"The Quiet Gentleman" 1951 HEYER, Georgette Louis Vuitton

"The Quiet Gentleman" 1951 HEYER, Georgette Louis VuittonHEYER, Georgette [343] pp. William Heinemann Ltd 1951 8" x 5 3 8" Jacket design by Philip Gough The Quiet Gentleman is a Regency novel by Georgette Heyer, published at the start of 1951 by William Heinemann Ltd. Set in the spring of 1816, after the Battle of Waterloo, it is the story of the return home from the wars of the Seventh Earl of St Erth to claim his inheritance. The novel incorporates elements of the mystery story as well as the classic

or essays about art

she dismissed the use of antiques as an insecurity

Under glass in wooden frame

Lyons) et al

by Colin McKelvie

The theme of food and drink is referred to throughout the novel

He died in Havana on October 18th

taking photographs for Princess Anne's 19th birthday and the Investiture portrait of Charles III as Prince of Wales

working closely with all of the leading fashion designers of the times — Poiret

and it also gently yet poignantly touches on loneliness and loss

After a few years

where he continued supplying UK fashion retailers