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An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4)

  • 1937 first published
  • 438 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 40 editions

Georgette Heyer's An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4) (1937) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. It takes readers to Brussels, Belgium and Waterloo, Belgium in 1815. Characters include Colonel Charles Audley and Lady Barbara Childe. It deals with British, upper class and manners and customs.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 42 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 40 editions.

It runs to roughly 438 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4)

*A novel of Wellington, Waterloo, love and war.* In the summer of 1815, beneath the aegis of the Army of Occupation, Brussels is the gayest town in Europe. And the red-haired widow Lady Barbara Childe, renowned for being as outrageous as she is beautiful, is at the centre of the social whirl and of all that is fashionable and light-hearted. However, the city was a nest of intrigue --Napoleon threatened Europe--but the talk was only of this dazzling and tempestuous young. Every brilliant ball, supper, and concert in the feverish spring seemed to bring her a new conquest by storm. She is the talk of the ton. She flirts shamelessly, dresses outrageously, and scandalizes polite society. That doesn't stop one of her adorers--the dashing Colonel Charles Audley, an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington-- from falling madly in love with the beautiful young widow--and proposing marriage. Threatened by the growing tide of scandal, she allowed Colonel Charles Audley to claim her for his bride. The eve of the fateful Battle of Waterloo, their betrothal falls apart. It isn't until Charles marches off to fight Napoleon that Barbara discovers where her heart lies. Now, she can do nothing but wait as the battle rages, praying for the safety of the one man who can set her free from her wild impulses. But as the clouds of war gathered, he turned from her in a sudden, mysterious indifference.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Colonel Charles Audley
  • Lady Barbara Childe

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Waterloo, Battle of, Belgium : 1815 fast, OCoLCfst01172689
  • Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
  • Belgium
  • British
  • Upper class
  • Manners and customs
  • English Love stories

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4)?

An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4) was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1937.

What genre is An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4)?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4)?

The median edition has 438 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Slightly Tempted, To Love an Earl and Mansfield Park.

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