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clarkesyd · 8 months
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FAVORITE HEYER HEROINES. frederica merriville, kitty charing, léonie de st. vire & arabella tallant
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Book Review: Frederica by Georgette Heyer
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Well, this was a delightful little treat of a novel!
Lord Alverstoke is bored by everybody he knows--family, friends, and favor-seekers alike. So he keeps his distance. However, when his distant cousins from the country, the Merrivilles, convince him to sponsor them for the Season in London society, they fall into scrape after ridiculous scrape, embroiling him in their affairs and leaving him bored no longer.
As an oldest sister myself, I related a lot to Frederica, whose concerns were centered on her siblings and doing what was best for them at the expense of her own marriage prospects. To be honest, she didn't give a whit about herself or the possibility of becoming an old maid. She was perfectly content to remain single. Moreover, she was mostly oblivious to Alverstoke's growing regard and attention, to her own feelings, too, which made her all the more charming because she lacked self-awareness.
Jessamy and Felix were a hoot as well. They were rambunctious, inquisitive, and noisy, as younger brothers are wont to be, and the troubles they got themselves into were nothing short of amusing. It was impossible not to laugh. I also couldn't help but reflect on some of the chaos my own brothers instigated growing up, because they were little devils themselves, a fact to which I can attest.
So glad to have stumbled across another witty, entertaining, and clever story by Heyer!
4/5 stars
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cathygeha · 1 year
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Frederica by Georgett Heyer
 Revisiting a favorite author’s writing after over half a decade was to be a joy for me. Instead, while reading it on vacation, I found myself bogged down in words and conversations that did not seem to fit into my life in the same joyous way I remembered them from the past. This author is remembered fondly but having read her books during my naïve teens and now being in my seventies do wonder if it is an age issue I am facing with the story or  if the many books I  have since read along with the numerous life experiences that I have encountered have somehow left me less enamored of the story than my memories of the book once were. The story is fine but filled with terms that are not common now. The story is filled with more words than I felt were necessary. In ways it felt archaic and difficult to relate to. I can’t put my finger on the reason I am not as thrilled with the story as I was when first I read it but am glad that I read it again. The synopsis of the book gives a clear idea of what the book is about so won’t go into the details of the family, romances that take place or any other details.
 Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC – This is my honest review.
 2-3 Stars
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 New York Times bestselling author Georgette Heyer's beloved tale of a forthright, independent young woman stumbling on happiness for herself even as she seeks a brilliant match for her beautiful sister.
 The Marquis of Alverstoke is bored. Family and friends are always making demands, so when a distant cousin shows up seeking his patronage, he is not inclined to agree.
 Frederica Merriville, head of her young family since the death of their parents, has brought her brood to London in an attempt to find a brilliant match for her stunningly beautiful younger sister. Unfortunately their guardian, the Marquis of Alverstoke, appears to be too bored and cynical to bother. But the Merriville family is lively and likeable and as Alverstoke finds himself rescuing them from one scrape after another, he has to admit he's getting attached. Particularly to Frederica herself, who is so busy trying to keep her younger brothers in line and get her sister married off, she is slow to notice. But as their partnership blossoms, it suddenly becomes clear that Alverstoke is no longer bored...he's in love.
 Updated edition of the beloved classic by the Queen of Regency romance herself, Georgette Heyer, featuring a new Foreword by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James.A forthright, independent young woman stumbling on happiness for herself while seeking only a brilliant match for her beautiful sister.The Marquis of Alverstoke is bored. Family and friends are always making demands, so when a distant cousin shows up seeking his patronage, he is not inclined to help.Frederica Merriville, head of her young family since the death of their parents, has brought her brood to London in an attempt to find a brilliant match for her stunningly beautiful younger sister. Unfortunately their guardian, the Marquis of Alverstoke, appears to be too bored and cynical to bother with them, and without him, they can’t launch into the haute ton. But the Merriville family is lively and likeable and as Alverstoke finds himself rescuing them from one scrape after another, he has to admit he’s getting attached. Particularly to Frederica herself, who is so busy trying to keep her younger brothers in line and get her sister married off, she is slow to notice. But as their partnership blossoms, it suddenly becomes clear that Alverstoke is no longer bored...he’s in love.”In Frederica we have not only romance—and we have plenty of that—but a lovely and affectionate study of a family.” —Nora Roberts, #1 New York Times bestselling author”Delicious... Georgette’s work is a treasure beyond price.” —Anne Stuart, New York Times bestselling author”Overflowing with fun and family...warm and joyful.” —Library Journal
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myriad-rainbows · 1 year
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r2smuse · 4 years
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“But you don't want to marry me, Alverstoke. You know you don't!” “Of course I don't!” he responded, with great cordiality. “But since two of my sisters, my secretary -- damn his impudence! -- and at least two of my oldest friends, are apparently convinced, in spite all my efforts to throw dust in their eyes, that this is my ambition, I do beg of you, Frederica, to accept my offer! I cannot -- I really cannot endure the mortification of being rejected.”
