False Colours may not be Heyer's best, but the older people are a great deal of fun. Lady Denville seems to an amalgam of the fifth Duchess of Devonshire and of Heyer's contemporary, Victoria, Lady Sackville (Vita's glamorous mother). Her hapless suitor shares some qualities with Lady Sackville's longtime lover, Seery (Sir John Murray Scott), another fat dandy who did use his great wealth to support his beloved.
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Date: 2006-08-24 08:05 pm (UTC)