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Lady of Quality

When Miss Annis Wychwood offers sanctuary to the very young runaway heiress Miss Lucilla Carleton, no one at all thinks this is a good idea. With the exception of Miss Carleton's overbearing guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton, whose reputation as the rudest man in London precedes him. Outrageous as he is, the charming Annis ends up finding him absolutely irresistible.

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  • "Lady of quality. German"

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  • "When spirited, independent Miss Annis Wynchwood embroils herself in the affairs of a runaway heiress, she is destined to see a good deal of Mr Carleton, Lucilla's uncivil and high-handed guardian. And, chafing at the restrictions of Bath society, Annis has to admit that at least Mr Oliver Carleton is never boring."
  • ""Pubblicato anni fa, in edizione molto ridotta, col titolo 'Una stagione a Bath', quest'ultimo romanzo di Georgette Heyer è un'esilarante commedia basata su dialoghi scoppiettanti. Annis Wychwood, ventinove anni, è bella, indipendente e pericolosamente nubile. Ricca di suo, può permettersi di vivere da sola a Bath, rifiutando uno dopo l'altro pretendenti che le sembrano noiosissimi e ai quali preferisce una vita autonoma. Un giorno s'imbatte in una giovanissima ereditiera in fuga da un matrimonio che non gradisce, compitamente scortata dal giovane che le viene imposto come marito. L'aspetto inconsueto e assurdo della vicenda non può sfuggire all'incantevole senso dell'umorismo di Annis, né può sfuggirle l'opprimente monotonia nella quale è vissuta sino ad allora Lucilla, la giovane fuggiasca. Decide pertanto di prenderla sotto la sua protezione e di iniziarla alla vita di società grazie ai moderati piaceri che Bath può offrire. Quel che Annis non ha previsto nell'accogliere Lucilla è l'incontro con Oliver Carleton, zio e tutore della ragazza, scortese, brusco, sincero, intollerabile e irresistibile. Gli scambi e i battibecchi tra i due costituiscono uno degli aspetti più divertenti del romanzo: l'indipendenza dell'una si scontra con l'assenza di galateo dell'altro, ed entrambi saranno costretti a riflettere sul fatto che forse l'amore è tenersi testa."--"
  • "The spirited and independent Miss Annis Wychwood is twenty-nine and well past the age for falling in love. But when Annis embroils herself in the affairs of a pretty runaway heiress, Miss Lucilla Carleton, she is destined to see a great deal of her fugitive's uncivil and high-handed guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton. Befriending the wayward girl brings unexpected consequences, among them the conflicting emotions aroused by her guardian ..."
  • "When Miss Annis Wychwood offers sanctuary to the very young runaway heiress Miss Lucilla Carleton, no one at all thinks this is a good idea. With the exception of Miss Carleton's overbearing guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton, whose reputation as the rudest man in London precedes him. Outrageous as he is, the charming Annis ends up finding him absolutely irresistible."
  • "When Miss Annis Wychwood offers sanctuary to the very young runaway heiress Miss Lucilla Carleton, no one at all thinks this is a good idea. With the exception of Miss Carleton's overbearing guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton, whose reputation as the rudest man in London precedes him. Outrageous as he is, the charming Annis ends up finding him absolutely irresistible."@en
  • "Miss Annis Wychwood, at twenty-nine, has long been on the shelf, but this bothers her not at all. She is rich and still beautiful and she enjoys living independently in Bath, except for the tiresome female cousin, who her very proper brother insists must live with her."@en

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  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Romance fiction"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Regency fiction"@en
  • "Regency fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "De vrolijke vrijster : roman"
  • "Una donna di classe"
  • "Lady of Quality"
  • "Lady of Quality"@en
  • "Lady of quality"
  • "Lady of quality"@en
  • "Herzdame : Roman"
  • "Herzdame"
  • "Kalp hırsızı"
  • "Lady of quality : complete and unabridged"@en
  • "Lady of quality : [a novel]"
  • "Herzdame Roman"
  • "Przyzwoitka"@pl
  • "Przyzwoitka"

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