-- Frederica by Georgette Heyer (1965)
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thisbluespirit · 5 years
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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer, The Quiet Gentleman - Georgette Heyer, HEYER Georgette - Works, Frederica - Georgette Heyer Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Charles Rivenhall/Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Gervase Frant Earl of St Erth/Drusilla Morville, Sophy Stanton Lacy & Drusilla Morville Characters: Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Cecilia Rivenhall, Lucius Austell Lord Ulverston, Frederica Merriville, Sancia Marquesa de Villacañas Additional Tags: Ghosts, Period-Typical Mortality, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Angst and Humor, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, one dead pet (it was its time but I know this upsets people), Crossover, Female Friendship Summary:
"Lady Talgarth - Sancia - was a sort of chère amie of my father’s," Sophy said, hurtling towards a turnpike. The groom operated the yard of tin. "Although eventually they decided they were not suited, and Sancia married Sir Vincent. The thing is that she may be very languid and Spanish but she is not at all prone to fancies -" they shot through the turnpike - "and if she says she has a poltergeist, she has a poltergeist."
 "Good heavens," said Drusilla, indignant, "is that all?"
 "Yes." Sophy slowed. "There really was no need to spring the horses, but they were restive and that was the most suitable stretch of road."
 "That is not what I meant," Drusilla said, "although - Sophy, why didn’t she just have the curate deal with it?"
 "Sancia is a Catholic. She considers the Church of England anaemic and untrustworthy. And besides, the curate stammers."
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Five ghosts Sophy and Drusilla laid to rest, and one they did not.
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Finalmente ho trovato il tempo di leggere questa fantastica nuova uscita 👉🏻 #frederica di #georgetteheyer . Il povero marchese di Alverstoke è assediato e tormentato dalle sorelle 🙈 vogliono tutte qualcosa da lui (denaro e balli più che altro) ma da egoista quale è glissa ogni richiesta con grande maestria. Poi ecco arrivare un'ennesima richiesta di aiuto da parte di una parente alla lontana: la signorina Frederica Merriville. Lei vorrebbe che il marchese presentasse in società la sorella, Frederica vuole che Charis faccia un bel matrimonio. Il marchese, per qualche motivo, è attratto, divertito da quei nuovi famigliari e decide di prendere più piccioni con una fava. Darà un ballo e accontenterà così tutti 😂 . Pro e contro del libro: 👎🏻 L'inizio è caotico, un raggruppamento di nomi e fatti, mi sono persa tra le prime pagine ... 👍🏻 Il testo, però, poi migliora. La storia si fa coinvolgente. 👍🏻Il marchese è un personaggio davvero insolito e accattivante. 👍🏻 La lettura è veloce e travolgente. 👍🏻 Quanta ironia negli stralci di quotidianità che ci vengono mostrati. . 👍🏻 #letturaconsigliata #2020daleggere #bookfriends2020 #giudilibri #lasettadeilibri #instalibersquad #comunitàdilettori #lettoridicarta #libridaleggere❤️ #giugnoinpillole #antrodilibri #junefullofbooks #libriamoci1 #secretfandomlife #trovandopillolelibrose #amicandito #lettureimbranate #bookbloggeritaliani https://www.instagram.com/p/CBkh-CrnHHl/?igshid=qnclx5phio52
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loveinquotesposts · 4 years
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The youngest Merriville, bursting into the room some time later, found them seated side by side on the sofa. 'Buddle said I wasn't to disturb you, but I knew that was fudge,' he said scornfully. 'Cousin Alverstoke, there is someting I particularly wanted to ask you!' He broke off, perceiving suddenly, and with disfavour, that his Cousin Alverstoke had an arm round Frederica. Revolted by such a betrayal of unmanliness, he bent a disapproving look upon his idol and demanded: 'Why are you cuddling Frederica, sir?''Because we are going to be married,' replied his lordship calmly. 'It's obligatory, you know. One is expected to -er - cuddle the lady one is going to marry.''Oh!' said Felix. 'Well, I won't ask anyone to marry me , if that's what you have to do! I just say I never thought that you sir would have-' Again he broke off, as a thought struck him. 'Will that make her a - a She-Marquis? Oh, Jessamy, did you hear that? Frederica is going to be a She-Marquis!''What you mean is a Marchioness, you ignorant little ape!' replied his austere brother ― Georgette Heyer, Frederica
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freawaru2020 · 7 years
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Hi! Thanks to my mum, I've been obsessed with Austen since I was a child and I recently saw North And South and now I'm desperately looking for more period dramas/romances Got anymore recommendations?
