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| Original Title: | The Foundling |
| ISBN: | 1402219482 (ISBN13: 9781402219481) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Georgette Heyer
Paperback | Pages: 439 pages Rating: 3.87 | 5434 Users | 462 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Foundling |
| Author | : | Georgette Heyer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 439 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2009 by Sourcebooks Casablanca (first published 1948) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Regency. Historical Romance. Fiction. Regency Romance |
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The Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling from his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit.
A mysterious beauty provides the perfect opportunity
When Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. But he has no sooner entered this new and dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnapping, adventure, and surprises at every turn.
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Ratings: 3.87 From 5434 Users | 462 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books The Foundling
Ever read a book then something like 7 to 10 years later you reread that same book? On purpose? Yeah, me neither. Until now. Okay, interesting opening, not true, but . . whatever I did have a point in asking the question. So lets try that again, eh?Ever read a book, love it, put it in a pile of possible rereads, and finally get around to rereading it something like 7 years later and . . . not recognize the book at all? If the author hadnt been dead since 1974, Id seriously consider the
Sometimes rereads are A Very Good Thing.I was very young when I originally read this & I didn't much care for it. The hero came across as a bit of a wuss & it was far more an adventure than a romance. Also the teenage me found Gideon more appealing than Gilly.On rereading I now think this is one of GH's best Regencies. The story line is skillfully done & for anyone who feels the romance was perfunctionally done I would say (view spoiler)[ that the engagement between Harriet &
I know many love this one, but I have never been able to finish it in the forty years I've been reading Heyers. The conversations are interminable, seeming to exist for the sake of using period slang (especially that made up by Pierce Egan) and not particularly witty to me. The plot meanders, never catching my interest; I just do not like her long-suffering heroine plots. I wish is idea--the put-upon, mild young duke who runs away and assumes an ordinary identity and promptly finds himself in
Maybe one of the lesser Georgette Heyer novels, but I still found it charming! Gilly is a 24 year old duke, orphaned at a young age. Raised by his concerned but overbearing uncle and a slew of devoted servants, hes been coddled and ordered around all his life. Gilly is a kindhearted guy and doesnt want to hurt anyones feelings, but hes had enough of it. When his cousin Matt confides in him that hes being blackmailed for breach of promise to marry Belinda, a beautiful young girl of no social
The very first Georgette Heyer I have read at the coaxing recommendation of my wife who I believe is in some secret underground Georgette Heyer fan club. In a few short words I would say The Foundling is a fast paced, witty, humorous, well written book that I enjoyed very much. Georgette Heyer writes each character of this large cast so they are instantly recognizable. Most of the characters are over the top, but that is the fun of this novel. The unbelievable situations and turns in the plot
This is a fun one to re-read. With every new approach I gain new sympathy for Gilly, and there's always great satisfaction when he grows some ovaries in the end, and stops letting people boss him around so much.
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