03458cam a2200505 i 4500 540545374 TxAuBib 20210126120000.0 201124s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063063235 large print; paperback 0063063239 large print; paperback (OCoLC)1224046344 PX0 eng rda PX0 OCLCO SMDRL OCLCO IEP OCLCF INO GY8 TxAuBib rda Quinn, Julia. The Duke and I / Julia Quinn. Large print edition. New York, N.Y. : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] 564 pages (large print) : genealogical table ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bridgerton series ; ; 1 Originally published: New York: Avon, 2000. Includes: The Duke and I: the second epilogue (pages 509-553) and Behind the book (pages 555-564). From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince--while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable...but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society--just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend's sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a charm--at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London's elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule... This novel includes the 2nd epilogue, a peek at the story after the story. 20210126. 1760-1820. Aristocracy (Social class) England Fiction. Aristocracy (Social class.) Mate selection Fiction. Mate selection. Marriage Fiction. Marriage. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Man-woman relationships. Large type books. Fiction. History. Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820 Fiction. Great Britain. England. Historical fiction. Romance fiction. Bridgerton series ; ; 1.