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A Gentleman of Fortune (Dido Kent, Bk 2)
A Gentleman of Fortune - Dido Kent, Bk 2
Author: Anna Dean
The great Mrs Lansdale is no more -- and all her neighbours in Richmond are gossiping about her death. As the odious Mrs Midgely is quick to point out, her demise is 'very convenient indeed' for her nephew who has 'lost a remarkably tyrannical relation and gained a very fine inheritance.' Indeed, Mrs Midgely suspects that he has ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781250003829
ISBN-10: 1250003822
Publication Date: 1/3/2012
Pages: 336
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4.1 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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My perfect book. The excellent continuation of Miss Dido Kent's adventures with mystery, libraries, and insight into the issues facing women which are always glossed over by Regency Romance.
Highly recommended for lovers of detection novels, Jane Austen, and intelligent reads.
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Do not believe the bit about "all the charm of a novel by Georgette Heyer" - it's no such thing. Sparkling dialogue is missing, and some major chunks of plot are noticeably borrowed from Jane Austen's Emma and even a tidbit from The Three Musketeers, so it's easy to see where things are going long before the characters figure it out. Also, the main female character has a potential gent friend who is a moralizing, condescending prosy bore of the 'women should not...' variety. Unfortunately, he does not turn out to be a murder victim.


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