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The Black Moth
- Author
- Georgette Heyer
- Narrator
- Gabrielle de Cuir
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 14 April 2020
- Run Time
- 12 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical romance
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
The debut novel from the creator of the Regency genre of romance fiction
Based on a story she had written for her brother and published when she was nineteen years old, The Black Moth is set during the Georgian era in the 1750s and follows Lord Jack Carstares, the eldest son of the Earl of Wyncham. Six years ago, Jack took the blame when his younger brother Richard cheated at cards. Jack consequently faced social exile and fled England for the European continent. He has now secretly returned, robbing carriages as a highwayman.
One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of Andover. Jack and Diana fall in love, but his troubled past and current profession threaten their happiness.
In a contemporary review published in 1921, the Times Literary Supplement deemed the protagonist Jack a “fascinating hero of romance” and added that the novel was “a well-filled story which keeps the reader pleased.”
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 2.0
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5.0 2.0
A pity there is an American narrator as so many names are incorrect and her accents are pretty awful. It is such an English setting and story that it deserves a better narration.
katharine 2022-11-27
Details
- Author
- Georgette Heyer
- Narrator
- Gabrielle de Cuir
- Duration
- 12 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9781094102795
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Historical romance
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 2.0(1 review)
Synopsis
The debut novel from the creator of the Regency genre of romance fictionBased on a story she had written for her brother and published when she was nineteen years old, The Black Moth is set during the Georgian era in the 1750s and follows Lord Jack Carstares, the eldest son of the Earl of Wyncham. Six years ago, Jack took the blame when his younger brother Richard cheated at cards. Jack consequently faced social exile and fled England for the European continent. He has now secretly returned, robbing carriages as a highwayman.One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of Andover. Jack and Diana fall in love, but his troubled past and current profession threaten their happiness.In a contemporary review published in 1921, the Times Literary Supplement deemed the protagonist Jack a “fascinating hero of romance” and added that the novel was “a well-filled story which keeps the reader pleased.”
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