When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption. ... Read More
When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption. ... Read More
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When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption. Georgette Heyer's debut novel, written as a diversion for her ailing brother, abounds in the qualities that make her books perennial favorites with lovers of historical romance: colorful characters, sparkling dialogue, and lively plotting punctuated by swashbuckling action. Set in the 1750s, The Black Moth is rich in Georgian-era atmosphere, offering a compulsive page-turner that novelist and critic Margaret Drabble praised as "stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty."
London native Georgette Heyer (1902–74) was among her generation's most prominent writers of historical romances. Inspired by Jane Austen, she frequently set her stories in the Regency period. Starting at the age of 17 with The Black Moth, she wrote several dozen books, including detective fiction and thrillers.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
PROLOGUE
I. AT THE CHEQUERS INN, FALLOWFIELD II. MY LORD AT THE WHITE HART
III. INTRODUCING THE HON. RICHARD CARSTARES IV. INTRODUCING THE LADY LAVINIA CARSTARES V. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER VI. BATH: 29 QUEEN SQUARE VII. INTRODUCING SUNDRY NEW CHARACTERS VIII. THE BITER BIT IX LADY O'HARA INTERVENES X LADY O'HARA RETIRES XI. MY LORD TURNS RESCUER AND COMES NIGH ENDING HIS LIFE XII. MY LORD DICTATES A LETTER AND RECEIVES A VISITOR XIII. MY LORD MAKES HIS BOW XIV. MISTRESS DIANA IS UNMAIDENLY XV. O'HARA'S MIND IS MADE UP XVI. MR. BETTISON PROPOSES XVII. LADY O'HARA WINS HER POINT XVIII. ENTER CAPTAIN HAROLD LOVELACE XIX. THE REAPPEARANCE OF HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER XX. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER TAKES A HAND IN THE GAME
XXI. MRS. FANSHAWE LIGHTS A FIRE AND O'HARA FANS THE FLAME XXII. DEVELOPMENTS XXIII. LADY LAVINIA GOES TO THE PLAY XXIV. RICHARD PLAYS THE MAN XXV. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER CAPTURES THE QUEEN XXVI. MY LORD RIDES TO FRUSTRATE HIS GRACE XXVII. MY LORD ENTERS BY THE WINDOW XXVIII. IN WHICH WHAT THREATENED TO BE TRAGEDY TURNS TO COMEDY XXIX. LADY O'HARA IS TRIUMPHANT EPILOGUE
When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption. Georgette Heyer's debut novel, written as a diversion for her ailing brother, abounds in the qualities that make her books perennial favorites with lovers of historical romance: colorful characters, sparkling dialogue, and lively plotting punctuated by swashbuckling action. Set in the 1750s, The Black Moth is rich in Georgian-era atmosphere, offering a compulsive page-turner that novelist and critic Margaret Drabble praised as "stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty."
London native Georgette Heyer (1902–74) was among her generation's most prominent writers of historical romances. Inspired by Jane Austen, she frequently set her stories in the Regency period. Starting at the age of 17 with The Black Moth, she wrote several dozen books, including detective fiction and thrillers.
CONTENTS.
PROLOGUE
I. AT THE CHEQUERS INN, FALLOWFIELD II. MY LORD AT THE WHITE HART
III. INTRODUCING THE HON. RICHARD CARSTARES IV. INTRODUCING THE LADY LAVINIA CARSTARES V. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER VI. BATH: 29 QUEEN SQUARE VII. INTRODUCING SUNDRY NEW CHARACTERS VIII. THE BITER BIT IX LADY O'HARA INTERVENES X LADY O'HARA RETIRES XI. MY LORD TURNS RESCUER AND COMES NIGH ENDING HIS LIFE XII. MY LORD DICTATES A LETTER AND RECEIVES A VISITOR XIII. MY LORD MAKES HIS BOW XIV. MISTRESS DIANA IS UNMAIDENLY XV. O'HARA'S MIND IS MADE UP XVI. MR. BETTISON PROPOSES XVII. LADY O'HARA WINS HER POINT XVIII. ENTER CAPTAIN HAROLD LOVELACE XIX. THE REAPPEARANCE OF HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER XX. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER TAKES A HAND IN THE GAME
XXI. MRS. FANSHAWE LIGHTS A FIRE AND O'HARA FANS THE FLAME XXII. DEVELOPMENTS XXIII. LADY LAVINIA GOES TO THE PLAY XXIV. RICHARD PLAYS THE MAN XXV. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER CAPTURES THE QUEEN XXVI. MY LORD RIDES TO FRUSTRATE HIS GRACE XXVII. MY LORD ENTERS BY THE WINDOW XXVIII. IN WHICH WHAT THREATENED TO BE TRAGEDY TURNS TO COMEDY XXIX. LADY O'HARA IS TRIUMPHANT EPILOGUE
