I took great pleasure in witnessing how these characters, while becoming embroiled in the affairs of others, underwent character transformations of their own.Ĭotillion by Georgette Heyer is incredibly entertaining and memorable. And our hero – while he may not be the most handsome and charming of men, he does capture the reader’s heart by being reliable, honorable, and always coming to the rescue. The romance between this unlikely hero and heroine may be my favorite Heyer romance yet! Kitty Charing, although she starts out as a self-absorbed and impetuous schemer, beautifully grows into a big-hearted and admirable heroine with a penchant for helping others. Heyer’s novels, and through her dialogue I was able to learn much about these colorful characters and experience the action of the plot firsthand. My favorite phrases in this novel include: “make a cake of myself,” “all the crack,” and “havey-cavey!” There is quite a bit of dialogue in Ms. Heyer’s employment of Regency cant and colloquialisms in Cotillion is a source of great amusement and entertainment for me. Penicuik, or Kit’s incurably sentimental governess, Miss “Fish” Fishguard, whose histrionics were quite hilarious.
And we must not forget the cantankerous and gouty Mr. I like him better than…” I also took pleasure in Freddy’s father, Lord Legerwood with his arch comments, and his daughter Meg, with her appallingly bad taste in fashion. Her simple-minded Lord Dolphington kept me in stitches with his repetitive recitals: “I like Freddy. All these characters are skillfully drawn and possess distinctive and unique personalities. Heyer’s exquisitely-crafted secondary characters. One of my favorite aspects of her writing is Ms.
To put it simply, reading Georgette Heyer novels is a blast! I love the fantastic combination of comedy, drama, and history in her novels. Kitty hopes this fake betrothal will grant her the London adventure she’s always wanted, as well as teach her negligent suitor, Jack, a well-deserved lesson! What ensues is a whirlwind adventure complete with an abudnance of mishaps, marriages, and hilarity! Penicuik’s nephews (Freddy) stops her from this absurd notion and instead agrees to enter into a sham engagement with her. And unfortunately for Kitty, the one nephew (Jack) she was hoping to bestow her hand upon in marriage, has the audacity to not even show his face! Kitty in desperate straits decides that there is no other recourse except for her to runaway. Penicuik’s nephews are eager to inherit his fortune and marry his ward, others are not. Poor Kitty Charing is in a terrible fix! Her crotchety and miserly old guardian just informed her that she is to be the sole beneficiary of his fortune and estate, but only if she marries one his nephews.
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