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Regency Buck

  • 1935 first published
  • 349 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (7 ratings)
  • 39 editions

Published in 1935, Regency Buck is a historical romance and Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. The story is set in London and Brighton, in the Regency era. Characters include Julian St. John Audley, Judith Taverner and Peregrine Taverner. Readers will find themes of manners and customs, heiresses, upper class and inheritance and succession.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 83 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 39 editions.

At about 349 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Regency Buck

After their father's death, Miss Judith Tavener and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, the Earl of Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are. Lord Julian St. John Audley, they both agree, is an insufferably arrogant dandy. But unfortunately for the orphans, he is also the Fifth Earl of Worth, a friend of the Regent, and, quite by chance, their legal guardian. Lord Worth doesn't want the office of guardian any more than they want him, and is determined to thwart all their interests and return them to the country. But when Judith and Peregrine begin to move in the highest social circles, Lord Worth cannot help but entangle himself with his adventuresome wards. Beautiful Judith Taverner had captivated all London society. A bevy of elegant bachelors swarmed about her, vying for her favors. But then her brother suddenly vanished, she was forced to seek the aid of her mysterious guardian, the powerful Earl of Worth. Once Judith had looked upon the Earl as a protector, and then as something far more. But now she was grown up, worldly-wise... and prey to a chilling suspicion. For Judith was not only a bewitching young lady, but also heiress to a great fortune - a bewildered creature trying to discover the difference between a man's love and a man's greed. Heiress Judith Taverner fights her loathing, and her desire, for the iron-willed but handsome man who is her suitor.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Julian St. John Audley
  • Judith Taverner
  • Peregrine Taverner

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Manners and customs
  • Heiresses
  • Upper class
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Guardian and ward
  • Great Britain

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Regency Buck?

Regency Buck was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1935.

What genre is Regency Buck?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is Regency Buck?

The median edition has 349 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Regency Buck?

Readers who like it often enjoy I Thee Wed, Ten Things I Love About You and Minx.

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