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Historical RomanceVictorian-Era Fiction

The Enchanting Evil

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  • 1968 first published
  • 256 pages
  • 10 editions
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Published in 1968, The Enchanting Evil is a historical romance and Victorian-set fiction novel by Barbara Cartland. It takes readers to London, England in the Victorian Era. Characters include Melinda and Marquis of Chard.

48 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions across 3 languages.

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

About The Enchanting Evil

WAKE TO A NIGHTMARE Penniless and therefore of no consequence, Melinda lived with her uncle, Sir Hector Stanyon. But she was too beautiful for an orphan--too enchanting not to attract the young man her cousin Charlotte hoped to marry--she felt only withering hatred from the family that had taken her in. Her uncle decided that she would be married off to the highest bidder-his lecherous old friend. She had no choice but to flee--to the callousness and terrors of Victorian London--and into the clutches of a seemingly kindly woman who offered the lovely girl lodging for the night. Only when she awakened from a drugged sleep did she see the barred windows and the locked doors... did she hear the fantastic offer of five hundred guineas if she would pretend to marry the notorious Marquis of Chard....
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Melinda
  • Marquis of Chard

Subjects

  • Historical Romance

Quick answers

Who wrote The Enchanting Evil?

The Enchanting Evil was written by Barbara Cartland and first published in 1968.

What genre is The Enchanting Evil?

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

How long is The Enchanting Evil?

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

What books are similar to The Enchanting Evil?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Tea Planter's Bride, When Angels Fall and Untie My Heart.

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