Black Sheep (Heyer novel)

Black Sheep is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer which was first published in 1966. The story is set in 1816/1817.[2]

This article is about the Georgette Heyer novel. For the Susan Hil novel, see Black Sheep (Hill novel). For the Balzac novel, see La Rabouilleuse.
Black Sheep
First edition
AuthorGeorgette Heyer
Cover artistArthur Barbosa[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreRegency, Romance
PublisherBodley Head
Publication date
1966
Pages336
OCLC183179611
823/.912 22
LC ClassPR6015.E795 B5 2008

Plot summary

The novel is set in Bath, Somerset and centres on two main characters: Miss Abigail Wendover and Mr Miles Calverleigh.

At the beginning of the novel, Abigail's niece Fanny claims to have formed a mutual "lasting attachment" with Stacey Calverleigh, to Abigail's dismay. Stacey is reputed to be a "gamester", a "loose fish", and a "gazetted fortune-hunter" -- that is, he has a gambling habit, is a libertine, and is on the look-out for a wealthy marriage. Abigail enlists the assistance of Stacey's cousin, Miles Calverleigh, to prevent a clandestine marriage between Stacey and Fanny. Miles is the black sheep of the Calverleigh family, but Abigail finds herself attracted to his wit and unconventionality.

References
  1. Regency Art and Regency Artists
  2. See http://www.georgette-heyer.com/chron.html


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