Frederica - Hardcover

Heyer, Georgette

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 037000583X ISBN 13: 9780370005836

Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1965

Synopsis

First published in 1965, a novel set in Regency England in which the rich and handsome Marquis of Alverstoke is plunged into a succession of dramas by the large and irrepressible Merriville family, whose most intriguing member is the strong-minded Frederica. From the author of APRIL LADY, THE FOUNDLING and VENETIA.

About this title

Review:

"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to." (Katie Fforde)

"A writer of great wit and style ... I've read her books to ragged shreds." (Kate Fenton Daily Telegraph)

"My favourite historical novelist -- stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours." (Margaret Drabble)

"Sparkling." (Independent)

From the Publisher:

One of best-known and most beloved historical novelists will capture a whole new audience in a stunning repackage.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd
• Publication date: 1965
• ISBN 10: 037000583X
• ISBN 13: 9780370005836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384