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The Black Moth, first published in 1921, is Georgette Heyer's first novel and is also the first novel in a four-part series including These Old Shades, Devil's Cub, and An Infamous Army. The Black Moth is set around 1751 during the Georgian era and comes disguised as an amusing but uncomplicated romance. The story appears so straightforward that you may be inclined to read it with half a mind, but that would be a mistake.

Heyer essentially established the historical romance genre and its subgenre Regency romances. Her Regencies were inspired by Jane Austen, but unlike Austen, who wrote about and for the times in which she lived, Heyer was forced to include copious information about the period so that her readers would understand the setting. To ensure accuracy, Heyer collected reference works and kept detailed notes on all aspects of Regency life. While some cr...

Heyer essentially established the historical romance genre and its subgenre Regency romance. Her regencies were inspired by Jane Austen. To ensure accuracy, Heyer collected reference works and kept detailed notes on all aspects of Regency life. While some critics thought the novels were too detailed, others considered the level of detail to be Heyer's greatest asset. Her meticulous nature was also evident in her historical novels, Heyer even r...

In love? You? Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense! You do not know what the word means. You are like a -- like a fish, with no more love in you than a fish, and no more heart than a fish, and...Book #9 of 15 in the SDE Classics Romance CollectionSix years earlier in the mid-18th Century England, Lord Jack Carstares takes the blame when his younger brother Richard was found to have cheated at cards. With such a breach of social propriety, Jack was soc...

When the Duke of Avon encounters a mistreated young boy on the streets of Paris, he employs the lad as his page. As the duke's closest friends ponder his actions, the precocious Léon soon becomes the talk of the aristocracy. Léon cannot believe his good fortune after being saved from a brutal beating by his older brother. He follows the duke around like a loyal puppy, a constant source of amusement for the duke, who is seen by himself-and by s...

On a previously uneventful night in Paris, Justin Alastai¿the infamous and dastardly Duke of Avon¿is delivered a stroke of serendipity in the form of a disheveled denarian. Taking in the lost soul as a page, the Duke is given the opportunity for revenge against the Comte de Saint-Vire and inadvertent redemption in the loving eyes of his new ward.

On a previously uneventful night in Paris, Justin Alastai¿the infamous and dastardly Duke of Avon¿is delivered a stroke of serendipity in the form of a disheveled denarian. Taking in the lost soul as a page, the Duke is given the opportunity for revenge against the Comte de Saint-Vire and inadvertent redemption in the loving eyes of his new ward.

REGENCY ROMANCELady Barbara Childe is the talk of the ton. She flirts shamelessly, dresses outrageously, and scandalizes polite society. That doesn't stop dashing Colonel Charles Audley from falling madly in love with the beautiful young widow--and proposing marriage.But in a whirl of balls, routs and pleasure parties, their betrothal falls apart. It isn't until Charles marches off to fight Napoleon that Barbara discovers where her heart lies....

These Old Shades (1926) is a Georgian (set around 1755-56) romance novel written by British novelist Georgette Heyer (1902-1974). It was an instant success, and established her as a writer. It falls into the category of historical romance. The novel's title is taken from Austin Dobson's epilogue poem to his collection of essays Eighteenth Century Vignettes. Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 - 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-st...

Powder and Patch is a novel written by Georgette Heyer under the pen name Stella Martin. It was originally titled The Transformation of Philip Jettan when published by Mills & Boon in 1923. In 1930, the book was republished by William Heinemann minus the original last chapter as Powder and Patch. Philip Jettan, a handsome and sturdy but tongue-tied youth, is rejected by his true love, Cleone because he is not foppish enough. He resolves to i...

The Black Moth (1921) is a Georgian era romance novel by the British author Georgette Heyer, set around 1751. The Black Moth was Heyer's debut novel, published when Heyer was nineteen. It was a commercial success. The story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman who becomes a highwayman after taking the blame during a cheating scandal years before. One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of ...

From the brilliant author of detective novels and regency romances, here we have an early manifestation of her literary genius and versatility. G. Heyer masters the art of telling a story and she is telling hers with shocking brutal honesty. In this uncommon social novel one witness the clash of two eras, the fading Victorian one with its prim facade built on lies and deceits and the dawning postwar one with its disruptive nature of rebellions...

The Great Roxhythe is a novel written by Georgette Heyer. The book opens in 1668 and closes in 1685, and concerns the misadventures of a fictional spy loyal to Charles II. About the author: Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 - 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing younger brother in...

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From the brilliant author of detective novels and regency romances, here we have an early manifestation of her literary genius and versatility. G. Heyer masters the art of telling a story and she is telling hers with shocking brutal honesty. In this uncommon social novel one witness the clash of two eras, the fading Victorian one with its prim facade built on lies and deceits and the dawning postwar one with its disruptive nature of rebellions...

The Great Roxhythe is a novel written by Georgette Heyer. The book opens in 1668 and closes in 1685, and concerns the misadventures of a fictional spy loyal to Charles II. About the author: Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 - 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing younger brother into ...

Powder and Patch is a novel written by Georgette Heyer under the pen name Stella Martin. It was originally titled The Transformation of Philip Jettan when published by Mills & Boon in 1923. In 1930, the book was republished by William Heinemann minus the original last chapter as Powder and Patch.Philip Jettan, a handsome and sturdy but tongue-tied youth, is rejected by his true love, Cleone because he is not foppish enough. He resolves to impr...

These Old Shades (1926) is a Georgian (set around 1755-56) romance novel written by British novelist Georgette Heyer (1902-1974). It was an instant success, and established her as a writer. It falls into the category of historical romance.The novel's title is taken from Austin Dobson's epilogue poem to his collection of essays Eighteenth Century Vignettes.Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 - 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story wr...

The Black Moth (1921) is a Georgian era romance novel by the British author Georgette Heyer, set around 1751. The Black Moth was Heyer's debut novel, published when Heyer was nineteen. It was a commercial success.The story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman who becomes a highwayman after taking the blame during a cheating scandal years before. One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of And...

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