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Historical RomanceRegency Romance

The Bored Bridegroom

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  • 1974 first published
  • 201 pages
  • 9 editions
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Barbara Cartland's The Bored Bridegroom (1974) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. The story is set in England and Great Britain, in 1804. It features Lucretia Hedley and Marquis of Merlyncourt. Readers will find themes of georgian era.

30 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

At about 201 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About The Bored Bridegroom

For as long as Lucretia Hedley could remember, she had loved the Merlyncourt estate and its handsome young lord, the Marquis of Merlyncourt. He was the most desired bachelor in all of England and now, suddenly, she was to become the Marquis' wife and mistress of Merlyncourt. But Lucretia knew the Marquis. Her youth was a handicap, she knew he had no patience for innocent, sweet girls. He would soon be bored with her and she would lose him. Lucretia had to change. She was determined to become a woman--a sophisticated, experienced woman of the world. Little did she know that such a transformation would entrap both her and the Marquis in a chilling intrigue of danger and high adventure. She takes lessons to become a sophistticated women in order to keep his love.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1804
  • 1800–1837

Characters

  • Lucretia Hedley
  • Marquis of Merlyncourt

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Georgian era

Quick answers

Who wrote The Bored Bridegroom?

The Bored Bridegroom was written by Barbara Cartland and first published in 1974.

What genre is The Bored Bridegroom?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is The Bored Bridegroom?

The median edition has 201 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Bored Bridegroom?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Civil Contract, The Unknown Ajax and The Black Moth.

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