The Black Moth
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- I. At the Chequers Inn, Fallowfield
- II. My Lord at the White Hart
- III. Introducing the Hon. Richard Carstares
- IV. Introducing the Lady Lavinia Carstares
- V. His Grace of Andover
- VI. Bath: 29 Queen Square
- VII. Introducing Sundry New Characters
- VIII. The Biter Bit
- IX. Lady O’Hara Intervenes
- X. Lady O’Hara Retires
- XI. My Lord Turns Rescuer and Comes Nigh Ending His Life
- XII. My Lord Dictates a Letter and Receives a Visitor
- XIII. My Lord Makes His Bow
- XIV. Mistress Diana Is Unmaidenly
- XV. O’Hara’s Mind Is Made Up
- XVI. Mr. Bettison Proposes
- XVII. Lady O’Hara Wins Her Point
- XVIII. Enter Captain Harold Lovelace
- XIX. The Reappearance of His Grace of Andover
- XX. His Grace of Andover Takes a Hand in the Game
- XXI. Mrs. Fanshawe Lights a Fire and O’Hara Fans the Flame
- XXII. Developments
- XXIII. Lady Lavinia Goes to the Play
- XXIV. Richard Plays the Man
- XXV. His Grace of Andover Captures the Queen
- XXVI. My Lord Rides to Frustrate His Grace
- XXVII. My Lord Enters By the Window
- XXVIII. In Which What Threatened to Be Tragedy Turns to Comedy
- XXIX. Lady O’Hara Is Triumphant
- Epilogue
When Lord Jack Carstares is falsely accused of cheating at cards, the young nobleman accepts the blame to protect his brother. Alone and friendless in his European exile, Jack is obliged to develop his skills as a swordsman — an accomplishment he puts to use upon his return to England, where he embarks upon a new career as a highwayman. Chivalrous Jack, like Robin Hood, steals only from the rich and shares his loot with the needy. And when he foils the attempted kidnapping of raven-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh, his rescue sets the stage for a thrilling romance and a chance at redemption. Georgette Heyer's debut novel, written as a diversion for her ailing brother, abounds in the qualities that make her books perennial favorites with lovers of historical romance: colorful characters, sparkling dialogue, and lively plotting punctuated by swashbuckling action. Set in the 1750s, The Black Moth is rich in Georgian-era atmosphere, offering a compulsive page-turner that novelist and critic Margaret Drabble praised as "stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty."