Black Sheep | |
Author: | Georgette Heyer |
Cover Artist: | Arthur Barbosa[1] |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Genre: | Regency, Romance |
Publisher: | Bodley Head |
Release Date: | 1966 |
Pages: | 336 |
Dewey: | 823/.912 22 |
Congress: | PR6015.E795 B5 2008 |
Oclc: | 183179611 |
Black Sheep is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer which was first published in 1966. The story is set in 1816/1817.[2]
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 Stacy Calverleigh, to Abigail's dismay. Stacy 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 Stacy's uncle, Miles Calverleigh, to prevent a clandestine marriage between Stacy and Fanny. Miles is the black sheep of the Calverleigh family, but Abigail finds herself attracted to his wit and unconventionality.