Waterstones Regency Buck
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Description: Beautiful heiress Judith Taverner has her pick of London suitors. But her luck takes a turn for the worse when her hapless brother, Peregrine, becomes the target of a would-be-assassin. To Judith's great annoyance, their mysterious guardian - the handsome Earl of Worth - seems far more intent on wooing her than saving her brother, but all is not as it seems. When the truth is revealed, Judith will finally discover if the Earl is after her money or her heart. Waterstones Regency Buck - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780099465584
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ISBN: 9780099465584
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Author: V. O'Regan
Rating: 5
Review: ‘Regency Buck’ by Georgette Heyer was originally published in 1935 and was her first novel set during the Regency period. Autumn, 1811. Following the death of their father, Judith Taverner and her flighty brother, Peregrine (Perry), have decided to relocate from Yorkshire to London. They are both keen to experience the Season. However, they discover that due to an error in their father’s will that Julian St. John Audley, the Fifth Earl of Worth, has been appointed their legal guardian until they come of age. Peregrine is delighted as Lord Worth moves in the highest strata of society and is a close friend of the Prince Regent. Judith is less impressed as at their first meeting she had decided that Worth is an insufferably arrogant dandy. Oh course he is Miss Taverner, quite insufferable … As Judith is an heiress, she has plenty of suitors seeking her hand in marriage, though she faces the question of whether the main attraction is her considerable fortune. She learns that an influential member of the London set has nicknamed her ‘The Milkmaid’, mocking her provisional origins and fears she will never be accepted. Still, Judith has a great deal of spirit and is determined to establish herself. I was constantly cheering her on. Meanwhile, Peregrine enthusiastically embraces their new life though being rather foolish gets himself into scrape after scrape. I had adored Georgette Heyer’s novels in my teenage years and have been rediscovering them this year, which has marked the centenary of the publication of her first novel. ‘Regency Buck’ also contains cameos from various historical figures, including Beau Brummell and the Duke of Clarence. Judith even picks up a Jane Austen novel when she visits a lending library and is impressed by her witty prose As always with Heyer the period detail is perfect, including the etiquette. The dialogue is sparkling and the novel infused with subtle humour. There also is an element of mystery as a series of incidents suggest that someone is targeting the hapless Peregrine. The situation becomes quite tense! Highly recommended.
Author: E Evans
Rating: 3
Review: Thanks to an error in their father’s will Judith Taverner and her younger brother, Peregrine, are left to the guardianship of Lord Worth. Since his lordship shows no sign of wishing to meet them, Judith packs them both up and moves from Yorkshire to London where she and her brother can enter Society and enjoy all the amusements on offer to a young lady who is both beautiful and rich. I read this years ago but couldn’t remember it. I found myself wondering who the author was writing for. One chapter is devoted to describing a famous prize fight, another describes a cock-fight, and I now know more than I ever want to about the route from London to Brighton. But even worse Worth comes over as arrogant and a bully, treating a young woman who has (presumably) been running her father’s house since her mother’s death as a silly girl. I suppose he is meant to appear masterful but I just found Judith’s change of heart about him unbelievable. I checked when this was published and it is one of her earlier novels written (I guess) before she learnt to give her masterful heroes some redeeming features. I can see many readers love the book so it may simply be that opinions vary depending on where you are in your own life. To be fair I did read to the end so three stars seems fair.
