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Curious if her other historicals follow a similar trend, and am now interested in hunting down one of her thrillers to sample its prose! Still, there were good characterizations, (I will admit to laughing at the greedy, but totally honest about it, aunt), and the swashbuckling was great. Travelling as a Frenchman provides Beauvallet with a convenient disguise in a rigidly Catholic land where the English are abhorred as Protestant heretics. British aristocrat younger-son-turned-pirate captures Spanish ship carrying a dying Spanish aristocrat and his lovely, feisty daughter, Doña Dominica de Rada y Sylva, back to Spain from the new world. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.
Our born under a Venus-Jupiter conjunction hero goes full guns blazing after Dominica, but the romance is too early Hollywood flat for me. As for me, if I'm reading a historical novel, I want it to be historical in more than merely clothing.Finding the beautiful Dominica on board the Spanish galleon is a surprise, but Beauvallet commits himself to taking them safely to a Spanish port despite how incredibly dangerous and reckless it is. corner crease on front cover and some other 1" or less creases, a crease down back cover, and covers show light wear. I have read every Heyer novel quite a few times and I left this until last to read since it was not set in the regency era. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Sir Nicholas Beauvallet (Nick) practices piracy upon the Spanish as a form of unofficial warfare – at the behest of Queen Elizabeth I.
It would be quite fun to have a modern movie made of this book - someone like Benedict Cumberbatch could carry Beauvallet's part very well.Really enjoyed the old-fashioned, swashbuckling appeal of this one, which reads differently then her Regency/Georgian offerings. Known to the Spanish as ‘El Beauvallet’ and ‘Mad Nick’ to his men, he is a master swordsman, a pirate and a gentleman, with a sparkling sense of humour that sees him through all of his many adventures. In the middle of the book, Dominica is mostly off-screen, and the story is swashbuckling and adventure as Nick gallavants about, merrily murdering people and laughing in the face of danger. After all, with war threatening between the two nations, and the Inquisition waiting to pounce on any non-Catholic, what Englishman would dare to venture into Spain?
The whole village turned out as if for a party and when the time came for the conflagration the police merely ensured that everyone was clear of the building and then stood back to watch with the crowd as the building went up in flames. At one point in the novel, she wishes she were a man so she could revenge Beauvallet properly--but there's no follow through of that thought.pages; Sir Nicholas Beauvallet, friend of Drake and of the Queen, holds his sword and his wits against all Spain. I have even read a few random pages from Devil's Cub (one of my favorite Heyer's books) to check if I am not exaggerating. The plot, however, was based on the improvised dramas, devised by Georgette for her brothers and friends when they were children. Even more dangerous are the Lutheran leanings she has secretly acquired, which place her at mortal risk should they become known in Spain where the Inquisition is in full swing.
I had a bit of trouble persuading the Georgette Heyer Fans Group to read this title - I must be losing my touch! Soon won over, Dominica nevertheless disbelieves him when he states his intention of seeking her out in Spain and "making her an Englishwoman. This small vessel is the Venture, Sir Nicholas’s own ship, with which he defeats the Spaniards and takes prisoner the beautiful Dominica and her father, a former Spanish governor of the West Indies. He succeeds because he dares and because, like the deceptions achieved by Robin and Prue in the Masqueraders and Kit in False Colors, what Nick does is unexpected and, therefore, it's unlooked for. Although perhaps best known (and collected) for her Regency Romances, which were written with great attention to historical detail, she also wrote thrillers and detective fiction.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I can also imagine a film making the most of the wonderful tudor costumes, English country mansions, Spanish mountains and castles, and ball scenes. The main part of the book tells of Beauvallet's journey into Spain and his adventures to carry Dominica away with him.