
The Wicked Marquis
The Wicked Marquis is a 1973 historical romance novel by Barbara Cartland. It takes readers to England and Great Britain in 1800–1837. It features Orelia Stanyon, Marquis of Ryde and Caroline. Readers will find themes of Love Triangle.
18 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.
It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Wicked Marquis
The lovely young Orelia Stanyon is a country girl, who was alone in the world. She was a little family, only a dying uncle and a wild cousin. Her cousin Caroline, a beautiful woman who lived a wild and impetuous existence, hardly was the proper guardian for Orelia. One day as she returns from a visit to an ill woman, she is rescued by a mysterious dark, sardonic stranger from two drunken fops at the George and Dragon Inn, she found she could not forget the man whose sudden and passionate kiss had stirred Orelia's deepest desires. But then, one day, Caroline announced her engagement. She was to wed the Marquis of Ryde. Handsome and irresistible, he was one of the wealthiest men in England. Perhaps now the family would be secure. Soon Orelia finds herself on the way to London as a companion to her cousin until the wedding. Upon arriving at the home of the marquis, Orelia was in for a surprise when she met him. For she knew him as the dark, mysterious man who had secretly won her heart months before at the George and Dragon Inn.... With being thrown into high society, a plotting Dowager, and her cousin's engagement, the road to love seems lost.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Wicked Marquis?
The Wicked Marquis was written by Barbara Cartland and first published in 1973.
What genre is The Wicked Marquis?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.
How long is The Wicked Marquis?
The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Wicked Marquis?
Readers who like it often enjoy Sealed Lips, Cotillion and Second Best.
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