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'''Frederica''' is a historical novel by [[Georgette Heyer]] first published in 1965. It is one of Heyer's signature Regency romances, estimated to take place in 1818. | '''Frederica''' is a historical novel by [[Georgette Heyer]] first published in 1965. It is one of Heyer's signature Regency romances, estimated to take place in 1818<ref name=Chronology />. | ||
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[http://www.georgette-heyer.com/chron.html Heyer Novel Chronology] on georgette-heyer.com, a website which grew out of an earlier Heyer list-serv. This page attempts to use clues from within the novels to determine the year in which the fictional events are set. | |||
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Revision as of 13:16, 9 January 2023
Frederica is a historical novel by Georgette Heyer first published in 1965. It is one of Heyer's signature Regency romances, estimated to take place in 1818[2].
Plot summary
A wealthy bachelor's affluent sisters, whom he dislikes, lobby him to give a ball at his own expense for their daughters' come-out. A distant cousin also asks him to introduce her attractive younger sister to the ton. To the astonishment of all, he agrees to give the ball on condition that his encroaching sisters share it with their unknown cousins. His sisters assume he must be under the spell of the beautiful younger cousin, whereas it is the seemingly unremarkable older cousin, encumbered with raising her three orphaned younger siblings and managing a neglectful older brother, who has caught his carefully concealed interest.
Leading characters
- Male lead: Alverstoke (a Marquis)
- Female lead: Frederica Merriville
Availability
An ebook of this novel can be borrowed via OverDrive[3][4].
Notes
- ↑ Read about the cover artist in the Arthur Barbosa article on Wikipedia.
- ↑ Heyer Novel Chronology on georgette-heyer.com, a website which grew out of an earlier Heyer list-serv. This page attempts to use clues from within the novels to determine the year in which the fictional events are set.
- ↑ OverDrive is a service that makes ebooks available to public libraries and to individuals; to use it, a logon account is needed (available through many libraries), or you can make a (free) account there for yourself.
- ↑ Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.