Beschreibung:
An act of self-sacrifice forces a nobleman into a life of crime in this exuberant debut novel by a popular author of historical romances. Rich in kidnappings, duels, and other deliciously melodramatic developments.
When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption.
Georgette Heyer's debut novel, written as a diversion for her ailing brother, abounds in the qualities that make her books perennial favorites with lovers of historical romance: colorful characters, sparkling dialogue, and lively plotting punctuated by swashbuckling action. Set in the 1750sThe Black Moth is rich in Georgian-era atmosphere, offering a compulsive page-turner that novelist and critic Margaret Drabble praised as "stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty."
CONTENTS.
PROLOGUE
I. AT THE CHEQUERS INN, FALLOWFIELD
II. MY LORD AT THE WHITE HART
III. INTRODUCING THE HON. RICHARD CARSTARES
IV. INTRODUCING THE LADY LAVINIA CARSTARES
V. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER
VI. BATH: 29 QUEEN SQUARE
VII. INTRODUCING SUNDRY NEW CHARACTERS
VIII. THE BITER BIT
IX LADY O'HARA INTERVENES
X LADY O'HARA RETIRES
XI. MY LORD TURNS RESCUER AND COMES NIGH ENDING HIS LIFE
XII. MY LORD DICTATES A LETTER AND RECEIVES A VISITOR
XIII. MY LORD MAKES HIS BOW
XIV. MISTRESS DIANA IS UNMAIDENLY
XV. O'HARA'S MIND IS MADE UP
XVI. MR. BETTISON PROPOSES
XVII. LADY O'HARA WINS HER POINT
XVIII. ENTER CAPTAIN HAROLD LOVELACE
XIX. THE REAPPEARANCE OF HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER
XX. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER TAKES A HAND IN THE GAME
XXI. MRS. FANSHAWE LIGHTS A FIRE AND O'HARA FANS THE FLAME
XXII. DEVELOPMENTS
XXIII. LADY LAVINIA GOES TO THE PLAY
XXIV. RICHARD PLAYS THE MAN
XXV. HIS GRACE OF ANDOVER CAPTURES THE QUEEN
XXVI. MY LORD RIDES TO FRUSTRATE HIS GRACE
XXVII. MY LORD ENTERS BY THE WINDOW
XXVIII. IN WHICH WHAT THREATENED TO BE TRAGEDY TURNS TO COMEDY
XXIX. LADY O'HARA IS TRIUMPHANT
EPILOGUE