foundling in that his various relatives and retainers make the mistake of thinking that a quiet demeanor means a mild, meek personality....more

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Jun 09, 2012 Sakura Yue Michaelis rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, paper-books-i-own, funny, great-characters, regency

I am positive that there will never be a book by GH that I won´t like. This one begun like the last one I read: slow; that is why I thought "hey, this one won´t be like the others I read". Wrong.

Gervase, Earl of St. Erth, comes back home after several years. His family, composed by his step-mother and his step-brother, are not very pleased with this. Then, mysterious things began to happen, and all of them attempt to the life of Gervase. I got to say, GH surely knew how to create heroes. Gervas...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Treasa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, adult-fiction, chick-lit, england, historical-fiction, mystery, regency

When Gervase Frant returns home to claim his inheritance and take over Stanyon Castle, he finds a rather cold welcome. His step-mother and half-brother, Martin, are less than pleased to see him returned from the war, safe and sound. Also staying at Stanyon are Gervase's cousin, Theo, who is the agent of the Frant properties; Gervase's friend Lucian, who arrives unexpectedly for a visit; and Drusilla Moreville, a young lady of sense who is visiting while her parents are abroad. The entire househo...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a Georgette Heyer Regency romance/mystery. I enjoyed reading it, but not as much as some of her novels. Gervase has basically been treated very badly by his Earl father & stepmother & has rarely been back home since his mother died. Now that Earl is dead, he's back to claim his estate & all it entails. It seems everyone in his family, except his cousin & a family friend hates him & wishes he were dead. Then, attempts are made on his life.

The mystery is very well don...more

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Dec 05, 2011 Lori McD marked it as started-couldn-t-get-into-it · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, regency, romance, mystery, historical-fiction, favorite-author, british-lit, skimmed

I'm sure that this is a very good book... I was so looking forward to reading it. However, the only version available from my local library was the Large Print edition. And for some reason, it bugged the heck out of me trying to read the story in large print.

It bugged me so much, that after a couple of chapters, I started skimming the book instead of reading it.

The "mystery" seems like it would be charming. I had an idea of "whodunnit" or who was behind it all right away, and as it turned out, I...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Terri rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another fun read from Heyer. I love the element of mystery and I really enjoy that the non-"Beauty" is the one who gets the guy. Heyer is brilliant at the wrapping up scenes. She is very witty and her characters dialogue exchanges bring a smile to my lips.

As a side note, the edition I read contained a short story entitled "To Have the Honour". The Viscount Alan Allerton returns from war after father's death to discover his fortune is all spent. Even though he's in love with his heiress cousin He...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Bettielee rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

I love Heyer. When picking which of my recent library books to read, I saw people describe this one as "gothic." Well, it has the musty old house, but the main character is a man, and men of this time are not as dependent on others for their safety, so I had a little trouble really seeing this as gothic. But it was a great story! It's been a long time since I stayed up all night to read a book. A great cast of characters, as always. I will admit I saw the villain coming, or I thought I did, but...more

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Aug 30, 2011 The UHQ Nasanta rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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3.5 - 4 stars

I really enjoyed this novel as I have enjoyed most of Heyer's romances I have read. Gervase reminded me quite strongly of The Scarlet Pimpernel and I'd been somewhat hopeful of a like occupation, but alas, I was disappointed in that.

I confess that I 'd guessed the culprit of the attempts on Gervase's life early on - from the first attempt, to be precise. It disappointed me to have supposed correctly because I did like that character.

The romance between the main couple was so under...more

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Mar 01, 2009 Zen Cho rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: regency

Aw, I was hoping that the quiet gentleman would be a really boring, quiet, shy dude. Instead it is another of Heyer's Psmith-type dandified-but-deadly characters. Oh well.

Really liked this because it has more of a plot than most of her novels, it's a *different* type of plot from the usual, the little brother character is more interesting (if more annoying) than Heyer's usual little brother characters, and most of all because I love how sensible Miss Morville is. She is so cute!

I was terribly wo...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Chelsea rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've been putting off reading a Georgette Heyer novel for awhile now because I was worried it would fall short of my expectations. Unfortunately, that worry was met. It was an ok book but was in no means a great read. The plot was ok but I had the "mystery" solved with in the first few chapters. The pace of the book was rather slow for me. The characters and most of their interactions were fairly uninteresting to me, although I did laugh out loud twice. Perhaps I will give her another try in the...more

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May 05, 2013 Sara rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: otro, rom, audio

I was disposed to dislike Gervase at once. Who ever heard of a likeable dandy? He seemed shallow (when he dismissed Drusilla as being uninteresting because she was unpretty) and woefully uninterested in the managing of his estate (the contrast from the dutiful Adam in A Civil Contract was striking).

And yet, I couldn't help myself. He's a dandy with a sense of humor. A self-deprecating sense of humor! He is fastidious with his own appearance, but does not use that as an excuse to mock others who...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Josephine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As noted by other reviewers the fun in reading a Georgette Heyer romance novel is not in finding out what happens, the conclusion of all her romances are pretty much the same (the principle male and female characters fall in love and get engaged to be married), the fun comes in discovering how that relationship comes about.

I enjoyed “The Quiet Gentleman” mostly because the development of the romantic relationship is not so overt. The story is centered around a mystery – who is trying to kill Ge...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Becky rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Fun book! It was a little slow at times but I really enjoyed it and laughed out loud several times. This is my first Heyer book and I am so excited to have found this author!
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I loved Miss Moreville from the first time she spoke to the Earl. She provided most of the humor in the book and I was so glad that she was appreciated by the end! Wish there had been a little more romance. Perhaps more discussion between the two as to their feelings at different times etc. I would like to know wh...more

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Aug 29, 2008 Abigail rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Georgette Heyer Fans / Regency Romance Readers

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Jan 01, 2012 Jared rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, fiction

Another good Georgette Heyer book. It's pretty predictable, with elements of mystery. The love story is understated, which I appreciate, but the story isn't quite as engaging as, say, Cotillion or The Reluctant Widow.

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Jul 27, 2010 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, romance

When Gervese Frant returns to claim the title Earl of St Erth he finds him self in a plot to murder him. To his rescue comes Miss Drusilla Morville.

It´s the first book of Georgette Heyer I have read that is more like a suspense story and I find that rather refreshing from all highwaymen and smugglers. I never guessed the culprit until towards the end so it was a surprise for me.

I just love the way Georgette Heyer describes the time. And if you like Jane Austin and H M Forrester you will absolute...more

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“Depend upon it, you are just the sort of girl a man would be glad to have for his sister! You don't even know how to swoon, and I daresay if you tried you would make wretched work of it, for all you have is common sense, and of what use is that, pray?” — 13 people liked it

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