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My Lord John: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable historical adventure

My Lord John: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable historical adventure

by Georgette Heyer (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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    Paperback 1992

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

John, Duke of Bedford, grew to manhood fighting for his father, King Henry IV of England, on the wild and lawless Northern Marches. A prince of the royal blood, loyal, strong, the greatest ally that his brother - the future Henry V - was to have. Filled with the clash of bitter rivalries and deadly power struggles, this is Georgette Heyer's last and most ambitious novel.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Arrow
Published: 05 Jan 2006
ISBN 10: 0099476428
ISBN 13: 9780099476429
Book Overview: 'Every girl, whatever her age, needs her own complete set of Heyer titles. More than romantic they are witty, elegant, stylish and the best comedies of manners since Jane Austen. Required reading for everyone.' - Diane Pearson

Media Reviews
'Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to.' -- Katie Fforde
'My favourite historical novelist - stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours.' -- Margaret Drabble
'A writer of great wit and style - I've read her books to ragged shreds.' -- Kate Fenton * Daily Telegraph *
'Sparkling' * Independent on Sunday *
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable' -- India Knight
Author Bio
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, making the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.