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A seemingly unlikely couple for a love story but it works thanks to Heyer's skill. For all Pen Creed's youth and tomboyishness, she has plenty of common sense besides being such a likable character with a gift for spinning tales. And you can't help but root for Sir Richard "Beau" Wyndham as he escapes a marriage of convenience to the emotionally vacuous Melissa Brandon into which his well-meaning family is trying to thrust him.

The story is helped enormously by the plot twists that introduce the hilarious thief Jimmy Yarde and the silly Lydia Daubenay. But my favorite secondary character is Cedric Brandon, Melissa's flamboyant and comical brother, who tells Richard, "Don't do it! There isn't a fortune big enough to settle our little affairs...that's my advice to you: run!" Aptly described as "an engaging scapegrace," Cedric frequently reminded me of the Duc of Avon's brother Rupert from These Old Shades.

Heyer's masterful writing style is on display from the opening scene when Richard's mother, sister and brother-in-law descend on Richard's mansion in St. James's Square. In just a few pages she conveys a wealth of information about these characters and the family dynamics at play. Just using his mother as an example: with her handkerchief, vinaigrette and hartshorn always at the ready "anyone observing her...would have had to be stupid indeed to have failed to appreciate their sinister message." Lady Wyndham feels a pang whenever she enters the mansion Richard had only purchased a few years before after having sold the much larger family domicile in Grosvenor Square, enabling her ever since "to mourn its loss without being obliged to suffer any longer its inconveniences." Likewise, she can lament the fact that her husband's will left everything to his only son while she enjoys the handsome jointure which allows her to indulge "her liking for the most expensive fal-lals of fashion," all while commanding the sympathy of friends who naturally assume from her complaints that her jointure must have been a mere pittance. This is Heyer at her satiric best.

There is nothing missish about Penelope Creed, as readily apparent in her hilarious interactions with the silly and melodramatic Lydia Daubenay, and she can hardly be blamed for stigmatizing Lydia as "that stupid girl" in the refreshingly frank observations she shares with Sir Richard. Obviously audacious, Pen is also warmhearted, generous and sincerely interested in people, avid and sympathetic as she listens to the long-winded stories other stagecoach passengers share during the early part of their adventure. Sir Richard deplores the stagecoach ride but he derives much amusement from watching Pen in this milieu - like her wide-eyed curiosity on listening to Jimmy Yarde's thieves' cant - and from offering an occasional fictitious detail of his own or otherwise acting "in character" whenever he's expected to corroborate the tale Pen hatched about being a young man traveling with his tutor (Richard variously figures as tutor, uncle, cousin and trustee in the course of the story). One of the funniest scenes comes about after Lydia Daubenay tells her father it was Pen she was meeting clandestinely, in an attempt to throw him off the scent of her true secret suitor. Her father, though angry, immediately envisions a splendid match between Lydia and the wealthy Richard Wyndham's young cousin. In a performance that Pen finds enormously entertaining, Richard ruthlessly quashes Major Daubenay's aspirations with his portrayal of Pen as a monster of precocious depravity who regularly toys with the affections of unsuspecting young ladies and is penniless, to boot.

In an early scene, Richard's sister Louisa asserts unequivocally that he doesn't have a romantic bone in his body and that he was, first to last, a man of fashion who would never act in any way which contravened that. This claim is soon belied by the excellent adventure Richard is enjoying, but it was perfectly true up until that time: as he muses to himself, had he been sober, he would never have "set forth on this absurd journey, but having done so, drunk, he was perfectly willing to continue it." Like Alverstoke in Frederica but without Alverstoke's cynicism and rakish reputation, Richard suffers from the boredom that arises from the predictability of his life and of the people around him. He is an entirely sympathetic character and his serendipitous encounter and subsequent adventure with Penelope Creed not only affords great entertainment but it feels increasingly well-deserved as it brings out the softer, more vulnerable qualities in Richard that even he did not realize he possessed.


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Corinthian Georgette Heyer 9780099468080 Books Reviews

Heyer's books are simply marvelous and always leave you (well, they never leave you;) feeling happy. That's a *good* thing. This one is no exception. The Corinthian takes you on a madcap journey through the English countryside with numerous misadventures along the way - all so cleverly wrought by the author.

I'm rather new to this genre, having always preferred histories. My early forays into Romance generally confirmed my low opinion UNTIL I came across a review by Old Latin Teacher (thoughtful, excellent reviews!) That review, praising the skill and wit of Heyer changed my reading life! lol

