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The Talisman Ring

by Georgette Heyer Book 3 in the Regency Romances series.

First published 1936

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4.5(4,889)

Set in Sussex in 1793, The Talisman Ring follows the French émigrée Eustacie de Vauban, who runs away rather than accept an arranged marriage to the composed Sir Tristram Shield. She soon encounters her fugitive cousin Ludovic, accused of murder and dispossessed of both his inheritance and a valuable family ring.

With the adventurous Sarah Thane and the reluctant assistance of Sir Tristram, Eustacie attempts to uncover the truth. Smugglers, excise officers, Bow Street Runners and a hidden murderer turn the romantic comedy into a historical mystery shaped by the dangers of the Georgian coast and the upheaval of the French Revolution.

Historical Periods

French Revolution1789–1799 CE Georgian Era1714–1830 CE Smuggling on the Georgian Coast1714–1830 CE Georgian Crime and the Bloody Code1714–1837 CE

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