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Black Sheep

  • 1966 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (8 ratings)
  • 28 editions

Georgette Heyer's Black Sheep (1966) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. The story is set in Great Britain and Bath, England, in the Regency era. Characters include Abigail Wendover, Miles Calverleigh and Fanny Wendover. Key subjects include mate selection and maiden aunts.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 47 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 28 editions.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Black Sheep

With her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young woman. But of all her high-placed suitors, there was none Abigail could love. Abigail was kept busy when her pretty and naive niece Fanny falls head over heels in love with Stacy Calverleigh, a good-looking town-beau of shocking reputation and an acknowledged seductor. She was determined to prevent her high-spirited niece, from being gulled into a clandestine marriage with hansome Stacy, a plausible fortune-hunter. The arrival to Bath of Stacy's uncle seemed to indicate an ally, but Miles Calverleigh is the black sheep of the family. Miles Calverleigh had no regard for the polite conventions of Regency society. His cynicism, his morals, his manners appalled Abigail. But he turns out to be Abbie's most important ally in keeping her niece out of trouble. He also turned out to be the most provoking creature Abigail had ever met - with a disconcerting ability to throw her into giggles at quite the wrong moment. Yet she was irresistibly drawn to his knowing smile. But how could she persuade her wealthy, respectable family to accept this unconventional, unsuitable man?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Abigail Wendover
  • Miles Calverleigh
  • Fanny Wendover
  • Stacy Calverleigh

Subjects

  • Historical
  • Romance
  • Mate selection
  • Maiden aunts
  • Historical romance
  • Great britain

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Black Sheep?

Black Sheep was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1966.

What genre is Black Sheep?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is Black Sheep?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Black Sheep?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mischief, I Thee Wed and The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy.

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