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His twin brother died a few years back but his sisterinlaw paints him out as a wicked uncle. In 1925 heyer married george ronald rougier, a mining engineer. Her historical novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades, though she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or private life. Cotillion was published in 1953 and, like all her novels, it is characterised by meticulous attention to detail and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the language, manners and dress of the regency period. Project gutenberg offers 61,987 free ebooks to download.
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