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These Old Shades

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Alexander Vlahos
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

These Old Shades is read by Alexander Vlahos, star of Versailles.

Leonie Bonnard is being drawn into a twenty-year-old feud.

Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, is a reprehensible rake with an axe to grind. Decades ago the Comte de Saint-Vire did something unforgivable and ever since Justin has been lying in wait to settle the score.

When Justin meets Leon, a street urchin with a striking resemblance to his nemesis, he aims to use him as a pawn in his plans for revenge on the Comte. Except Leon is in fact Leonie, a beautiful young ingénue who may just steal Justin's heart.

Can Leonie win the Duke's affection, or will his need for revenge overcome them both?

©1926 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Historical Historical Fiction Romance Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

"One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's." (Joanne Harris)

"Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes.... Utter, immersive escapism." (Sophie Kinsella)

"Léonie, hot-tempered and very much her own woman, is one of Heyer's best female leads[...]The novel remains a witty, vivid page turner." (Melanie Reid)

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Georgette Heyer researched each of her books carefully, each is well written in rich and interesting language with witty dialogue using idiom of the day. I particularly enjoy her spunky heroines

Full of surprises

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I much preferred this version.
The characters were much more believable.
Very often Male narrators make the female characters sound limp or simple this version only did this occasionally went sappy. Some of the french characters sounded Welsh ???
He did

A classic well presented.

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lovely light well paced story. light touch with lovely characters humour lightly intertwined in historical romance

Can't beat Georgette

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Read first when I was about 13. Loved it then and found the same magic rediscovered again now at 89.!!

Stands the test of time

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I read this story as a teenager and loved it. I have reread it many a time and now enjoy listening to it again and again

Wonderful every time I hear it

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Alexander Vlahos delivers an impeccable performance of this fun book. I will be looking for more of his readings.

Amazing reading

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The narration was superb, Alexander was magically with all the different characters he played. I don't think I would have enjoyed the story as much had it been told by another. Several characters had me chuckling in his portrayal of them Bravo Alexander Valhos Brilliant reading it has given me many days of relaxation and pleasure listening to this piece May there be many more

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This one had some intrigue which was great. The story was entertaining and there was a happy ending.

Great story

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I laughed and cried, the twists and turns kept me riveted from start to finish, and every character was interesting. My favourite would have to be Rupert, the comic relief. The narrator (Alexander Vlahos) is incredible with every character having their own unique voice.

Such a fun read

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Why the strange accents? It ruined the book to the point that I bought the other version to listen to. My advice is to give this version a miss.

Oddest accents

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