When the Duke Returns (2008) (edit title/settings)

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• Lady Isidore Del'Fino: Duchess of Cosway, beautiful and headstrong; married to the Duke of Cosway by proxy when she was twelve years old
• Simeon Jermyn: Duke of Cosway, dark and handsome
• Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont: Isidore's friend
• Honeydew: butler at Revels House
• Kinnaird: the manager of the Duke of Cosway's London properties
• Godfrey: younger brother of the Duke of Cosway
• Lucille: Isidore's lady's maid
• Elijah: Duke of Beaumont
• Dowager Duchess of Cosway: Simeon's mother
• Bahrnagash: King of Abyssinia who was famous for putting strangers to death and dividing their possessions among his tribesmen; challenged Simeon to a race - the reward being his life and the lives of his men
• Signorina Angelico: Isidore's mantua-maker
• Valamksepa: one of Simeon's teacher's who taught him the importance of maintaining peace by exerting personal control
• Mr. Silas Pegg: the blacksmith and sel-appointed mayor of the village
• Leopold: Duke of Villiers
• Fowle: The Duke of Beaumont's butler
• Harriet: Lady Isidore and Lady Jemma's friend; currently having an affair with Lord Strange
• Sarah Cobbett: the Duke of Beaumont's mistress
• Mr. Henry Mopser: store owner in the village
• Mr. Merkin: the man from London who came to repair the pipes and sewers at Revels House
• Marquise de Perthius: one of Jemma's least favorite people in France, one of her rivals

Quotes edit see section history

• “Show me the man who's too intelligent to use his tool, and I'll show you a dunce.”

  Lady Isidore Del'Fino

• “Marriage is a great destroyer of logic, but I do think it's a benefit to begin with a sane husband.”

  Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont

• “There's nothing more disarming than a woman's blush.”

  Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont

• “Whither thou goest, there will I go too.”

  Simeon Jermyn, Duke of Cosway

• “A man always has choices. If you tell yourself you have no choice, you lie... you lie in the worst possible manner: because almost always a man who tells himself that he has no choices has already made up his mind to the wrong choice.”

  Valamksepa

• “Anger is nothing more than the other side of fear... and both drive a man to his knees. A man never falls to his knees from anger, lust, or fear. The three most dangerous emotions.”

  Valamksepa

• “A man walked through life on the path he created for himself. He did not allow pettiness to lead him astray.”

  Valamksepa

• “Chess is better than alcohol...more addictive, more inflammatory, more intelligent”

  Duke of Villiers

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Fonthill: Lord Strange's country estate
• Gore House, Kensington: the London Seat of the Duke of Beaumont
• Revels House: country seat of the Duke of Cosway
• 65 Blackfriers Street, London: Signora Angelico's studio, Isidore's mantua-maker's shop
• The Dower House: cottage on the grounds of the estate that were designed for the Dowager Duchess, but which were used by Isidore because of the horrible smell in Revels House when she arrived
• #1 Mansfield Place, London: London seat of Lord Brody
• #4 Gray's Inn: The Duke of Beaumont's offices
• The Cricket and Song Inn: west of London
• The Peregrine: the Yacht to His Royal Highness, George III
• St. James Palace: the King's Palace
• The Bishop's Study: Cantebury Cathedral

Organizations edit see section history

• The Dead Watch: the men who were sent in to clear houses where people had died or who pulled floaters out of the Thames

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Duchess By Night, and followed by This Duchess of Mine.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Eloisa James (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Top 10 Romances of 2009 - Booklist (2009)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Romance › Historical
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• Eloisa James Official Website

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