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Spirited, independent and in her late twenties, Miss Annis Wychwood held herself to be past the age of falling in love.
Befriending a pretty runaway heiress brings unexpected consequences, among them the very conflicting emotions aroused by her encounters with the wayward girl's... read more
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Characters edit
- Miss Annis Wychwood: "not-yet 30-year-old" heiress, beauty, and spinster-by-choice determined to set up her own household in Bath
- Lucilla Carleton: A "very young, very pretty girl" running from an arranged marriage
- Ninian Elmore: Young man who aids Lucilla in running away
- Sir Geoffrey Wychwood: Miss Wychwood's brother
- Lady Ambell Wychwood: Wife to Sir Geoffrey
- Oliver Carleton: Lucilla Carleton's uncle
- Lord Iverly aka Mr. William Elmore: Father to Ninian Elmore
- Lady Iverley: Mother of Ninian Elmore
- Lord Beckenham: "for years had been regarded as the biggest matrimonial catch in the district" (Bath)
- Harry Beckenham: Younger brother of Lord Beckenham
- Jurby: Miss Annis Lychwood's "devoted dresser."
- Maria Farlow: Distant relative now chaperon and companion of Miss Wychwood
- Mrs Carla Amber: Lucilla's aunt (with whom Lucilla previously lived)
- Mrs Stinchcombe: Matron in Bath. Mother to Corisande and Edith
- Corisande Stinchcombe: Young woman of bath, about Lucilla's age
- Limbury: Miss Wychwood's butler
- Mrs Wardlow: Miss Wychwood's housekeeper in Bath
- James: a footman in Miss Wychwood's household
- Mrs Mandeville: Matron of Bath
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- Denis Kilbride: Young man, one-time suitor of Miss Wychwood's,
- Dr Tidmarsh
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First Sentence edit
The elegant travelling carriage which bore Miss Wychwood from her birthplace, on the border of Somerset and Wiltshire, to her home in Bath, proceeded on its way at a decorous pace.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters:
1 through 15
Errata edit
Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer: The Kindle edition has Miss Farlow listed as Mrs Wardlow on several pages. When you read the book be aware that these two names are, in fact, the same person.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 34 of 34 in Georgette Heyer Regency Romances in Order of Release Date. (community list)
Preceded by Charity Girl.
This book is in Georgette Heyer Regency Romances. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Georgette Heyer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bodley Head Ltd
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0330236490
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Bodley Head Ltd
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0330236490
Page Count: 320
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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