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Historical RomanceVictorian-Era Fiction

The Duchess

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  • 1982 first published
  • 362 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 11 editions
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The Duchess is a 1982 historical romance and Victorian-set fiction novel by Jude Deveraux. It takes readers to Scotland and Scottish Highlands in the 19th Century. It features Claire Willoughby, Harry Montgomery and Trevelyan. Readers will find themes of Castle, montgomery / Taggart series and taggert family.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 53 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions across 4 languages.

At about 362 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Duchess

Jude Deveraux captures the thrill of an American beauty's Highlands wedding, where a royal title is at stake -- and where love wins the day. The Duchess Claire Willoughby risked losing millions in her inheritance if, as decreed by her grandfather, she did not wed an "acceptable" man. Harry Montgomery, the eleventh Duke of MacArran, seemed perfect. He owned a historic castle, he looked manly in a kilt, and he was as much a titled Scotsman as Bonnie Prince Charlie himself. Their engagement announced, Claire's future as a duchess was assured -- and she set off with her family to meet the Montgomery clan in Scotland. Bramley Castle was a damp, chill place, overþowing with eccentric relatives. But there was also Trevelyan, a secretive, brooding man who lived in Bramley's ancient halls. Whoever he was, he wasn't at all like Harry: Trevelyan was the most exasperating, arrogant, know-it-all of a man Claire had ever met. And the most fascinating...
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Claire Willoughby
  • Harry Montgomery
  • Trevelyan

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Castle
  • Montgomery / Taggart series
  • Historical romance
  • Taggert family
  • Scotland
  • Montgomery family, Fictitious characters : deveraux

Quick answers

Who wrote The Duchess?

The Duchess was written by Jude Deveraux and first published in 1982.

What genre is The Duchess?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Victorian-Era Fiction.

How long is The Duchess?

The median edition has 362 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Duchess?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Duchess Disappeared, Scandal in Spring and The Wicked Ways of a Duke.

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