The Black Moth (Librivox 5444)

Written by Georgette Heyer

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Jack Carstares, oldest son of the Earl Wyncham, has been disgraced by his brother. Gone for six years, living the life a highwayman he meets the woman he will fall in love with. Saving her from being kidnapped by a dastardly blackguard he is injured and must stay with her family until he is able to return to his life...will she discovery his true identity? Will he be able to leave her when the time comes? Mystery and humor follow this intriguing cast of characters until the very end. (Summary by Terra Mendoza)

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer (1902-1974) was an English writer of historical romance and detective fiction. Born in London, Heyer was raised as the eldest of three children by a distinguished British Army officer and a mother who excelled as a cellist and pianist at the Royal College of Music. Encouraged to read from a young age, she began writing stories at 17 to entertain her brother Boris, who suffered from hemophilia. Impressed by her natural talent, Heyer’s father sought publication for her work, eventually helping her to release The Black Moth (1921), a detective novel. Heyer then began publishing her stories in various magazines, establishing herself as a promising young voice in English literature. Following her father’s death, Heyer became responsible for the care of her brothers and shortly thereafter married mining engineer George Ronald Rougier. In 1926, Heyer publisher her second novel, These Old Shades, a work of historical romance. Over the next several decades, she published consistently and frequently, excelling with romance and detective stories and establishing herself as a bestselling author.

Reviews for The Black Moth (Librivox 5444)

[Noelani Jeffery · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story was alright. It was a nice change, from other books of this type, to have more prominent male characters than female. However, the accents were beyond awful! I could not understand ANY of the French!!!! NONE!!!! And the Irish “accent” was nothing like I have ever heard or could stand to hear again.