Black Sheep (novel)
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Author | Georgette Heyer |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Regency, Romance |
Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Released | 1966 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 255 pp |
ISBN | NA |
Black Sheep is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer which was first published in 1966.
[edit] Plot summary
The novel is set in Bath and centres around two main characters: Miss Abigail Wendover and Mr Miles Caverleigh. When attempting to enlist Miles' help in preventing a clandestine marriage between his nephew, Stacy, and her niece, Fanny, Abigail finds herself attracted to the black sheep of the Caverleigh family. After rejecting Miles' first proposal, following a series of Heyer-esque twists and turns, Abigail is finally swept off her feet when Miles abducts her and the novel ends with the two on their way to get married.
[edit] Major themes
The novel is typical of the Regency romance genre, encompassing as it does a beautiful heroine, disreputable hero, balls, routs and Bath's waters!