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Description edit
In an 18th century of wit, womanizing and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Mr Philip Jettan: Maurry and Maria's son. Philip preferred the country to all the pleasures his father enjoyed. "He was now some twenty-three years old, tall and handsome, but as his father told his uncle, 'an unpolished cub'."
- Miss Cleone Charteris: "She was very lovely. She had thick gold curls, eyes of cornflower blue, and a pair of red lips that pouted or smiled in equal fascination. She was just eighteen, and the joy and despair of all the young men of the countryside."
- Maurice "Maurry" Jettan: Elder son of Mr. Tom Jettan. Maurice "sowed all the wild oats of which he was capable before taking up his abode at the Pride."
- Mr Thomas Jettan: Son of "old" Tom Jettan. Thomas "never ceased sowing his wild oats, and showed no love for the house whatsoever."
- Mr Bancroft: Mr. Bancroft grew up in Little Fittledean though he was some five years older than the others. He is very fashionable.
- James Winton: Add a description of this character.
- Sir Deryk Brenderby: One of Cleone's London beaux.
- Sir Thomas Jettan: a man who built his house on the west side of Little Fittledean.
- Sally Malmerstoke: Cleone's aunt residing in London
- Jennifer Winton
- Mrs Moggat: Thomas' valet-footman. Mrs. Moggat is Thomas' cook.
- Harold Bancroft
- Jacques
- Sally
- Jules de Bergeret
- M. de Château-Banvau
- De Bergeret
- Brenderby
- Paul de Vangrisse: A friend of Philip's from Paris
- James Winton: "a dull man with no wife, but two children, James and Jennifer" who built his house on the north side of Little Fittledean.
- Le Vallon
- Satterthwaite
- Maria Marchant Jettan: Maurry's wife. "She was a gentle lady, with a sweet disposition."
- Lord Charles Fairfax: A friend of Philip's in London.
- De Farraud
- Henri de Chatelin
- Louis
- Clothilde de Chaucheron
- Madam Charteris
- Dolly Marchand
- Mr Charteris
- Aunt Sally
- De Chambert
- Julie de Marcherand
- M. le Comte de Saint-Dantin
- Henry Bancroft
- François
- M. de Foli-Martin
- Philippe au Cæur Perdu
- Ann Nutley
- Damme
- Papa
Setting & Locations edit
- Farraud
- Curzon Street
- Jettan's Pride: The name of the house Tom Jettan built on the west side of Little Fittledean.
- Little Fittledean: A village somewhere between Midhurst and Brighthelmstone
- Sharley House: Mr. Charteris' house.
First Sentence edit
If you searched among the Downs in Sussex, somewhere between Midhurst and Brighthelmstone, inland a little, and nestling in modest seclusion between two waves of hills, you would find Little Fittledean, a village round which three gentlemen had built their homes.
Table of Contents edit
I. The House of Jettan
II. In which is Presented Mistress Cleone Charteris
III. Mr. Bancroft Brings Trouble into Little Fittledean
IV. The Trouble Comes to a Head
V. In which Philip Finds that his Uncle is More Sympathetic than his Father
VI. The Beginning of the Transformation
VII. Mr. Bancroft Comes to Paris and is Annoyed
VIII. In which Philip Delivers himself of a Rondeau
IX. Mr. Bancroft is Enraged
X. In which a Letter is Read
XI. Philip Astonishes his Uncle
XII. Philip Plays a Dangerous Game
XIII. Sir Maurice Comes to Town
XIV. The Strange Behavior of Mistress Cleone
XV. Lady Malmerstoke on Husbands
XVI. Mistress Cleone Finds there is No Safety in Numbers
XVII. Mistress Cleone at her Wits' End
XVIII. Philip Takes Charge of the Situation
XIX. Philip Justifies his Chin
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 34 in Georgette Heyer Regency Romances in Order of Release Date. (community list)
Preceded by The Black Moth, and followed by These Old Shades.
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: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1923
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1923
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( H ) › Heyer, Georgette
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Romance › Historical › England
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