The Master of Liversedge: Romance and rebellion in Regency England

By Alice Chetwynd Ley

Book Overview

A classic, best-selling Regency romance For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

Man turns against master under the threat of revolution...1812, West Riding, YorkshireMary Lister, a young governess, accepts a position at Liversedge Mill. But she arrives in the middle of a violent uproar.

The Luddites - bands of desperate men put out of work by new machines and reduced to starvation - have conspired to smash up the Mill and terrorise its master, the proud and unyielding William Arkwright.

During the stormy weeks that follow her arrival, Mary is torn between her sympathy for the poor and downtrodden of the rebellion, with whom her gentle cousin John Booth has sided, and her unwilling admiration for the indomitable Master of Liversedge.

With whom will she eventually side? Her head or her heart?

THE MASTER OF LIVERSEDGE is a historical saga by Alice Chetwynd Ley: a traditional British, Regency romance novel with the backdrop of social revolution, set in 19th Century England.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912546914
• ISBN13: 9781912546916
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Sapere Books
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Romance set in Yorkshire in 1812

Alice Chetwynd Ley is an English author who wrote a number of Regency romances. Her books have stood the test of time and these days can be found mainly in Ulverscroft large print editions. This particular book, set in 1812, explores the Luddite attempts to prevent the new shearing frames being used and taking away men's work. The book is interesting for its use of accurate dialog "you mark my words", "What dost say? Will it suit?" which is often not found in American authors writing in this period. It's main characters are gentry rather than lords and ladies, a mill owner and a governess.