![]() ![]() Published in 1940, some have explained this light-hearted and lively romantic comedy as the author’s effort to escape the battle-weary times in which she lived. I had not dreamt life could hold so much excitement." We were over-turned in a ditch we became - er - intimately acquainted with a thief we found ourselves in possession of stolen goods assisted in an elopement and discovered a murder. Really, to have gone post would have been sadly flat. ![]() "I still consider the stage an abominable vehicle, but there is no denying we had a very adventurous journey. It is a thoroughly engaging romp where the unlikeliest of heroes and heroines, Sir Richard Wyndham and Penelope Creed, form an unexpected alliance, only to suffer intrigues and outrageous coincidences, stumble upon murder, and fall irrevocably in love. ![]() It is what I have come to consider Heyer at her best, a story full of witty dialogue and hilarious characters. Although it is the fourth Regency-set novel in Georgette Heyer’s repertoire, The Corinthian was actually the first Heyer story I read. ![]()
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