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Arabella (Paperback)

by Georgette Heyer (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (7 Mar 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749304383
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749304386
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,032,637 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Another entertaining tale of Regency times, this deals with a beau's stratagem in deft manner. A country bred parson's daughter, Arabella is sent to her godmother in London, by her more worldly mother, in hopes of a good marriage, and en route accidentally meets the catch of the fashionable world, Beaumaris. But Arabella's highhanded treatment of the Nonpareil decides him it would be a hum to make her the most sought after female in London - and he procedes to do so. Arabella saddles him with a chimney sweep she has protected, a cur she saves, and her younger brother's troubles after his disastrous stay in town, asks him to marry her so she can help the boy. Beaumaris provides a happy ending when he reveals he has visited her family and knows all her secrets. Well costumed period piece. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Set in Regency England, this is a story about a bewitching woman named Arabella, the daughter of a country parson, who arrives in London disguised as an heiress and consequently takes the town by storm.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - Ulysses is the next great Character!, 14 Nov 2005
By Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arabella (Paperback)
Arabella is one of my favourite Heyer books and part of its charm are the amusing conversations that Beaumaris has with the little dog Ulysses. The central idea that because Arabella isn’t interested in Beaumaris, that piques his interest and makes him pursue her, works quite well except it’s never entirely clear what it is about her that DOES attract him. Yes, she’s pretty – although younger than his usual lady, but she is also innocent and unworldly and therefore makes mistakes that he appears (rather surprisingly) to find charming; she foists young orphans, mongrel dogs and penniless brothers on him (not usually guaranteed to snare your man) and she withholds the truth of her fortune from him – not knowing that he already knows it.

Beaumaris starts the book seeming jaded, bored – the typical rich Heyer hero (although untitled this time), but he seems to become more and more amiable as the book goes on, going against his better judgement in order to humour her in many areas (such as Jemmy the Climbing Boy that he takes in). His conversations with the dog are fantastic though – Heyer occasionally includes dogs in her books and she always gives a wonderfully affectionate and amusing portrait, such as Lufra in the book Frederica and Bouncer in The Reluctant Widow.

The book is a great fun read, with lots of interesting characters well-drawn. For me the only real disappointment is that we never really know quite why Beaumaris falls in love with Arabella, apart from her innocence and freshness, and also why he is so sure that she does really like him when she has given him so little encouragement.
Despite these negative comments, read it and enjoy it. It’s well worth it!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite Georgette Heyer's, 29 Jul 2004
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This review is from: Arabella (Mass Market Paperback)
This has to be one of her funniest, the characters are so full of life and yet it is all done so lightly, with no heavy handedness. The hero and heroine are, as ever, very interesting characters, and I personally find the hero's unrepentant mischievousness much more appealing than any plaster saint.
Though the 'conversations' with his dog has to be the highlights of this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Delightful but lacking, 29 Aug 2008
By Candy Adderley (Cambridgeshire,England) - See all my reviews
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I picked this book wanting a good read on a rainy afternoon and Georgette Heyer certainly delivered that with vivid descriptions and period features that would satisfy any historical fanatic, but I found the love scenes between the two main characters very lacking, but perhaps that's just the way romance and love scenes were abck then.
I prefer abit more sizzle and passion with my historical novels
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ulysees Steals the Show.
I seem to be chain-reading Heyer's Regency romances at the moment, and this one has been my latest. I very much enjoyed it, but the book only really came to life after the rescue... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Kit

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Georgette Heyer
This is without doubt my favourite Georgette Heyer. Beaumaris is the perfect hero - handsome, elegant and incapable of refusing the demands of the lovely Arabella. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2002 by Jax

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
One of her best, the loveable (and kind)Arabella boasts of a non existant fortune; but still gets her man. She also rescues a chimney boy and a dog. Good fun.
Published on 18 Sep 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good read
One of her best books, easy to read and empathize with the characters.
Published on 18 Sep 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing, witty - good story on way to expected ending
Arabella, beautiful and spirited penniless Yorkshire girl has chance of one Season in London. Initial meeting with society leader, Mr. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The first Regency I read , it got me hooked!
I found a battered copy of this on the crewroom floor at work and as I was at a loose end I read it . I was hooked on Georgette Heyer from that moment . Read more
Published on 16 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Georgette Heyer (so far, and I've read lots)
This is my all-time favourite Georgette Heyer novel and indeed one of my favourite novels full stop. Read more
Published on 23 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous
I would highly recommend this book to all Heyer fans. I find Arabella my favorite heroine out of all the Georgette Heyer's books I have read. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 1999

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