OH BOY have I got a list for you!!! *cracks knuckles*
Long list is long. I got really carried away. I’m so sorry.
Books
Bleak House - Charles Dickens: Being Dickens, it’s a lot more dense and dark than Jane Austen, but quite good. Really interesting commentary on the legal system at the time, with very interesting characters, one tragic romance, and one very satisfactory one. I have linked a truly excellent reading of it.
Little Dorrit - Charles Dickens: The story is about a family whose father is in debtor’s prison, the trials, tribulations, and eventual romance of Amy Dorrit (the titular Little Dorrit) and Arthur Clennam. Of course, there’s the full complement of twists, turns, characters, and subplots necessary for any Dickensian novel.
Our Mutual Friend - Dickens: This one’s got it all. Murder, mystery, romance, mistaken identities, false accusations, society expectations, and finally, a reasonably happy ending. The river Thames is almost as much a character as the people!
The Chronicles of Barsetshire (The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, and The Last Chronicle of Barset) - Anthony Trollope: These books are something of a combination of Dickens and Austen. Very involved like Dickens, but much lighter in tone, generally. It is about the families who live in and around the fictitious Barchester, primarily the Grantleys, the Hardings, the Proudies, Thornes, and the Stanhopes. There are very satisfying romances just about all of them (though I found The Small House at Allington less satisfactory than some of the others). (Regarding the audiobooks, some of the readings are better than others :/) Fairly religion heavy (doesn’t beat you over the head with theology or anything), simply because so many of the main characters are either in the church, or around the church.
The Belton Estate - Anthony Trollope: I really liked this one, but it’s not to everyone’s tastes, for sure, mostly because the main female character is kind of annoying at times.
Wives and Daughters - Elizabeth Gaskell: If you love North and South, you’re probably already familiar, but just in case! Centres around Molly Gibson, her father, the doctor of Hollingford, her stepmother, and her step sister Cynthia, as well as the local squire and his two sons. 
Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell: Cranford tells the stories of various persons living in the fictitious small town of Cranford as told by Mary Smith, who used to live in Cranford, and now frequently visits it. There’s not a very strong over-arching plot, but each of the stories is still connected, both by the persons concerned, and by the locality.
Middlemarch - George Eliot: This one is kind of like the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but with some mystery and such. (Really, in a similar vein to the others recommended above.) (There IS a BBC production version of it, but I haven’t seen it, so have no idea if it’s any good. Ruffus Sewell is in it though, so that’s probably a good sign!)
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins: I love, love, LOVED this one. It’s mystery, suspense, and romance, and is told all through letters and diary entries of the various characters. 
The Scarlet Pimpernel and it’s sequels are also delightful, if you haven’t read those. They take place in England and France during the French Revolution, where a daring English gentleman and his band snatch aristocrats from the jaws of the guillotine itself.
And then ALL the Georgette Heyer. Georgette Heyer is basically Jane Austen lite. They’re SUPER easy reads, all of them, so they’re ideal if you need some period fluff to break up some of the much, much heavier books recommended above.
My favourites are the following (not necessarily in order) (You will also discover that my favourites include nearly the whole body of Heyer’s Georgian/Regency work…):
Cotillion - Kitty Charring is an heiress - upon condition that she marry one of her guardian’s nephews. Her first choice, Jack Westruther fails to make an appearance, so she talks Freddy Standen into entering into a fake engagement so that she can see London (and avenge herself on Mr. Westruther). You know the trope. You know how this ends.
The Grand Sophie - Charles Rivenhall’s life is orderly, respectable, rigid. He’s towing his family out of debt, his fiance is everything that is respectable and decorous. Everything is going according to plan until his cousin, the dashing Sophia Stanton-Lacy sweeps in and turns EVERYTHING upside-down.
Powder and Patch - Cleone Charteris would be more than happy to marry Philip Jettan…if only he would bother bringing himself more into the mode. Instead, he won’t wear a wig, or powder, or dress in the first style of fashion. So she (and his father) send him away to acquire polish, which he does. But when he comes back, everything they professed to want him to be, they discover that perhaps they were mistaken.
These Old Shades (Book 1 of the Alastair-Audly series) - Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, is known to his cronies as Satanas for a reason. Both for his uncanny awareness of all the things happening in society, and for his devilish lifestyle, which includes a longstanding feud with the Comte de Saint-Vire. When the fire-haired “Leon” stumbles into his life one dark night in Paris, the key to his revenge is his. 
Devil’s Cub (Book 2 of the Alastair-Audly series) - Lord Dominic Alastair, the Marquis of Vidal is every bit as bad as his father, the Duke of Avon, and Mary Challoner has no intention of letting him run away with her sister Sophie. Her intervention does NOT go as she planned…Lots of characters from These Old Shades make appearances!
