Lady of Quality | 
 enlarge | Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
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Sales Rank: 51349
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 1402210779
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781402210778
ASIN: 1402210779
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Miss Annis Wychwood, at twenty-nine, has long been on the shelf, but this bothers her not at all. She is rich and still beautiful and she enjoys living independently in Bath, except for the tiresome female cousin, who her very proper brother insists must live with her.
When Annis offers sanctuary to the very young runaway heiress Miss Lucilla Carleton, no one at all thinks this is a good idea. With the exception of Miss Carleton's overbearing guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton, whose reputation as the rudest man in London precedes him. Outrageous as he is, the charming Annis ends up finding him absolutely irresistible.
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 Georgette Heyer is tops June 21, 2008
Although not a light and humorous as some of Heyer's novels, it still holds up. When will the movie industry stop doing "Pride and Prejudice" over and over and do some of Georgette's stories. I'd love to see the "Unknown Ajax" in movie form.
 Heyer's last book, but not least May 28, 2008
Although "Lady of Quality" has a lot of similarities to her earlier "Black Sheep", both books are delightful in their own ways. The lady in question is Annis Wychwood, and this beautiful, intelligent and independent woman meets her match in an outspoken man who is neither handsome nor polite (but he is very, very rich!). The dialog between these lively characters is the main pleasure of this Regency romance, but the best laughs come from the nonsense spouted by Maria, the chaperone, and the reactions of all the characters who have to listen to her. Maria Farlow is brilliantly drawn, and her maddening and moronic utterances are worth the price of the book. I have been rereading this novel for almost four decades, and have never tired of it - I heartily recommend it to any Heyer fan, or anyone who has a love for romance, humor, and good writing!
Funny and entertaining March 4, 2008
Her characters are so much fun. Annis is beautiful but needs mental stimulation in a husband - and is perfectly content to set up her own household when she doesn't find those qualities in the gentlemen who have offered for her.
Oliver is a opionated and obstinate. The fact that he falls for Annis not for her beauty but for her quick wit and her sense of humor shows that there is more to a person than physical beauty and we all need to look a little deeper than the outside package of a person.
Lots of fun to read.
One of the three Bath Regency's which Heyer wrote, and her last regency Romance December 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This novel reflects Heyer at her not-so-best - it was the last Regency Romance she wrote - her last complete work, and while not her best - it is still a stunning example of her ability to write a witty and amusing read. It was teh first Heyer novel I ever read and I still feel very affectionately towards it. It is a lovely fun read, but having read the rest of her books (usually frequently) I cannot help but feel that Heyer has mostly rewritten Bath Tangle (one of the other Bath Romances she wrote)
Annis Wichwood is living the retired life with her stepmother in Bath when she comes across Lucilla who is trying to elope with her friend Ninian to escape from her terrible guardian, Oliver Carlton.
Oliver Carlton must be the rudest man in bath, but Annis finds herself rather liking him, despite this. In fact, it is more that he doesn't care for appearances, or opinions, and rather thinks Annis doesn't either - or shouldn't.
The romance as it grows is rich with humour - and more than anything it has one of the most romantic moments at the end of it - a nice reflection of the beginning motif. Very clever and smart romance. If this was going to the last novel I ever published I would be more than happy to have my name on the cover. Poor Heyer was never proud of her Regency's - she felt that her Medieval novels were the ones which best reflected her interest and strengths - yet they don't seem to capture th eage and the feeling as the Regency's do. This is a great book and recommended as a starting point for any new reader as any of the others.
Heyer at the top of her form August 23, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Heyer is known for single-handedly creating the Regency novel as a genre (Jane Austen, you'll recall, delivered stunning character portraits of people contemporary to her time) and this book shows you why. If you're new to Georgette Heyer, start here; if you're a long-time fan of the Regency, you won't want to miss this morsel. It's beautifully crafted, and boasts all the Heyer earmarks: witty, fast-paced dialogue full of convincing period slang, characters with depth and dimension who you grow to know utterly well within a few pages (even the much-loathed Maria or the pompous Lord Beckham are impossible to hate; a loving author renders them as endearingly flawed, expertly avoiding the stereotypical approach that far too many genre writers fall into), and detail that paints a vivid picture of time and place without bogging down the storyline. Miss Wychwood is one of Heyer's more bewitching heroines, with her calm mind, independent spirit, quick wit, and tendency to openly declare (and hold to) her opinions, and Oliver Carleton proves more than a match for her, though he has his own warts (a quick temper, a disreputable past). Even in the character of Carleton, wherein Heyer perfects the prototype of the Regency's loveable rake, there are things to admire: his honesty and forthrightness, his punctilious sense of duty toward Lucilla, and, of course, how quickly and thoroughly he falls for our worthy heroine. Sir George and Lady Amabel, Lucilla and Ninian (was anyone else rooting for these two?), and even gabble-tongued Maria all get their time on the stage, contributing to a well-crafted, well-rounded story that perfectly delivers a sweet, amusing, wistfully delightful read without intruding any of the more unpleasant aspects of the period onto the romantic reader's vision.
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