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The Masqueraders

  • 1928 first published
  • 288 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (5 ratings)
  • 41 editions

Georgette Heyer's The Masqueraders (1928) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. It takes readers to London England in the Jacobean Era. Characters include Prudence Tremaine (Peter Merriot), Robin Tremaine (Kate Merriot) and Letitia Grayson. Readers will find themes of Regency".

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 56 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions.

It runs to roughly 288 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Masqueraders

Prudence and Robin Tremaine, are children of the notorious and brilliant Viscount of Barham, find themselves on the wrong side of the Jacobite rebellion. The brothers have been dissemblers since they were children. And in this age of slippery politics, they need to be. Their infamous adventurer father has taught Prudence and her brother Robin to be masters of disguise. To escape detection, the Viscount sends his offspring on the road to London, each masquerading as the opposite sex. Prudence pretending to be a dashing young buck, and Robin as a lovely young lady. During the travelling to London to meet their eccentric and rather wayward father, they take a break for a meal, and overhear what is clearly a reluctant elopement... and decide to get involved. It quickly becomes clear that the brother and sister are not exactly what they seem to be... For they it is nothing to rescue the charming Letitia Grayson, a rich heiress from her abductor. But once committed to their masquerade, they must see it through. And now, with their own Iives at stake, they hid in the very limelight of London society. As Peter Merriot, captivating Prudence became the favorite companion of dashing and elegant aristocrat Sir Anthony Fanshawe, her guise that become highly inconvenient when she falls for him, even though discovery of her true identity meant death. Just as it seemed as though her mad pose might succeed, she was challenged to a duel.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Jacobean Era

Characters

  • Prudence Tremaine (Peter Merriot)
  • Robin Tremaine (Kate Merriot)
  • Letitia Grayson
  • Sir Anthony Fanshawe

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Regency"
  • Regency historical romance
  • Historical
  • Romance

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Masqueraders?

The Masqueraders was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1928.

What genre is The Masqueraders?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Regency Romance and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Masqueraders?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Masqueraders?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Kiss to Remember, The Rebel Bride and Talk of the Town.

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