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The Corinthian

Sparkling wit with a Shakespearean twist. Walking home at dawn, quite drunk, Sir Richard Wyndham encounters heiress Penelope Creed climbing out her window. She is running away from a dreaded marriage to her fish-lipped cousin, while Sir Richard himself is contemplating a loveless marriage with a woman his friends have compared to a cold poultice. Sir Richard can't allow her to careen about the countryside unchaperoned, even in the guise of a boy, so he pretends to be her tutor and takes her on a fine adventure. When their stagecoach overturns, they find themselves embroiled with thieves, at the center of a murder investigation, and finally, in love.

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  • "Young Regency heiress runs away from a marriage and finds as her protector a "Corinthian" or man-about-town."
  • "Sparkling wit with a Shakespearean twist. Walking home at dawn, quite drunk, Sir Richard Wyndham encounters heiress Penelope Creed climbing out her window. She is running away from a dreaded marriage to her fish-lipped cousin, while Sir Richard himself is contemplating a loveless marriage with a woman his friends have compared to a cold poultice. Sir Richard can't allow her to careen about the countryside unchaperoned, even in the guise of a boy, so he pretends to be her tutor and takes her on a fine adventure. When their stagecoach overturns, they find themselves embroiled with thieves, at the center of a murder investigation, and finally, in love."@en
  • "When a man comes across a beautiful young woman climbing out of a window in a bid to escape, he finds the ideal opportunity to realize his own escape in this sparkling Regency romance with a decidedly Shakespearean twist."
  • "When a man comes across a beautiful young woman climbing out of a window in a bid to escape, he finds the ideal opportunity to realize his own escape in this sparkling Regency romance with a decidedly Shakespearean twist."@en
  • "'The Corinthian' is a classic historical novel of love and intrigue from one of of the bestselling writers of period fiction. On his way home, the protagonist chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window."@en
  • "First pub. 1940. Lighthearted regency novel. Richard's family is determined he should marry the beautiful, but cold, Melissa. However, Richard sets off on a romantic adventure with young Penelope."

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

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  • "El dandi"@es
  • "The Corinthian : Georgette Heyer"
  • "The corinthian : regency romance"
  • "Penelope und der Dandy"
  • "The Corinthian"
  • "The Corinthian"@en
  • "The corinthian"
  • "Penelope und der Dandy : Roman"
  • "Penelope und der dandy"
  • "Scandale à Londres"
  • "The Corinthian. Complete and unabridged"@en
  • "Penelope und der Dandy Roman"
  • "Maailmanmies : romaani"@fi
  • "El Dandi"
  • "Corinthian"@en
  • "Corinthian"

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