- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (9 Jan 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099416247
- ISBN-13: 978-0099416241
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 813,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"My favourite historical novelist - stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours." - Margaret Drabble
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Finding so young and pretty a girl as Amanda wandering unattended, Sir Gareth Ludlow knows it is his duty to restore her to her family. But it is to prove no easy task for the Corinthian.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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The second Georgette Heyer romance novel I read when I first started devouring her novels a few decades ago, (the first was "Black Sheep"), "Sprig Muslin" is, to this day, my favourite Regency-era romance novel of all time. It's novel that can proudly boast of possessing everything from a nice, gently paced romance subplot, to an adventure (of a small sort), with some hysterically funny scenes, and written with just the right touch of gentle humour, so that you're left with a satisfied smile (and feeling) on your face long after you've finished the book.
Sir Gareth Ludlow has decided to do his duty and marry. And because he's a much sought after bachelor, and a good-looking and amiable man to boot, finding a wife shouldn't be too difficult a task. But because he is still very much affected by the death, seven years ago, of his true love (the beautiful but headstrong Clarissa) Gareth has decided to marry for suitability and convenience. Not for him some young debutante who would, no doubt, expect him to shower her with affection and dance to her tune; and Gareth has decided to ask his good friend, Lady Hester Theale, to marry him. Labeled an old maid, quiet, self effacing and practical Lady Hester surely would not look to make a love matchat this stage in her life, and would, naturally, see all the advantages of making a marriage based on mutual respect and admiration. Except that along the way to propose to Hester, Gareth meets a very young lady, all alone (no chaperone or servants) who calls herself "Amanda Smith." Beautiful, willful and with a highly imaginative mind, Amanda has runaway from home because she has a PLAN (you'll have to read the book to discover what this PLAN entails). Naturally Gareth cannot leave such a young girl by herself, and he decides to rescue Amanda for her own good. But little did Gareth imagine that when he set out to rescue Amanda that she would embroil him in an adventure of a lifetime, and that it would make him look at a certain lady with new eyes and with hope in his heart...
I had exactly the same reaction to "Sprig Muslin" that I had with Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" -- an overwhelming sense of relief and satisfaction that it had ended in exactly the way I had wanted it to. The basic plot-line is very spare, but where Heyer's genius lies is in the manner in which she quickly engages the reader's interest in the characters portrayed, making you care for them and devoutly hoping that each and every one of them gets the resolution they deserve. For myself, I've always had a soft spot for quiet, overlooked heroines, especially when most of my friends preferred heroines with more hair than wit and who exhibited a lot of resolution but practically no common sense. So that reading "Sprig Muslin" was like a tonic for me -- "watching" the gentle romance between the hero and heroine unfold quietly, esp as this contrasted superbly with each outrageous new story that Amanda would concoct and unleash -- it was just so excellently done and such fun! To this day, I've yet to come across another novel that satisfies and entertains me as much as "Sprig Muslin," and I'm beginning to doubt that I ever will. If you haven't read it yet, don't hesitate: PICK THIS BOOK UP TODAY, you won't regret it.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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In Sprig Muslin, Georgette Heyer stands romantic convention on its ear. The true heroine of the piece is NOT the beautiful, tempestuous young ingenue, but instead a shy, quiet "spinster" whose humor and courage gradually emerge as the ingenious plot unfolds. Sprig Muslin was not one of my favorite Heyer novels the first time I read it, but I have come to treasure it more with each reading.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Having given up hope of ever finding a lady to replace his lost love, Clarissa, Gareth has resigned himself to a marriage of convenience. He plans a union based on mutual liking certainly, but nothing more as he is unable to offer love. He has decided to ask his old friend Lady Hesther to marry him, as he likes her and knows that her family do not value her as they should. Hesther is gentle, quiet, shy, myopic, and every day of 29!!! Her father is stunned by this unlooked-for good fortune as she has been on the shelf for years. But after hearing the news, Hesther cries herself to sleep. Why would she do that? Then Amanda bursts onto the scene. In many ways she resembles the lovely Clarissa in her impulsiveness, independence and beauty. She proceeds to wreak havoc in Sir Gareth's plans, and is she the new love he is looking for? Gareth certainly comes to see things rather more clearly by the end of this charming and funny story. I promise you wil love this novel, really it is one of her very best.
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Middling farce
This is the first Heyer book I have maanged to read, having failed in some previous attempts. I have just read a biography of her and perhaps that helped. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stephen Bishop
Good if you like farcical romantic comedy
I love Georgette Heyer but have to admit this is the book of hers which I've liked least. Like another reviewer here I just couldn't get on with the absurd and irritating Amanda,... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Roman Clodia
Why prolong the agony?
Never having read any GH, I picked this one at random. Evidently, I was out of luck that day. The young "heroine" in sprig muslin turned out to be one of the most irritating and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Meece
A lot of fun
The other reviews give a pretty good idea as to what this book is all about so let me just take the opportunity to tell you why I am happy to second this book as a great read. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2010 by AnetteF
Very funny!
As I read this book on more than one occasion laughed out loud. It is funny, without being silly. Lady Hestor only plays quite a small part, but at the end I liked her character as... Read more
Published on 8 April 2008 by A. Harrison-bryant
more adventure than romance
The certain thing about this book is, it really takes you by surprise. You turn each page thinking what is to happen next and more you read more you are surprised. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2008 by lady
Another Winner from Heyer
This is the usual Heyer fare, yet saying that does her no disservice. Heyer's writing is consistently the best historical romance on offer and all her books are top notch. Read more
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