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The Corinthian
written by Georgette Heyer
Studio : Harlequin
by Harlequin
Publisher : Harlequin
Released : 2000-07-01
Availability : This Item is currently Not Available
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780373834488
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 19 reviews)
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Charming and wonderful |
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This was the first Georgette Heyer I ever read and I have now read and re-read every single one of her Regency books. The Corinthian is one of the most charming. The hero is delightful, Pen is lovely and the story is so well put together. The details in GH's books are the best bits, the language, the sense of period, the descriptions of the inns, the Bow Street Runner, the costumes - everything is so well researched and authentic - you get a real feel for the time in which it was set but it all fits very naturally around the story. |
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lots of silly fun- one of Heyer's young and inexperienced heroines |
Not my favorite Heyer book, but frothy fun.
Teenager Pen Creed climbs out of her window to escape the threat of marriage to a fish-faced cousin. Our hero stumbles upon her and, eager to escape pressure to propose a marriage of convenience himself, takes it upon himself to escort her safely to her destination.
Needless to say, they have an adventure! Stolen diamonds, disreputable characters, a murder, etc. contribute to one of Heyer's more light-hearted farces.
A better Heyer book with a very young heroine is Friday's Child. Wonderful Heyers with older heroines include Frederica, Venetia, Faro's Daughter, and A Civil Contract. |
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A Wonderful, Hilarious Read! |
Well, to start off, I'll tell you how much I like this book in just a few words: I stayed up until one o'clock reading it.
Yep. It's true. I couldn't put it down.
Why? Well, for one thing (1), Heyer's characters are so engaging. To be true, Sir Richard seems to be the prototype aristocrat who is bored with life (as well as handsome, good with his "fives", etc), and getting old enough so his relatives are despairing of his every marrying. But one can forgive him this, and if not, Pen far makes up for it. Her innocence, intelligence, "fertile imagination", and amusing way of looking at the world, coupled with Sir Richard's dry replies, kept me giggling throughout the whole story. Second, the plot was very interesting. It's the best one I've encountered before (but, having only read three of Heyer's other novels before, I may have yet to come upon an even better one); full of twists and turns. And for you finicky types, rest assured, it's all nicely handled by Richard's dry ingenuity and Pen's outright audacity. Thirdly... well... *a short pause* ... it's just great! I've already listed my main likey-likeys and dislikes, so I'll just exhort anyone reading this review to buy this book, or pull thy rear off the seat and make all haste for the library. Most of them (the libraries) will have at least five or six of Heyer's books, so indulge yourself there and be sure to write a long, boring review on Americancivilwar when you're finished. Tootles!
...Yes, I'm actually going. I have much more pressing things to do than sit on my rear for any long amount of time, but I will say this: if you want to know the plot, or at least get a summary, go to someone else's review or actually drag yourself to the nearest bookstore (or the library; your choice). After all, you're supposed to read the book, not the reviews.
Later, alligator! |
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Corinthian Cool |
Georgette Heyer does it agian with wit and style, the Corinthian is among her more humorous tales, with the hero not only getting drunk, but also running out on his impending engagement, with the very unconventinal heroine in-tow, dressed as a boy no less.
I found this book full of laughs, and more than a little intrigue, involving a murder, a stolen necklace, a pick-pocket, a thug, and an unscrupulous would be brother-in-law, this book is pure Heyer at her comedic best, a fun read for anyone looking for some light froth to while-away a quiet afternoon. |
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Hard to Resist |
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This isn't quite in my Top 4 Heyer's, but it's a very near squeeze-out. Even if Pen and Sir Richard weren't a most entertaining couple, the hilariously incomprehensible speeches of Jimmy Yarde would themselves be sufficient to earn this a place of honor in anyone's bookshelf! |
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