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Bath Tangle

  • 1955 first published
  • 327 pages
  • ★ 3.4 (7 ratings)
  • 49 editions

Published in 1955, Bath Tangle is a historical romance and Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. The story is set in Bath and England, in the Regency era. Characters include Lady Serena Carlow, Lady Fanny, Dowager Countess of Spenborough and Lord Ivo Barrasford, Marquis of Rotherham. Readers will find themes of stepdaughters and Open Library.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 84 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 49 editions.

It runs to roughly 327 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Bath Tangle

The Earl of Spenborough has always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving Fanny, a widow younger than his own daughter Serena is one thing, but quite another is leaving his daugther's fortune to the trusteeship of Ivo Barrasford, marquis of Rotherham -- a man whom Serena once jilted and who now has the power to give or withhold his consent to any marriage she might contemplate. Lady Serena Carlow is an acknowledged beauty, many eager suitors have vied for her hand, but she's got a temper as fiery as her head of red hair. When her father dies unexpectedly, Serena discovers to her horror that she has been left a ward of the odious Lord Rotherham. Serena raged as she heard her father's last will and testament! How could he mortgage his only daughter to Lord Rotherham, making the very man she had recently jilted caretaker of her inheritance and her heart? Her father's heir is eager to take over his inheritance--and her lifelong home-- but the the fiery-hearted Serena is not so easily controlled. She with her lovely young stepmother, Fanny as "chaperone", decide to move to Bath. There they'd turn the ton inside out! Volatile Serena and gentle Fanny could not be less alike but they are good friends. Serena makes an odd new friend and discovers a childhood sweetheart, Major Hector Kirkby.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lady Serena Carlow
  • Lady Fanny, Dowager Countess of Spenborough
  • Lord Ivo Barrasford, Marquis of Rotherham
  • Major Hector Kirby

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Stepdaughters
  • Open Library

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Bath Tangle?

Bath Tangle was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1955.

What genre is Bath Tangle?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is Bath Tangle?

The median edition has 327 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Bath Tangle?

Readers who like it often enjoy At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple, An Offer from a Gentleman and The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy.

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