The Corinthian is delectable! I enjoyed the sheer fun of it.
I love this author so much and this particular novel does not disappoint. I think I've read The Corinthian at least 3 times. The hero and heroine are absolutely adorable together. There's a bit of a mystery as well. If you haven't read Heyer before this is a great one to start with.
The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer. When Sir Richard Wyndham encounters what appears to be a very young boy climbing down out of an upstairs window he thinks he has encountered a runaway. Instead he very soon learns that he has taken in charge is really is Miss Penelope Creed, about to be forced into an unwanted marriage. He agrees to help her by escorting her, still disguised as a boy, to the home of her childhood playmate who is her choice for a husband. The following adventures as the two of them set out on their journey is well up to Miss Heyers usual standards for a book which is funto read.
This book was certainly a guilty pleasure. I looked up this author based on a comment frm a reviewer. It was the 85th anniversary edition f romance novels and I thought it would be the perfect book to start with. Georgette Hayer did not disappoint. This story was a quick read and an enjoyable rump d misadventures. I fund myself laughing out loud at the escapades of Pen and Richard.
The characters are likeable and endearing. In a few lines of dialogue we are presented with a picture of the character's personality. I found s much enjoyment that I finished it in one sitting.
I Will certainly read more books by this author and hope that hey all provide as much entertainment as this one. I recommend this bok to any romance readers who enjoy good clean fun without sex or foul language.
Ms. Heyer always exceeds expectations, and is a delightful read, M.C. Beaton is the same. I read the biography of the author in this book and When I saw the date it was written I understood why she is so good. I expect the same of many of our favorite authors, and I believe it is because they take their time, check syntax, spelling and grammar, and they care, truly care about the quality of the book they have written with their name on it. They don't slap together words with no comprehension of how it is going to come through to the reader. I love a well put together story, and adore the authors who care enough to have their books read smoothly without the many errors we see in so many modern books. Sad to say.

But happy to give credit where it is due; that we have the opportunities to enjoy such well put together books, and I would never have discovered this author were it not for , for which I am very grateful!
A seemingly unlikely couple for a love story but it works thanks to Heyer's skill. For all Pen Creed's youth and tomboyishness, she has plenty of common sense besides being such a likable character with a gift for spinning tales. And you can't help but root for Sir Richard "Beau" Wyndham as he escapes a marriage of convenience to the emotionally vacuous Melissa Brandon into which his well-meaning family is trying to thrust him.

The story is helped enormously by the plot twists that introduce the hilarious thief Jimmy Yarde and the silly Lydia Daubenay. But my favorite secondary character is Cedric Brandon, Melissa's flamboyant and comical brother, who tells Richard, "Don't do it! There isn't a fortune big enough to settle our little affairs...that's my advice to you run!" Aptly described as "an engaging scapegrace," Cedric frequently reminded me of the Duc of Avon's brother Rupert from These Old Shades.

Heyer's masterful writing style is on display from the opening scene when Richard's mother, sister and brother-in-law descend on Richard's mansion in St. James's Square. In just a few pages she conveys a wealth of information about these characters and the family dynamics at play. Just using his mother as an example with her handkerchief, vinaigrette and hartshorn always at the ready "anyone observing her...would have had to be stupid indeed to have failed to appreciate their sinister message." Lady Wyndham feels a pang whenever she enters the mansion Richard had only purchased a few years before after having sold the much larger family domicile in Grosvenor Square, enabling her ever since "to mourn its loss without being obliged to suffer any longer its inconveniences." Likewise, she can lament the fact that her husband's will left everything to his only son while she enjoys the handsome jointure which allows her to indulge "her liking for the most expensive fal-lals of fashion," all while commanding the sympathy of friends who naturally assume from her complaints that her jointure must have been a mere pittance. This is Heyer at her satiric best.

There is nothing missish about Penelope Creed, as readily apparent in her hilarious interactions with the silly and melodramatic Lydia Daubenay, and she can hardly be blamed for stigmatizing Lydia as "that stupid girl" in the refreshingly frank observations she shares with Sir Richard. Obviously audacious, Pen is also warmhearted, generous and sincerely interested in people, avid and sympathetic as she listens to the long-winded stories other stagecoach passengers share during the early part of their adventure. Sir Richard deplores the stagecoach ride but he derives much amusement from watching Pen in this milieu - like her wide-eyed curiosity on listening to Jimmy Yarde's thieves' cant - and from offering an occasional fictitious detail of his own or otherwise acting "in character" whenever he's expected to corroborate the tale Pen hatched about being a young man traveling with his tutor (Richard variously figures as tutor, uncle, cousin and trustee in the course of the story). One of the funniest scenes comes about after Lydia Daubenay tells her father it was Pen she was meeting clandestinely, in an attempt to throw him off the scent of her true secret suitor. Her father, though angry, immediately envisions a splendid match between Lydia and the wealthy Richard Wyndham's young cousin. In a performance that Pen finds enormously entertaining, Richard ruthlessly quashes Major Daubenay's aspirations with his portrayal of Pen as a monster of precocious depravity who regularly toys with the affections of unsuspecting young ladies and is penniless, to boot.

In an early scene, Richard's sister Louisa asserts unequivocally that he doesn't have a romantic bone in his body and that he was, first to last, a man of fashion who would never act in any way which contravened that. This claim is soon belied by the excellent adventure Richard is enjoying, but it was perfectly true up until that time as he muses to himself, had he been sober, he would never have "set forth on this absurd journey, but having done so, drunk, he was perfectly willing to continue it." Like Alverstoke in Frederica but without Alverstoke's cynicism and rakish reputation, Richard suffers from the boredom that arises from the predictability of his life and of the people around him. He is an entirely sympathetic character and his serendipitous encounter and subsequent adventure with Penelope Creed not only affords great entertainment but it feels increasingly well-deserved as it brings out the softer, more vulnerable qualities in Richard that even he did not realize he possessed.