by Georgette Heyer · Arrow · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099466192
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In Regency England, Jack Carstares, the disgraced Earl of Wyncham, returns disguised as a highwayman after seven years of self-exile. His path crosses with the libertine Duke of Andover, just in time to prevent the abduction of a high society lady. However, the 'Black Moth' will not give up so easily. This story by Georgette Heyer, full of romance and audacity, shows her narrative skills in full form, captivating readers with a plot of honor, sacrifice, and love in times of scandal and adventure.
Georgette Heyer was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer. The couple spent several years living in Tanganyika Territory and Macedonia before returning to England in 1929. After her novel These Old Shades became popular despite its release during the General Strike, Heyer determined that publicity was not necessary for good sales. For the rest of her life she refused to grant interviews, telling a friend: "My private life concerns no one but myself and my family."
