Black Sheep (novel)

This article is about the Georgette Heyer novel. For the Balzac novel, see La Rabouilleuse.

Black Sheep
First edition
Author	Georgette Heyer
Cover artist	Arthur Barbosa^[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Regency, Romance
Publisher	Bodley Head
Publication date	1966
Media type	Print
Pages	336 pp
ISBN	n/a
OCLC	183179611
Dewey Decimal	823/.912 22
LC Class	PR6015.E795 B5 2008

Black Sheep is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer which was first published in 1966. The story is set in 1816/1817.^[2]

Plot summary

The novel is set in Bath, Somerset and centres on two main characters: Miss Abigail Wendover and Mr Miles Caverleigh. When attempting to enlist Miles' help in preventing a clandestine marriage between his nephew, Stacy, and her niece, Fanny, Abigail finds herself attracted to the black sheep of the Caverleigh family.

References

Novels by Georgette Heyer

Historical novels	The Great Roxhythe (1923) Simon the Coldheart (1925) Beauvallet (1929) The Conqueror (1931) Royal Escape (1938) My Lord John (1975)

Romance novels	The Black Moth (1921) Instead of the Thorn (1923) Powder and Patch (1930) These Old Shades (1926) The Masqueraders (1928) Helen (1928) Pastel (1929) Barren Corn (1930) Devil's Cub (1932) The Convenient Marriage (1934) Regency Buck (1935) The Talisman Ring (1936) An Infamous Army (1937) The Spanish Bride (1940) The Corinthian (1940) Faro's Daughter (1941) Friday's Child (1944) The Reluctant Widow (1946) The Foundling (1948) Arabella (1949) The Grand Sophy (1950) The Quiet Gentleman (1951) Cotillion (1953) The Toll-Gate (1954) Bath Tangle (1955) Sprig Muslin (1956) April Lady (1957) Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle (1957) Venetia (1958) The Unknown Ajax (1959) A Civil Contract (1961) The Nonesuch (1962) False Colours (1963) Frederica (1965) Black Sheep (1966) Cousin Kate (1968) Charity Girl (1970) Lady of Quality (1972)