false 32111 0373835493 9780373835492 372 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168335984m/32111.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32111.The_Foundling 18067 Georgette Heyer 25264 2556 Anyone who enjoys reading about Miles, Ivan, and Gregor will probably enjoy Gilly, Matt, and Gideon. 0 2009-10-13T19:03:01-07:00 1442942 233 2009-10-13T19:03:01-07:00 4 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 10 10:59:01 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 12:30:16 -0800 2009
As I mentioned in my notes on Sprig Muslin, these two books start off their adventures in pretty much the same way: a man, on his way to propose a marriage he isn't very enthusiastic about, finds himself saddled with a beautiful woman-child whose innocence he has to protect and a heedless schoolboy who complicates things with his impulsiveness.

The romance is better developed in Sprig Muslin. Here, though Harriet comes to the rescue courageously in the latter section of the book, she's really only a small part of Gilly's overall declaration of independence.

I also prefer the girl-and-boy complications in Sprig Muslin; here, Tom is just annoying, and Belinda seems alarmingly simpleminded.

What The Foundling has that Sprig Muslin lacks: First, Liversedge, the golden-tongued villain who always lands on his feet; second, Gilly coming into his own, which is the great pleasure of the book.

Again, the same conclusion: read them both.
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