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On the eve of battle, passions are running high... "A brilliant achievement...vivid, accurate, dramatic...the description of Waterloo is magnificent."-DAILY MAIL "My favorite historical novelist."-MARGARET DRABBLE IN THE SUMMER OF 1815, with Napolean Bonaparte marching down from the north,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lady Barbara: Add a description of this character.
- Judith
- Charles Stuart
- Colonel Audley
- Duke
- George
- Harriet
- Fitzroy
- Harry
- Gordon
- Perry
- Mr Creevey
- Maitland
- Lady Vidal
- Lady Worth
- Lavisse
- Blücher
- Lucy
- Boney
- Good God
- Bonaparte
- Etienne
- Mrs Fisher
- Adam
- Julian
- Gussie
- Lady Taverner
- Dörnberg
- William
- Grant
- Gneisenau
- Barbara Childe
- Halkett
- Donzelot
- Charles Audley
- La Haye Sainte
- Grace
- Röder
- Bathurst
- Picton
- Miss Devenish
- Georgiana
Setting & Locations edit
- Brussels
- Nivelles
- Hougoumont
- Bab
- England
- Ghent
- Charleroi
- Paris
- Spain
- Hyde Park
- France
- Wellington
- Vienna
- Waterloo
- Augusta
- London
- Netherlands
- Nassau
- Mons
- Antwerp
- Brunswick
- America
- Vandeleur
- Belgium
- Alava
- Ostend
- Europe
- Grammont
- Mont St Jean
- Ligny
- Enghien
- Ompteda
- Braine-le-comte
- Wavre
- Peninsula
- Ziethen
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 3 in Alastair Trilogy. (standard series)
Preceded by Devil's Cub.
This is book 9 of 34 in Georgette Heyer Regency Romances in Order of Release Date. (community list)
Preceded by The Talisman Ring, and followed by The Spanish Bride.
This book is in Georgette Heyer Regency Romances. (community list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Georgette Heyer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1937
ISBN: 978-1402210075
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1937
ISBN: 978-1402210075
Page Count: 512
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Short Stories
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › 20th Century
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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