Another of Heyer's most enjoyable. Arabella is a fantastic heroine and the lead gentlemen is actually one of the least objectionable and most likable. It would also be a very fun one to make into a film.
Cross-posted on The Dead Writers Society. Arabella was written in 1949, immediately after The Foundling, and right before The Grand Sophy. It is set in the spring of 1817 (per the Georgette Heyer chronology, which you can find here. The chronology was compiled by a number of individuals who used t...
I went on a little Georgette Heyer reading binge this week. She wrote so many novels that I still haven't read them all! Arabella, while not matching my favorites, was an excellent read.Arabella has been sent to London for a season by her mother. She is staying with her Godmother, and she knows s...
I loved it-from start to finish. Never expected to laugh so much reading a romance novel but Jemmy, the little dog and Leaky Peg had me snickering out loud. Now I have to hunt down the one with the monkey.Jeannette-hook me up for the next buddy-read :)
I loved it-from start to finish. Never expected to laugh so much reading a romance novel but Jemmy, the little dog and Leaky Peg had me snickering out loud. Now I have to hunt down the one with the monkey.Jeannette-hook me up for the next buddy-read :)
Is it odd that I found the best relationship in this book to be between Mr. Beaumaris and his dog Ulysses? Until he met the dog, Mr. Beaumaris seemed to me to be your run-of-the-mill Heyer protagonist, nothing particular to set him apart from the lot of them. In fact, Heyer might've even failed to t...
It's a fun romping kind of book. Arabella is the innocent impetous having her own mind kind of girl. The hero is of course the dream man that women drool about. A lot of fun along the way. Too bad at the ending for the sake of upholding the mighty man, Arabella was reduced to a mere silly goose.
3.5 stars.While I didn't find Arabella and Beaumaris quite as engaging as some of Heyer's other couples, there were some nice moments in the novel involving kids and dogs. Loved Beaumaris' conversations with Ulysses :-).
Arabella is the daughter of a country vicar who is sent into London for the season to live with her Godmother in the hope of making a fortunate match. On the way to town, her carriage breaks down and she meets wealthy and sarcastic Robert Beaumaris. Arabella overhears him accuse her of being yet a...
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