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The Quiet Gentleman

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: James MacCallum
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Summary

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When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcome homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him - and when he meets his stepmother and young half-brother he detects open disappointment that he survived the wars. But the dangers of the Lincolnshire countryside are quite different to those of the battlefield.

Georgette Heyer was the most successful and best-loved novelist of her day and The Quite Gentleman displays all the skills which won the hearts of her large and enduring audience.

©1951 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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Good but not great

A pleasant Heyer but the detective story element is always, I find, a weakness. This reader is undeniably competent, but some of the audible readers of her novels are so outstanding that he suffers in comparison.

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Another brilliant Heyer

Delightful as always and well narrated even though the narrator's regional accent and mispronunciation grated on occasion. Georgette Heyer is still the Queen of Regency.

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disappointed with a favourite book

so disappointed in the narration. I really hope they do another version it's my favourite Georgette Heyer and the reason I joined audible

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A Very Good Book Ruined

I have always been very fond of A Quiet Gentleman but James MacCallum's reading of it is abysmal, and I have been trying in vain to remove it from my device.

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Heyer does it again !

As with The Reluctant Widow, one cannot understand that this has not been one of the popular of her romance novels. I loved it. It reminded me so much of Persuasion- with Drewcilla and Gervais. And the suspense was even better this time.

The narrator could have done a better job with altering his voice, sometimes it was not so easy to hear who said what. But overall a really good experience.

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Excellent story more mystery than romance

Loved the story which is totally engaging.The usual Heyer bubbly Regency romance with characters you readily care for overlaid with attempts at murder. Even her smallest characters live and breathe on the page. The only jarring note is the accent of the reader. It is perhaps unfortunate that the story is set at Stanyon Castle as it means the reader's "Cassell" and "Laff" are repeated all too often.

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Excellent narration with real feeling behind words

This is a favourite Heyer book of mine. I disliked my previous narration as there was no feelings behind the words in nearly all the key scenes.
However, after almost giving up on this one at chapter 2, ( it sounded very bland like the other one, but was actually just setting the scene). I persevered, and was so glad I did. The narrator does an excellent job and puts feeling into the exchanges between the main characters. By doing this, it becomes the love story it is intended to be .... Rather than a bland reading of words on a page and not putting them into any context. I am so pleased I can listen to this now rather than having to ignore the obvious disinterest of the previous narrator.
I would have given this a 5 for narration but for his inability to correctly pronounce 'swoon' and a couple of other words. Well worth a credit if you love GH books.

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Wonderful!

Simply wonderful to listen to. Gentle story and fabulous narration. Great lazy weekend company whilst sewing.

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An improved recording of a firm favourite.

This is a much better version than the previous recording. The action is far removed from London and the cast of characters smaller than in many of Georgette Heyer’s novels but the elements that fans of Heyer look for are all present.

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favourite author who never disappoints

Romance, mystery and wonderful characters. totally recommended. Well narrated . One of those books you can read again and again.

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