Cornelius Garrett
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Upon his return from Waterloo, Gervase Frant expected a hero's welcome-instead he's given a frigid cold shoulder. But when he begins to fall for his half-brother's sweetheart, his chilly reception goes from unfriendly to murderous as Gervase finds himself in several life-threatening "accident."
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Set in the Georgian period, about 20 years before the Regency, These Old Shades is considered to be the book that launched Heyer's career. It features two of her most memorable characters: Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, and Léonie, whom he rescues from a life of ignominy and comes to love and marry.
3) Royal escape
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Pub. Date
p[2001], c1938
Physical Desc
10 sound discs (12 hrs., 22 min.) : analog ; 4 3/4 in.
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Dispossessed of crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw King and his tiny party must journey across Cromwell's England to a Channel port and a ship bound for France. But the King, with his love for adventure, his irrepressible humour and his unmistakable looks, is no easy man to hide." -container.