Regency Buck

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Summary: Wonderful Regency Humor
Review: Georgette Heyer has no equal when it comes to that wonderful brand of regency fun and laughter. Her research is so true to that age I feel as though I am riding in Hyde Park with the characters, or on the battlefield at Waterloo, Regency Buck lead me to read "An Infamous Army" And many of her other wonderful books. I have had to hunt in second hand book shops, and garage sales for the books I now have. Most are really dogged eared, and faded, and have pages falling out. I can"t tell you how happy, I am to be able to buy NEW - UNREAD - copies..where I am the first reader to leaf thru the pages of these wonderful stories. I hope to be able to purchase all of her works. She was one in a million.

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Summary: Wonderful Regency Humor
Review: Georgette Heyer has no equal when it comes to that wonderful brand of regency fun and laughter. Her research is so true to that age I feel as though I am riding in Hyde Park with the characters, or on the battlefield at Waterloo, Regency Buck lead me to read "An Infamous Army" And many of her other wonderful books. I have had to hunt in second hand book shops, and garage sales for the books I now have. Most are really dogged eared, and faded, and have pages falling out. I can"t tell you how happy, I am to be able to buy NEW - UNREAD - copies..where I am the first reader to leaf thru the pages of these wonderful stories. I hope to be able to purchase all of her works. She was one in a million.

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Summary: Not My Favorite
Review: I am a great Heyer fan but this was definitely not one of my favorites. It was not as light hearted as most, at times it was almost depressing. Judith was strong-willed but she never seemed to get the best of her guardian.....not once...and after a while it becomes annoying. One could almost pardon Worth's superiority if it was lightened with a sense of humor, but he seemed devoid of any sense of humor, fun, or adventure. It is a good book of course.......Heyer wrote it.....but not as good as many others.

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Summary: Not My Favorite
Review: I am a great Heyer fan but this was definitely not one of my favorites. It was not as light hearted as most, at times it was almost depressing. Judith was strong-willed but she never seemed to get the best of her guardian.....not once...and after a while it becomes annoying. One could almost pardon Worth's superiority if it was lightened with a sense of humor, but he seemed devoid of any sense of humor, fun, or adventure. It is a good book of course.......Heyer wrote it.....but not as good as many others.

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Summary: My very favorite Heyer Regency!
Review: I have read all of Georgette Heyer's books, and Regency Buck remains my favorite -- after a few dozen readings! The mysterious plot, the wonderful dialogue, the splendid Regency settings, the chemistry between the impulsive heroine and the sardonic hero -- all these add up to a Regency masterpiece and the ultimate rainy night comfort read! (I did not, however, enjoy the audio-book version read by Flo Gibson; she makes all the characters -- even the magnificent Lord Worth -- sound odiously prissy).

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Summary: Wholly captivating!!
Review: I'm an avid Georgette Heyer fan, & I'll say this of her-among all the Regency authors, she's the best!! With her its not just romance alone, but humour,sarcasm,wit all get combined to produce a novel to captivate the reader. This book tells about the vivacious heroine Judith Taverner & her battle(of wits)against Lord Worth. It also has a little pinch of mystery- who wants Peregrine dead? But if i tell u the answer to that, u won't read it, will you? so i'll keep mum, & go ahead, buy this book. You won't regret it!

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Summary: Wholly captivating!!
Review: I'm an avid Georgette Heyer fan, & I'll say this of her-among all the Regency authors, she's the best!! With her its not just romance alone, but humour,sarcasm,wit all get combined to produce a novel to captivate the reader. This book tells about the vivacious heroine Judith Taverner & her battle(of wits)against Lord Worth. It also has a little pinch of mystery- who wants Peregrine dead? But if i tell u the answer to that, u won't read it, will you? so i'll keep mum, & go ahead, buy this book. You won't regret it!

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Summary: One of my favorite Heyer books i've read so far....
Review: I'm not much of a fan of romance novels, but i must say that Georgette Heyer's books are pretty good. Regency Buck is certainly one of her best. Judith is a strong willed, stubborn girl who's come out for the season with her brother against the judgement of her profoundly disliked, but actually never met, guardian. The very first time she meets him is when her carriage got stuck in a ditch or something while she was on her way to london. They both seem to dislike each other from the moment they meet, although Judith has no idea who he is at first. Regency Buck has lots of fun and humorous scenes that would make you laugh. As always from what i've seen of Heyer's books, the ending is a pleasant surprise and a happy one. It makes you believe in love all over again.

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Summary: Among the least likeable Heyer characters
Review: I've enjoyed Heyer novels for over 45 years but Regency Buck is probably my least favorite. I'm writing this because I note that others have not liked the audio version. I have both audio versions and find them to be quite good for imitating the affected drawl of dandies of the era. Men often DID sound prissy then-especially such self-centered types as Worth seems to be. Over and over I catch myself muttering, "Oh for crying out loud! Just warn them about what you think is going on and stop being such an ass!" Give me the hero of the Nonesuch or Arabella or Devil's Cub, any old day! I will say this--the accidental double-entendres as issues about using snuff are discussed, are enough to keep one chuckling. Some slang that is commonplace nowadays, obviously was not, when Ms. Heyer wrote this book. I wish I could duplicate the phrases here--but alas, I cannot! For that reason, you'll have to read the book, or listen to it--but if you're new to Heyer, don't think of this tediously slow plot with an irritatingly arrogant hero, as typical of Georgette Heyer.

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Summary: I love this as well..
Review: The antagonism between the %th Earl of Worth and his ward, Judith, starts off early in the book. An unfortunate meeitng, and bad first impressions. All this of course doesn't seem so good when Judith's brother seems to be the target of some conspiracy. Who profits most from his death? a dark horse of a cousin, and whoever weds Judith. Does the Earl have any dark designs? I can't give this one away. It's a read-it-yourself. Of course the conversation sparkles, the characters are real, and the descriptions stand before you. Cant miss it.