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Anonymous
Posted December 31, 2002
A lovely regency romp
A great romp. Very readable, with lots of comic moments. I love Heyer's writing - she immerses herself in the Regency period, and it simply flows from her pen. She presents nothing in her story that does not have a purpose in it. Great characterizations. No disjointed/vague/fumbling narratives here. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Anonymous
Posted October 5, 2002
A Good Read
My mom bought me a couple of Georgette Heyer books because she loved them when she was young and they are good, clean, romance novels. I now enjoy all of them. They provide a good, easy, read with cute stories. The inexpensive paperbacks can go anywhere, and I call them my "bathtub reading".
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Anonymous
Posted February 9, 2005
Not Just Another Romance Writer
Georgette Heyer deserves better covers! The ones she usually gets make her look no different than the 100s of wannabes that came after her, and could do nothing but get the framework right--an anatomically correct body without an animating spark! Heyer continues to be read and reprinted because of the quality and wit of her writing--her meticulous historical research, her delightfully sharp and often humorous dialogue. One doesn't read her for the plots: 'What the devil does the plot signify, except to bring in fine things?' And the Corinthian, with the elegant Sir Richard, the endlessly inventive Pen, and the colorful Jimmy Yarde (whose speeches are an enduring delight to me) make this novel full of very fine things!
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JYKWA
Posted October 7, 2011
My Favorite Georgette Heyer Book
'The Corinthian' was the first Georgette Heyer book I read - I picked up a 1966 edition and, boy, am I glad I did - and it still remains my favorite. Sir Richard Wyndham, about to make a marriage proposal to a woman he doesn't love due to family pressures, comes across Penelope Creed (Pen, if you will) dropping out of the second-floor window of her aunt's house, and life is never the same for this very proper, fashionable gentleman. Pen is so delightfully cheerful and innocent, and we can see Sir Richard, despite his proper and stern manners, falling for her. Witty and charming with quite a few funny moments, 'The Corinthian' is just delightful, and Pen and Sir Richard remain my favorite Heyer couple.
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