I really feel this book Council 6 stars. Georgette Heyer researched her books in great detail and They are quite simply in a class of Their Own. Many people feel she invented the Regency Romance. The dialogue used is Oft from original sources, this book contains Actually One of her very few historical mistakes, not Soho in Birmingham Soho in London is where the foundry which located. There are misunderstandings but ones did seem to Occur quite naturally. In this book Felix Fred Rica's schoolboy brother with a scientific bent questions Practically everything and is quite central to the story. The character descriptions and dialogue are excellent and all in all it is one of my favorite Georette Heyers. From the dust cover of the Bodley Head edition ... Written in Georgette Heyer's lightest vein, this is the story of the adventures in Regency London of the Merriville family: Frederica, riding the whirlwind and directing the storm; Harry, rusticated from Oxford and embarking with enthusiasm on the more perilous amusements Pursued by young gentlemen of sound; The Divine Charis, too tender-hearted to discourage the advances of her suitors Numerous; Jessamy, destined for the Church and wavering, in adolescent style, between excessive virtue and a natural exuberance of spirits; and Felix, a schoolboy with a passion for scientific experiment. In Frederica, Georgette Heyer created one of her most engaging heroines; and in the Marquis of Alverstoke - a bored cynic who Becomes involved in all the imbroglios of a lively family -a hero Whose sense of humor makes him an excellent foil for Frederica.