Frederica (Heyer novel)

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First edition cover, with art by Arthur Barbosa[1], depicting the balloon ascension where Frederica's young brother creates turmoil.

Frederica is a historical novel by Georgette Heyer first published in 1965. It is one of Heyer's signature Regency romances, estimated to take place in 1818.

Plot summary

A wealthy bachelor's affluent sisters, whom he dislikes, lobby him to give a ball at his own expense for their daughters' come-out. A distant cousin also asks him to introduce her attractive younger sister to the ton. To the astonishment of all, he agrees to give the ball on condition that his encroaching sisters share it with their unknown cousins. His sisters assume he must be under the spell of the beautiful younger cousin, whereas it is the seemingly unremarkable older cousin, encumbered with raising her three orphaned younger siblings and managing a neglectful older brother, who has caught his carefully concealed interest.

==Availability An ebook of this novel can be borrowed via OverDrive[2][3].

Leading characters

  • Male lead: Alverstoke (a Marquis)
  • Female lead: Frederica Merriville

Notes

  1. Read about the cover artist in the Arthur Barbosa article on Wikipedia.
  2. OverDrive is a service that makes ebooks available to public libraries and to individuals; to use it, a logon account is needed (available through many libraries), or you can make a (free) account there for yourself.
  3. Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.