Regency Buck (Book 3 of the Alastair-Audly series) - Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine are traveling to London to obtain the permission of their (presumably) elderly guardian, the Earl of Worth, to set up house in the metropolis. Julian Audley is not at ALL what they expected, but he may end up being just who they needed…Beau Brummell makes an appearance, as do a number of members of the royal family.
An Infamous Army (Book 4of the Alastair-Audly series): This is basically the War and Peace of regency romances. Julian’s brother Charles Audley is one of the primary characters, but plenty of the other characters from the series also are important players in the events leading up to (and during) the Battle of Waterloo.
Arabella - Arabella Tallent is the daughter of a Yorkshire clergyman, and is on her way to London for her first season when her carriage breaks down near the hunting lodge of the fabulously wealthy Nonpareil Robert Beaumaris. When she overhears him assuming that she’s throwing herself at his head for the sake of his fortune, her pride leads her to make a series of rash declarations which change the entire course of her visit.
Frederica - Respectable but poor, Frederica Merriville seeks the patronage of distant relation Lord Alverstoke in hopes that he will present her ravishing younger sister Charis to fashionable London society. He does, and they are both determined that that should be the extent of his involvement in their affairs. However, what with all the misadventures that Frederica, Charis, and their three brothers fall into, Lord Alverstoke becomes far more invested than he ever meant to be.
The Nonesuch - Miss Ancilla Trent considers herself on the shelf, due both to her age, and her occupation as the chaperone of the spoiled but lovely Tiffany Wield. Sir Waldo Hawkridge is, despite being the Nonesuch, blessed with wealth and good looks, a confirmed bachelor. Throw in outings to picturesque spots, spoilt heiresses, runaways, and balls, and you’ve got yourself a rollicking romance.
The Corinthian - Penelope Creed is running away to avoid marrying her fish-like cousin. Sir Richard Wyndham, a noted Corinthian, is about to make a loveless offer of marriage to the respectable daughter of a debt-ridden but noble family. Coming home slightly drunk, he encounters Pen climbing out of her window in the dead of night, dressed as a boy, and determined to set out for her childhood home - and promised husband, . Her neck-cloth and hair will never do, so he takes her in hand, and ends up embroiled in the adventure of a lifetime. 
The Talisman Ring - murder, mystery, romance, smuggling, and a stolen ring are all ingredients in this absolutely delightful romp.
Other good ones include Venitia, Faro’s Daughter, Charity Girl, The Unknown Ajax, The Quiet Gentleman, Bath Tangle, Lady of Quality, The Foundling, and The Masqueraders.(Really, what this boils down to is that I’d recommend all of them, except perhaps Friday’s Child.)
Movies/TV Shows
Bleak House (2005) - Charles Dickens: Has an AMAZING cast, including Gillian Anderson, Carey Mulligan, Burn Gorman, Louise Brealey, and a ton of others.
Little Dorrit (2008): Matthew Macfayden and Claire Foy are the main characters.
Our Mutual Friend (1998) - Paul McGann, Steven Mackintosh, Keeley Hawes, and Anna Friel are some of the primary characters
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) - a young Alan Rickman makes an appearance!
Doctor Thorne (2016) - Beautiful costumes, great cast! Tom Hollander is Doctor Thorne!
Wives and Daughters (1999) - Really terrific cast, as I’m sure you’re starting to notice, lots of overlap in those BBC pieces…
Great Expectations (2012) - there are a LOT of good versions of Great Expectations, but this one is probably my fav. This is, of course, the Bonham Carter/Fiennes version. Holliday Grainger is Estella. 
Jane Eyre (2011) - Wasikowska/Fassbender
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011)
Cranford (2007) SO many good actors in this one, including Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Tom Hiddleston, Michael Gambon, and quite a few others.
I hope you like at least some of them, and would be delighted to hear if you end up loving any of them (or if you find others in a similar vein that you would recommend in return)!!
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Rules: Name your top ten favorite female characters from different canons. Then tag ten people. Thanks to @bow-weaver for the tag. 1.) Leia Organa - Star Wars 2.) Ace - Doctor Who 3.) Evelyn Carnahan/ O'Connell - The Mummy 4.) Granny Weatherwax - Terry Pratchett's Discworld series 5.) Cordelia Naismith - the Vorkosigan series 6.) Carol Danvers - Marvel 7.) Samantha Carter - Stargate 8.) Frederica Merriville - Georgette Heyer's Regency romances (I firmly believe these all take place in the same Regency AU and you will not convince me otherwise) 9.) Molly - Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series 10.) Winry Rockbell - Fullmetal Alchemist (One per canon?! This was hard. Honourable mentions to Kitty Pryde, River Song, and Sophy Stanton-Lacy) I don't really do the tagging people thing but if you're scrolling past and fancy doing your own list, have at it!
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