The Black Moth (Annotated)
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Publisher Description
The Black Moth (1921) is a Georgian era romance book by the British author Georgette Heyer, set around 1751. Published when Heyer was nineteen, The Black Moth was her debut novel. It was based on a story she had written for her haemophiliac younger brother and published with the encouragement of her father. It was a commercial success. While modern critics have considered it a flawed work, they have observed characteristics Heyer included in her later works.
The story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman who becomes a highwayman after taking the blame during a cheating scandal years before. One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of Andover. Jack and Diana fall in love but his troubled past and current profession threaten their happiness.
This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and also Georgette Heyer, including an overview, development, plot summary, main characters, reception, analysis, legacy, biographical and bibliographical information.
Customer Reviews
What annotation? (Revised)
The rating is *solely* for the alleged annotation and formatting. The text itself merits 5 stars.
There is one OCR error, and no pagination separation between chapters. No human eye reviewed the galley proof.
It is generally held that an annotation has notes, footnotes on the pertinent page or in chapter references after the main text.
This has neither: the ‘annotations’ are merely afterwords: a list of dramatis personae, and an overview of Ms Heyer’s life.
This is one of my favourite Heyers: this is therefore an additional purchase, not worth the money or time spent on this book.