When they learned that Sir Waldo Hawkridge was coming, the village gentry was thrown into a flurry. The local youths idolized the "Nonesuch; " the fathers disapproved; and the mothers and daughters saw him as the most eligible man in the kingdom. All except Ancilla Trent who had put all thoughts of romance out of her mind.
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When they learned that Sir Waldo Hawkridge was coming, the village gentry was thrown into a flurry. The local youths idolized the "Nonesuch; " the fathers disapproved; and the mothers and daughters saw him as the most eligible man in the kingdom. All except Ancilla Trent who had put all thoughts of romance out of her mind.
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Good. Good Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); The copyright page has First Published 1962. No additional printings are indicated. This book does include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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First edition (ie first impression), hardback. 12mo (20cm by 13cm), iv, 300pp. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (light chafing of the edges). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. Book club edition. A bright, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket a little yellowed on spine with some slight wear and short tears around spine head & foot.
Witty tale, well defined characters and charming language. Heyer's little gems let us forget bad days.
Good read for teenagers, who will wish to read all of Heyer's books, wich, in return, will positively influence their behavior.
GoluxGirl
Jan 16, 2008
a new take on Pride and Prejudice
The general summary provided on this site doesn't do justice to the plot. Ancilla Trent, governess to the Beauty, Theophania (called Tiffany) Wield, and her cousins, is not looking forward to the arrival of London beau Sir Waldo Hawkridge. His presence will be a sure disruption to the hard-won (and often discarded) discipline she strives to teach her headstrong charge. And when she learns he plans to fix up his newly inherited country home as a home for "orphans" (code for 'bastard children of the haute ton' to many in that era) she is truly appalled at both his brazen effrontery and abandonment of those he ought to care for more responsibly. Sir Waldo, for his part, is looking forward to an escape to the country. He is quite taken by the pretty and forthright governess. But how is he supposed to counter her hostility when he doesn't understand it's source? Funny, charming, and full of (accurate!) historical details, this story is another take on first impressions and the damage caused by listening to gossip.
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