<p>This early, unusual romance by Georgette Heyer features a young country gentleman driven by jealousy to transform himself into a sophisticated dandy to win the lady he loves.</p> <p>In the glorious days of the mid 18th century, sophisticated men wore high heels, powdered wigs, and plenty of lace. Philip Jettan, however, is just a stolid country gentleman, happy with his estate, plainspoken, and plainly dressed. When a London dandy visits the neighborhood and attracts entirely too much attention from Philip's beautiful young neighbor Cleone Charteris, Philip goes to Paris to learn how to become what he thinks Cleone wants. When he encounters Cleone again, he is powdered and patched, and Cleone discovers a preference for the simple, plainspoken gentleman he used to be. Now that he has transformed for her sake, it's up to her to understand her own heartÂ…</p> <p><u>PRAISE FOR GEORGETTE HEYER: </u></p> <p><em>"Our Georgette Heyer display of the Sourcebooks reprints has been a huge success, not only to those early fans like myself, but to many new readers who appreciate her style and wit."</em><br /> <strong>Nancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC</strong></p> <p><em>"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."</em><br /> <strong>Publishers Weekly</strong></p> <p><em>"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to."</em> <br /> <strong>Katie Fforde </strong></p>