Frederica

by Georgette Heyer

Calling this novel a masterpiece of words and humor, Nora Roberts writes the Introduction in homage to an author considered the creator of the modern Regency genre. In this story, the prized bachelor status of the Marquis of Alverstoke is threatened when he becomes entangled with Miss Frederica and her extraordinary family.

• ISBN10: 037000583X
• ISBN13: 9780370005836
• Publish Date: 1 January 1965
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 12 June 1997
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Imprint: The Bodley Head Ltd
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

I'd never read [a:Georgette Heyer|18067|Georgette Heyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1202767292p2/18067.jpg] before and found myself rather stunned no one had introduced me to her before.

It's so very regency that some of the terms and linguistics were completely foreign, but the characters were all too relatable, endearing, funny; even the annoying ones were only infuriating to other characters and not to the reader.

[b:Frederica|311196|Frederica|Georgette Heyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173644878s/311196.jpg|2128291] is a book built on characters and it's done so well that the plot is only a vehicle for their interactions and transformations which is fantastic. I adored Frederica and Alverston and the lot of them.