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Source: my own shelves
The Black Moth
by
Georgette Heyer
historical romance in a Kindle edition that was published by Bantam Books on 1979 and has 274 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include These Old Shades, Bath Tangle, Lady of Quality, Venetia, The Spanish Bride, Simon the Coldheart, Beauvallet, A Civil Contract, Regency Buck, An Infamous Army, Frederica, The Unknown Ajax, Black Sheep, Sprig Muslin, Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle, The Grand Sophy, These Old Shades, Arabella, Powder and Patch, The Reluctant Widow, The Nonesuch
A standalone novel set in Regency England with the innocent maid is beset by the evil Duke.
My Take
A tale of derring-do and honor.
The majority of this story is set in the countryside and gives us a birds-eye view of how cheating at cards is so much worse than merely kidnap and rape…
Well-done by Heyer as she causes us to appreciate the strides forward law and public opinion have made.
