- The Black Moth
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name = The Black Moth
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author =Georgette Heyer
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country =United Kingdom
language = English
series = Yes
genre = Georgian, Romance
publisher = Constable
release_date = 1921
media_type = Print (Hardback &Paperback )
pages = 320 pp
isbn = NA
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followed_by =These Old Shades "The Black Moth" (1921) is a Georgian (set around 1751) romance novel by
Georgette Heyer . This was her first novel.Plot summary
Jack Carstares, oldest son of the Earl Wyncham, disgraced six years earlier, returns home and becomes a highwayman so that he is able to live in the land he loves without detection. One day while out riding he foils an abduction plot mastered by the infamous Duke of Andover. Injured while rescuing the damsel in distress, he is taken home by the thankful Diana Beauleigh and her Aunt Betty, to recover. Mystery and intrigue continue to the melodrama's end.
Heyer continues their stories in "
These Old Shades ". The names of her characters have changed, but she hints to their histories and personalities.External links
* [http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/heyer/moth/moth.html Celebration of Women Writers: e-text (1921 edn)]
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