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The Grand Sophy

The Grand Sophy
Georgette Heyer

The Grand Sophy is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. It was first published in 1950 by Heinemann in the UK and Putnam in the U.S. The story is set in 1816.

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“Will you marry me, vile and abominable girl that you are?

Yes, but, mind, it only to save my neck from being wrung!”

Georgette Heyer book The Grand Sophy

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“Is it not unsupportable to be held down to a canter when you long to gallop for miles?”

Georgette Heyer book The Grand Sophy

Source: The Grand Sophy

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