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Such a lovely frivolous regency romance. Frivolous in the sense that the story was no deeper than a truly lovely romance set against the back-drop of a London Season. My favorite type of Regency pairing is the jaded worldly rake and the intelligent sensible miss. And this story did not disappoint. I love that moment of realization when the hero comes to terms with the fact that the one person he can't live without is the person who vexes him the most, who seems the least affected by his presence or lack thereof. Beautiful. Both main characters were absolutely delicious. The Hero was perfect, tall, dark handsome, charming, and arrogant as all get out. The heroine was pretty but not stunning, intelligent but not uppity and just adventurous to be fun while still believable. The side characters were also a lot of fun and the plot was engaging. An excellent regency romance novel. Very very highly recommended for all Regency Romance lovers.


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The Education of Lady Frances and Miss Cresswell London Triumph Signet Regency Romance Evelyn Richardson 9780451217301 Books Reviews

The two stars is not for the story but the terrible grammatical punctuation errors and typos in the kindle version. I can't believe none of thee reviews have covered this. I could not continue this book because of the number of errors.
Whoever edited this should be fired.
I've been re-reading a great many of Georgette Heyer's books on my with such delight; she really puts all these newer Regency authors in the shade with her strong characterization and witty dialogue. And as far as historical accuracy it's a good thing many younger readers don't care about it, because so few books these days have anything beyond the veneer of a historical setting. With Heyer, you get the feeling she actually LIVED in Regency times.

But I found this vintage Regency in my collection and decided to dust it off and see if it was worth reading before sending it off to the used bookstore. (I rarely read any books not on the anymore, but I hated to give all these vintage books away before checking for any gems.)

Oh. My. God. All the way through I noted the similarity to the Heyer books I've been reading. Lady Frances is a well-educated, level-headed young lady who has been responsible for her younger siblings as well as a household and estate since the death of their father two years ago. . . actually long before that, since her scholarly father had been too obsessed by his studies and his grief over his wife's death 10 years ago to take much notice of practical matters. Our heroine is not a bluestocking, though; she's elegant and well-rounded, and has plenty of friends at their country estate. She had one season in London and returned feeling quite disgusted with the silliness of the society there. The Real World, for Lady Francis, involves taking responsibility for her younger siblings--including their education--and managing a household and estate, as well as writing amusing historical stories for children. She is equal to any of Heyer's independent-minded heroines.

Julian Mainwaring was an only child of rather distant parents; he is in his mid-30's and quite content with his self-centered lifestyle. He has no intention of ever taking on a leg-shackle and confines his attentions to females to married women or widows who know the game and have no expectations of a long commitment. Unbeknownst to him, his current mistress, Vanessa Welford, entertains hopes of marriage, however.

Frankly, Julian is too selfish even to care much about his wards, the orphaned children of his brother. Kitty and Ned live at the family estate of Camberly, which is in the same neighborhood as the Cresswell family estate. Eager to divest himself of the responsibility of Kitty, he persuades his aunt to bring her out in London, hoping to fire her off into some other man's hands. Kitty isn't exactly delighted with this arrangement; she knows her uncle doesn't really care for her that much, and she's nervous about being spirited off into some unknown world without the support of a friend.

That's when Lady Frances, in an effort to support her friend Kitty, decides it's time to move the entire household to their London home on Brook Street the children, the two dogs (Wellington and Nelson, who are wonderful characters in their own right), the horses, Lady Harriet (their eccentric aunt) and her precious orchids. The details of the family's descent on London are amusing and lively.

Lady Frances and Lord Mainwaring clash at first. He considers her too much of a bluestocking and not at all up to his standards of womanly beauty, and she deplores his neglect of Camberly and his obvious disdain for intelligent women. However, they are often together due to Kitty's friendship, and Julian finds himself embroiled in the Cresswell family activities in spite of himself. And oddly enough, he enjoys the trips to Astley's and the British Museum and assisting the boys (his nephew Ned, the sons of his aunt, and Freddy Cresswell) with their cricket practice. Watching Lady Frances deal so aptly with her rapscallion family in so many situations causes him to re-think his original judgment and begin to think of her as a valued friend.

For her part, Frances is grateful to Julian for providing a masculine influence over her brother Freddy, and having his enthusiastic escort and assistance proves to be enjoyable as well. Neither Frances nor Julian has any idea that their relationship is anything but friendly, but others around them are more observant. When has Julian ever taken an interest in any woman other than as a mistress? When has Frances ever been escorted so assiduously by a gentleman? Even Vanessa Welford senses that Julian is more interested in Lady Frances than he admits.

Julian is just beginning to suspect a deeper involvement of his feelings when an unpleasant incident involving his mistress has the effect of dampening Frances's enthusiasm. Desperate to make things right, he ends up driving the nail into the coffin instead, and Frances, finally aware of her feelings for him and believing them not returned, returns alone to the family estate. Julian hardly knows what to do without her. His old life seems flat without the liveliness of the Cresswell family. A complete transformation has been effected in only a few short weeks; how can he possibly go backwards now?

It seems a stalemate. Both protagonists recognize their feelings and believe them unrequited. How will they ever become reconciled?

If you enjoy the lively, witty dialogue and heartwarming characters of a Georgette Heyer Regency, you will love this one. Even now I'm dusting off all my Evelyn Richardson books--yellowed as the pages are by now--to read through in hopes of finding another gem like this one. How fortunate for everyone that her backlist is being made available on !
I enjoyed this story up to the point where the Gypsies were cast as the villains without any reason except their ethnicity. Obviously there needed to be a dramatic event to further the plot but there are countless other ways to create this tension. We never even find out why the dog was stolen or more importantly why Frances was knocked out and tied up. Although BLAMING the Gypsies was probably historically accurate, Richardson gave no reason for them to BE the villains - except maybe her own bias?
This book reminds me of a story written by Georgette Heyer which I read years ago. They have similar story lines spunky older sister raises her younger siblings after their parents die. The kids get into some hyjinks and are rescued by a Lord who falls in love with our spunky heroine. And true love doesn't run smoothly at first although there is an HEA. Lots of humor, funny bits with the kids and their pet animals. Highly recommend this book.
Such a lovely frivolous regency romance. Frivolous in the sense that the story was no deeper than a truly lovely romance set against the back-drop of a London Season. My favorite type of Regency pairing is the jaded worldly rake and the intelligent sensible miss. And this story did not disappoint. I love that moment of realization when the hero comes to terms with the fact that the one person he can't live without is the person who vexes him the most, who seems the least affected by his presence or lack thereof. Beautiful. Both main characters were absolutely delicious. The Hero was perfect, tall, dark handsome, charming, and arrogant as all get out. The heroine was pretty but not stunning, intelligent but not uppity and just adventurous to be fun while still believable. The side characters were also a lot of fun and the plot was engaging. An excellent regency romance novel. Very very highly recommended for all Regency Romance lovers.