The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer ★★★☆☆

This was my first experience of Georgette Heyer and this is also her first novel.

Set in Georgian England in 1751, when the upper classes wore elaborate and extravagant clothes. The men almost more than the women. Their manners were even more florid and affected. 

The hero, Jack (a disgraced Earl) is dashing, amusing and kind despite his current occupation as a highwayman. 

The story is about Jack rescuing Diana from Devil Belmanoir and falling in love with her. 

The machinations of the Duke of Andover and his Belmanoir family provide the background to the book.

This was quite fun, though the characters are rather shallow. Some of the language is quite archaic, so I required a few trips to Wikipedia!

The narrator was enjoyable, although his female voices tend towards shrillness.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review. All views expressed are my own.

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