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The novel is set in 1776 and concerns the relationship between Horatia Winwood and Lord Marcus Drelincourt. [1] It is the first of several Heyer romances where the hero and heroine are married early in the novel, and the plot follows their path to mutual love and understanding. Later examples include Friday's Child and April Lady.
The story was modeled after Mann's own romance and marriage to Katia Mann in February 1905, which was to be blessed with six children, although it was not reasons of state or equality that motivated this marriage of convenience, but rather the author's homosexuality which made him want acceptance and starting a family (along with, incidentally ...
Despite their “marriage of convenience,” Walderhurst and Emily quickly become attracted to each other and consummate their marriage. Shortly afterward, Walderhurst is recalled to his army regiment to address a crisis in India. Emily wants to accompany him, but he refuses to risk her life in India, where his first wife died.
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Marriage of Convenience is a 1960 British crime film directed by Clive Donner and starring Harry H. Corbett, John Cairney and John Van Eyssen. [1] The screenplay was by Robert Banks Stewart, based on the 1924 Edgar Wallace novel The Three Oak Mystery. [2] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from ...
The Divine Lady is a 1928 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton.
However, he is taken back into the French Army at the start of World War I. He is wounded almost immediately, but is rescued by Charbonnier, a fellow soldier who loses his right arm as a result. The army loses track of the Cheat, allowing him to spend the war reading books. Once more a civilian, he is picked up by a beautiful woman in a restaurant.
The singer-songwriter Paul Weller, who was born in 1958, has described the novel as "a book of inspiration". This quote was used on the cover of the 1986 paperback edition. Weller also chose the book when he appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs. [2] His group The Jam released a single called "Absolute Beginners" in 1981. It ...