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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House
ISBN-100099476371
ISBN-139780099476375
eBay Product ID (ePID)219506618
Product Key Features
Book TitleQuiet Gentleman
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRomance / Historical / General, Historical
Publication Year2005
GenreFiction
AuthorGeorgette Heyer
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
ReviewsWonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal823.9/12
SynopsisUpon meeting his stepmother and young half-brother on his return from Waterloo, Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St. Erth, detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. The dangers of the Lincolnshire countryside could never be more unexpected . . ., Returning home from the battle of Waterloo to claim his title as the new Seventh Earl of St Erth, Gervase Frant is met with surprising hostility from his family. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him - and when he meets his stepmother and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. The tensions in the household only worsen as the beautiful Mariann, the intended bride of Gervase's half-brother, catches his eye - and his heart. Gervase may be off the battlefield, but his life is still threatened, as it becomes increasingly clear that someone wants him dead...