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I've read and enjoyed The Grand Sophy and The Black Sheep. Can anyone recommend other Heyer books similar to these two?

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Faro's Daughter is one of my favourites too (as are The Grand Sophy, Arabella and Frederica)…moreFaro's Daughter is one of my favourites too (as are The Grand Sophy, Arabella and Frederica)(less)

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At some point, the author has a character ask, "Who's the dentical wench?", an expression I cannot find a definition for. Anybody?

Jenny H It's Sussex dialect, though I'm not sure what it means. I've always taken it to be a contraction of 'identical'.

Edited to add: I have checked "A dicti…moreIt's Sussex dialect, though I'm not sure what it means. I've always taken it to be a contraction of 'identical'.

Edited to add: I have checked "A dictionary of the Sussex dialect and collection of provincialisms in use in the county of Sussex" (https://archive.org/details/sussexdia...), where I find it defined as 'dainty'.
It gives as an example "My master says that this here Prooshian cat what you gave me is a deal too dentical for a poor man's cat; he wants one as will catch the meece and keep herself"(less)

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Is Ludovic Lavenham meant to be as stupid as he comes across as? It's weird, too, he's meant to be this macho type but he comes across as sort of effete - 'Ludovic lifted one slender finger' etc and I wonder if Heyer meant him to be disguised as a woman a lot more originally, and later changed her mind and the plot turned out differently?

Dorothy I think the point is that he's not the real hero of the story, nor is Eustacie the real heroine. Heyer always has some characters for comic relief, an…moreI think the point is that he's not the real hero of the story, nor is Eustacie the real heroine. Heyer always has some characters for comic relief, and they're it. Yes, he does come across as not as bright as he could be!(less)

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