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Regency Buck

Regency Buck
Author: Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 32786

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1

ISBN: 1402213492
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781402213496
ASIN: 1402213492

Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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An altogether unsatisfactory arrangement

After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are, doesn't want the office of guardian any more than they want him, and is determined to thwart all their interests and return them to the country.

With altogether too many complications

But when Miss Taverner and Peregrine begin to move in the highest social circles, Lord Worth cannot help but entangle himself with his adventuresome wards...

WHAT REVIEWERS SAY ABOUT REGENCY BUCK:

"Clever!"
Library Journal

"Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."
Sunday Telegraph

"Light and frothy, in the vein of the author's other Regency novels, this follows the fortunes of Miss Judith Taverner and her brother, Sir Peregrine. A good introduction to Heyer's period stories..."
The Booklist

"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."
Publishers Weekly

WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT REGENCY BUCK

"A writer of great wit and style... I've read her books to ragged shreds"
Katie Fenton, Daily Telegraph

"The conversation sparkles, the characters are real, and the descriptions stand before you. Can't miss it."

"It makes you believe in love all over again."

"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire too."
Katie Fforde

"Wholly captivating!"

"I have read all of Georgette Heyer's books, and Regency Buck remains my favorite—after a few dozen readings! The mysterious plot, the wonderful dialogue, the splendid Regency settings, the chemistry between the impulsive heroine and the sardonic hero—all these add up to a Regency masterpiece and the ultimate rainy night comfort read!"

"Georgette Heyer has no equal when it comes to that wonderful brand of Regency fun and laughter. Her research is so true to that age I feel as though I am riding in Hyde Park with the characters, or on the battlefield at Waterloo, Regency Buck lead me to read An Infamous Army and many of her other wonderful books."




Customer Reviews:   Read 5 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars One of the best EVER...   August 27, 2008
I have had this book on my bookshelf (maybe the original copy) since it's original publication. Having re-read it recently confirms my earlier opinion - Heyer's charachters are amazingly deep and fleshed out, the plots interesting, and the meticulious attention to detail gives this and all her books a gloss which few contemporary imitators can come close to.

Ok..there is no sex. Get over that. However, the detailed plot, the rich primary and secondary charachters, all add up to a yummy read.

If you can't get enough of them, they are seen again in "An Infamous Army" a more truly 'historical' novel.



2 out of 5 stars Definitely not Heyer's best   March 11, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is nowhere near as good as the other Heyer regency romances I've read. Part of Heyer's charm and strength lies in her characters, but in this novel the characters were entirely lacking in sympathetic characteristics. Lord Worth is irritating and completely without humility to the very end, despite the fact that his overbearing and arrogant behavior throughout the novel seems to demand some sort of conciliation on his part in order to endear him to the reader. Judith, who I liked at first, also quickly grated on my nerves (mainly because the novel provided no clear reason for her growing affection for Lord Worth, who is -- as I've already stated -- a toerag). The romance between the two quickly became tiresome and even aggravating. The mystery aspect of the book was also lacking; by the time Lord Worth (who was annoyingly styled as the detective-figure in the mystery of who was targeting Judith's brother Perry) figured it out, I was two steps ahead of him, and I hated him too much to be impressed in any case. Don't bother to pick this one up -- go for "The Grand Sophy," "Cotillion," or "Friday's Child" instead.


5 out of 5 stars One of the more memorable Heyers   July 9, 2007
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Having gone through a list of Heyer books recently (I can't seem to get enough of them, and I thank Arrow publishing for those nice covers so I can read them in public without people eye-rolling at me), this is definitely one of them that had me thinking for a while. I usually jump from one heyer to the next as soon as I finish the last line. But for Regency Buck, I actually went back to reread some of my favorite paragraphs. Love this one!


5 out of 5 stars Interesting   February 15, 2006
 4 out of 7 found this review helpful

Although I didn't particularly like this book, I'm giving it five stars, just because giving Georgette Heyer anything less would be sacrilege. That said, this was not a very fun book to read. The mood throughout was quite somber, though there were delightful moments, such as Judith's first meeting with Beau Brummell. His presence in this book was one of the saving graces for me, because I really had to force myself to finish it. I just never warmed up to any of the characters at all. The adventure was interesting enough, but when all is said and done, I just found myself not caring who Judith ended up with, and still not liking Lord Worth very much. Oh well. Heyer is still incomparable!


5 out of 5 stars My very favorite Heyer Regency!   May 20, 2001
 8 out of 9 found this review helpful

I have read all of Georgette Heyer's books, and Regency Buck remains my favorite -- after a few dozen readings! The mysterious plot, the wonderful dialogue, the splendid Regency settings, the chemistry between the impulsive heroine and the sardonic hero -- all these add up to a Regency masterpiece and the ultimate rainy night comfort read! (I did not, however, enjoy the audio-book version read by Flo Gibson; she makes all the characters -- even the magnificent Lord Worth -- sound odiously prissy).

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