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The Duel by Barbara Metzger is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Duel about?

From the award-winning author of A Perfect Gentleman comes an enchanting tale about an imperfect earl and the picture-perfect woman who teaches him that love is always worth fighting for.From BooklistIan Maddox, lord of Marden, didn't want to be in a duel. He only meant to shoot into the air to scare his opponent, but the pistol ball bounces off a tree and goes into Troy Renslow, a sickly boy who has been surreptitiously watching the illegal gunplay. Ian takes Troy to his bachelor townhouse and fetches the lad's sister, Athena. And Ian is so upset about the boy's condition that he lets Athena stay overnight, without a chaperone. Under the rules of Regency society, this turns the virtuous Athena into a ruined woman. Soon, it seems that everyone is after Ian to marry her. Everyone, that is, except the prospective bride herself. A lively cast of secondary characters adds to the excitement: Ian's radically feminist sister, a best friend who gives "above and beyond" a whole new meaning, a raggedy dog with a mind of his own, a gleefully matchmaking mother, and a butler who also serves as Ian's conscience. Once again, Metzger has penned a truly outstanding historical. Shelley MosleyCopyri

Who reads The Duel?

Author

Barbara Metzger

Publisher

Signet

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781611872507

Category

history

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.98 / 5 (110 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14