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A Lady of Quality (Paperback)

by Georgette Heyer (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 254 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (7 Nov 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099850206
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099850205
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 485,006 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Miss Annis Wynchwood becomes embroiled in the affairs of a runaway heiress, and is thus destined to see a great deal of her fugitive's uncivil guardian. Chafing at the restrictions of Regency society in Bath, Annis has to admit that at least Carleton is never boring.

About the Author
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars vintage Heyer of the later, more mature and elegiac style, 18 Jul 2001
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Annis Wychwood is a classic late Georgette Heyer heroine - beautiful, independent, and well past marriageable age! And Oliver Carleton (with an e) is one of her best "sardonic" heroes - truly mad, bad and dangerous to know. But of course it is their shared love of the ridiculous that unites them, and sets them apart from the rigid society whose rules he shuns and she longs to. The juveniles' sub-plot is also classic Heyer, and less interesting, although I remember when I was fourteen I preferred their story to that of the aged Annis and Oliver. You'll only read this if you're already a Heyer fan, but if you are, rest assured, it is one of her best. And don't be embarrassed, because there are a lot of us about who admire her wit and style. Certainly escapism, but definitely An Escapism of Quality!
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful fluff!, 4 Sep 2004
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A Lady Of Quality is (to a hardened Heyer fan anyway!) a fantastic and fun addition to any library. Romantic and optimistic without ever succumbing to being too twee, this book is a favourite of mine and is likely to remain so indefinitely. Annis Wychwood is the kind of heroine every modern woman aspires to being - beautiful, intelligent, articulate and adored by a rake! The relationship between the two main characters is entirely believable, and entirely uplifting in introducing the concept of conversational sparring between prospective partners. The plot is more plausible than some other Heyer novels, however the sparkling dialogue between Annis and Oliver has to be the main reason for reading this book. I defy any woman to read this book and remain unmoved by romanticism and escapism (with a substantial dash of irony) at their best!
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a classic, 6 Jan 2003
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There are a handful of books on my bookcase which I could stand to read again and again. A Lady of Quality is one of these!

The characters are lively and easy to care about. What's more you really feel that the attraction between the hero and heroine makes sense. So often in 'romance' novels, the hero is so sketchy or cliched that I can't be bothered liking him, or see what on earth the wonderfully characterised heroine sees in the two dimentional man.

Heyer's writing is witty and engaging. I just love it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyed
I really enjoyed this book and believed in the attraction as it developed. When Annis is ill and cries out "oh why does he not come!" I felt like crying it out myself! Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Harrison-bryant

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story
I'm working my way through all Georgette Heyer's historical romances many years after I first read them, and this has got to be one of the best. Read more
Published 19 months ago by C. Rand

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
After a while it becomes difficult to find new things to say about a review of a Heyer novel. Ostensibly these are all the same. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars top notch
this is the second of her novels that read and i totally recommend this one. very much identified with the main character who decides to make her own way in the world without an... Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2007 by Lindymck

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
I really enjoyed the way the book was written, If you like Jane Austen than you must read Georgette Heyer. I have now hunted her books down and am reading them one by one. Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2007 by Book Buff

5.0 out of 5 stars Her last book and one of her best
Lady of Quality is a brilliant book, one of Heyer's best and the last she wrote before her death.

As all Heyer books, this one is chock-ful of fascinating period detail, the... Read more

Published on 17 Jan 2006 by Helen Hancox

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have
If you have not read any Georgette Heyer Books, start now. It will spoil you for any other Romantic Fiction, though. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2003

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