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Description edit
Robin and Prudence Merriot have been dissemblers since they were children. And in this age of slippery politics, they need to be. So it is nothing for them to rescue a rich heiress from her abductor. But once committed to their masquerade, they must see it through.
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Characters/People edit
- Anthony Fanshawe: A very large gentleman.
- Master Robin: A rather small man, full of wit and humor.
- Gregory Markham: The bad guy in the story.
- John: Servant
- Peter Merriot: Prudence's other identity
- Letty Grayson: Robin's love.
- Mr Belfort: Add a description of this character.
- Mr Rensley
- Humphrey Grayson: Letty's father.
- Tony: Anthony Fanshawe
- Jollyot
- Mr Devereux
- Tremaine
- Dorling
- Letitia
- Kate: Robin's other identity
- Mr Clapperly
- Mr Molyneux
- Robert
- Charles
- Galliano
- Mr Brent
- Raymond Orton
- Mr Troubridge
- Francis
- Enderby
- Thomas
- Matthew
- White
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
It had begun to rain an hour ago, a fine driving mist with the sky grey above.
Table of Contents edit
One: A Lady in Distress
Two: Arrival of a Large Gentleman
Three: My Lady Lowestoft
Four: Mistress Prudence to Herself
Five: Sir Humphrey Grayson Waits Upon Mr. Merriot
Six: The Polite World Receives Mr. and Miss Merriot
Seven: A Taste of a Large Gentleman's Temper
Eight: The Black Domino
Nine: Mohocks Abroad
Ten: Sudden and Startling Appearance of the Old Gentleman
Eleven: My Lord Barham in Arlington Street
Twelve: Passage of Arms Between Prudence and Sir Anthony
Thirteen: Encounter at White's
Fourteen: My Lord Barham Becomes Mysterious
Fifteen: Challenge to Mr. Merriot
Sixteen: Unaccountable Behavior of Sir Anthony Fanshawe
Seventeen: Sad Falling Out of Friends
Eighteen: The Large Gentleman is Awake
Nineteen: Meeting in Arlington Street
Twenty: Ingenuity of my Lord Barham
Twenty-One: Proceedings of Mr. Markham
Twenty-Two: Tortuous Methods of my Lord Barham
Twenty-Three: The Fight by Moonlight
Twenty-Four: Return of Miss Grayson
Twenty-Five: Mystery of the Masked Man
Twenty-Six: Arrest of Mr. Merriot
Twenty-Seven: Violence on the King's High Road
Twenty-Eight: Exit Miss Merriot
Twenty-Nine: The Ride Through the Night
Thirty: Triumph of Lord Barham
Thirty-One: The Honourable Robin Tremaine
Thirty-Two: Journey's End
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 34 in Georgette Heyer Regency Romances in Order of Release Date. (community list)
Preceded by These Old Shades, and followed by Devil's Cub.
This book is in Georgette Heyer Georgian Romances. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Georgette Heyer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1928
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1928
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 320
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( H ) › Heyer, Georgette
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Romance › Historical
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