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The Foundling (Paperback)

by Georgette Heyer (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 307 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (7 Mar 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749304480
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749304485
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 559,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Another Regency story from the author of 50 novels including "The Black Moth". It was undoubtedly better to be the 7th Duke of Sale than a sweep's apprentice, but he was much inclined to think that to have been plain Mr Dash of Nowhere in Particular would have been preferable to either.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure and (a little) romance, 6 Feb 2001
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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.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One even my husband read and loved., 5 Feb 2008
By JESS (Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Foundling (Paperback)
I loved this from start to finish. Gilly, the Duke of Sale, is so utterly likeable and endearing that my whoops about him and this very funny adventure, even got my husband reading it no sooner had I finished the book with a very satisfied sigh.

If you prefer gentlemen heroes rather than arrogant rakes, then you will LOVE THIS.

As others have said, a sweet romance is there but plays a happy second fiddle to the rollercoaster adventure and intrigue that comsumes the adorable Gilly.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a typical Regency romance but still wonderful, 22 Aug 2008
By CJ (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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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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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
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