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The 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 form his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit. So when Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. No sooner has he entered this new and dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnap and adventure ... (20031208)
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fabulous Georgette Heyer, full of energy, witty and with a good plot. The romance between The Duke of Sale, a wonderfully unusual quiet and shy hero, and Harriet is understated and not given many pages, but the adventure and characters make up for this. The romance when it happens is also very real and lovely.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of Georgette Heyer's better books; the plot is really interesting and the end is not immediately obvious. I loved the lead characters, and really the more I think about it, the more I love this book!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was never one of my favourite Heyer's when I first started reading her books, probably because I was looking for romance, and in this book that element very much takes a back seat. I re-read it recently on holiday however and really enjoyed it for completely different reasons. The story mainly focuses on Gilly (the Duke of Sale) who is fed up with being molly coddled by his many doting retainers and protective relatives. Our hero is far from your traditional tall, dark and handsome alpha heros but is 'below average height', slightly delicate and very gentle with a 'sweet disposition'. He is reluctant to hurt the feelings of those who have his interests so much at heart but is totally fed up with being thwarted every time he tries to assert himself by all the well-meaning busy bodies who surround him. He decides he'd like to see what it's like to be just plain Mr Dash from Nowhere and his cousin Matthew gives him the opportunity. Matthew has become entangled with a very dodgy character who claims to be the guardian of the blindingly beautiful but extremely dim-witted Belinda (the Foundling of the title). The adventures Gilly encounters as plain Mr Rufford are what makes this book so charming and so enjoyable. He becomes involved with a runaway school boy, various colourful rogues, highway men and inn-keepers, he gets captured, escapes and manages to fend for himself very well in the end. As usual there is loads of wonderful detail and plenty of funny moments. They wind up in Bath where Gilly enlists the help of his betrothed (who he proposes to at the beginning of the book at the suggestion of his uncle who has virtually arranged the match). His Harriet is the perfect match for him, shy and gentle but with a strong core and the whole muddled, complicated plot comes out happily in the end. Of course. If you are looking for passionate romance this is not for you but if you love Heyer, her insights into Regency life, her humour and originality this one is definitely worth reading.
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Bookworm
Easy reading from Georgette Heyer. Pretty standard fare but nothing to object to. Not her worst book by any means but not her best either.
Published 6 months ago by New Camper Pat
Georgette Heyer
As always any Geogette Heyer Book is excellant. The details of customs, clothes and manners is wonderful and transports one back into another time
Published 8 months ago by Witsend
Less Romance, more excitement
A slightly different Heyer novel. The hero is not the dashing type, but a very young man born to rank and wealth, but with very little confidence in himself. Read more
Published 14 months ago by GillyB
a cheerful romp
The Foundling lacks Heyer's usual faultless narrative drive, I feel, but it is still a very engaging story. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009 by Sarah A. Brown
Classic romance and adventure you seek
I know this writer from another writer's fan group. Heyer is a bit old and not easy to obtain. But her work has the value. The stage is the Regent days of England. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 1998
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