The Greatest Regency Romance Novels (Annotated)

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The Greatest Regency Romance Novels gathers a broad constellation of courtship fiction, social satire, epistolary intrigue, sentimental education, and historical romance. Though centered on the Regency imagination—its drawing rooms, assemblies, inheritances, reputations, and marriages—the volume reaches backward and forward to reveal the genre's genealogy, from eighteenth-century amatory fiction to later reinventions of manners and desire. Its contributors include canonical novelists, pioneering women writers, moral philosophers, satirists, and historical romancers whose works collectively shaped the literature of love, social mobility, and female agency. The anthology intersects with the rise of the English novel, Enlightenment debates about sensibility and education, Romantic-era domestic ideology, Victorian retrospection, and modern neo-Regency revival. Together, these voices illuminate how romance became a vehicle for examining class, gender, power, wit, and moral choice. This collection is recommended for readers seeking more than escapist elegance: it offers a compact literary education in the development of romantic fiction. Across contrasting styles and periods, the volume invites comparison, discovery, and debate, allowing readers to encounter the Regency not as a single mood, but as a rich dialogue among enduring literary traditions. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection. - Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer. - A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists. - A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds. - Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.

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GenreRomance
Length495 hrs 6 mins
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Publish dateFeb 12, 2021
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Greatest Regency Romance Novels (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Love in Excess (Eliza Haywood)
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6TO Mrs. Eliz. Haywood, ON HER NOVEL CALL’D Love in Excess, &c.
7By an unknown Hand. To the most Ingenious Mrs Haywood, on her NOVEL Entitled, Love in Excess:
8VERSES Wrote in the Blank Leaf of Mrs. Haywood’s Novel.
9Part the First.
10THE STORY OF THE Chevalier Brillian.
11Part the Second. (pt. 1)
12Part the Second. (pt. 2)
13The Third and Last Part.
14The History of Monsieur Frankville. (pt. 1)
15The History of Monsieur Frankville. (pt. 2)
16Fantomina (Eliza Haywood)
17The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (Eliza Haywood)
18VOLUME THE FIRST (pt. 1)
19VOLUME THE FIRST (pt. 2)
20VOLUME THE FIRST (pt. 3)
21VOLUME THE SECOND (pt. 1)
22VOLUME THE SECOND (pt. 2)
23VOLUME THE SECOND (pt. 3)
24VOLUME THE THIRD (pt. 1)
25VOLUME THE THIRD (pt. 2)
26VOLUME THE THIRD (pt. 3)
27VOLUME THE FOURTH (pt. 1)
28VOLUME THE FOURTH (pt. 2)
29VOLUME THE FOURTH (pt. 3)
30The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood) (pt. 1)
31The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood) (pt. 2)
32The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood) (pt. 3)
33The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood) (pt. 4)
34The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood) (pt. 5)
35Powder and Patch (Georgette Heyer)
36One The House of Jettan
37Five In Which Philip Finds That His Uncle Is More Sympathetic Than His Father
38Nine Mr. Bancroft Is Enraged
39Thirteen Sir Maurice Comes to Town
40Seventeen Mistress Cleone at Her Wits' End
41The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 1)
42The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 2)
43The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 3)
44The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 4)
45The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 5)
46Belinda (Maria Edgeworth) (pt. 1)
47Belinda (Maria Edgeworth) (pt. 2)
48Belinda (Maria Edgeworth) (pt. 3)
49Belinda (Maria Edgeworth) (pt. 4)
50Belinda (Maria Edgeworth) (pt. 5)
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