The Royalists in France have fled to Brussells and everyone is waiting for the Duke of Wellington to come and defend them (that is, all the English, etc. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=An_Infamous_Army&oldid=976593515, Cultural depictions of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Cultural depictions of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from July 2020, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Mary Alastair (née Challoner), Duchess of Avon, Judith Audley (née Taverner), Countess of Worth, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 21:01. Even if you're not into battles (and you can easily skip these sections) there's plenty more here, not just the usual love story but an amazing telling of how the citizens of the town coped with the influx of wounded, the fear, the honourable and dishonourable behaviour of people in a war zone. In a way that reminds Perry unpleasantly of Worth, Charles tells him that he must leave for England at once and be done with such nonsense. The next day, Charles meets Bab with her notorious Belgian suitor, the Count de Lavisse. This was a difficult book for me. That said, the way she researched the battle and tried to give it as realistic a treatment as possible while still holding onto her determined paradigm of the dashing and noble and heroic British aristocrats makes for a unique sort of a romantic adventure in the silver fork mode. Some readers might find the dispositions of regiments and the tactics of battle to be boring, but I loved all these details. Judith seeks out Lucy to ask her about the strange meeting. I love Georgette Heyer and so love all of her books. By now the wounded are starting to arrive in Brussels from the first skirmishes and Judith and Barbara help to nurse the wounded in the street. It's one thing to. He promptly goes to Lucy's side and looks teasingly at her downcast face. On the eve of battle, passions are running high..."A brilliant achievement...vivid, accurate, dramatic...the description of Waterloo is magnificent." For me it was very enlightening and has sparked a desire to learn more about 'Napoleon's 100 days'. An Infamous Army is read by Kristin Atherton, who appears in Waterloo Road. For me it was very enlightening and has sparked a desire to learn more about 'Napoleon's 100 days' and the period leading up to the events. He falls in love at first set and lets the lady walk all over him. Buy An Infamous Army New e. by Heyer, Georgette (ISBN: 9780099465768) from Amazon's Book Store. The Duke and his staff were finally in Brussels. This is an in depth look at the Battle of Waterloo. She then walks away to find her aunt and George goes off to look for Bab. An Infamous Army, sometimes described as the third book in Georgette Heyer's Alastair Trilogy, is actually the sequel to a number of the author's earlier works, bringing together characters from three different storylines. All the historic events are recounted in detail, including the magnificent charge of the Scots Greys and the final turning point where Wellington himself tells the final line of defence, the British First Foot Guards, to "Up Guards and at'em". This dismays Judith as she wanted Charles to fall in love with Lucy and as such she refuses to introduce Charles to her. Her research is astounding. Seeing this, Colonel Sir John Colborne leads his regiment, the Fighting 52nd, across the battlefield from the right flank and Wellington calls for a general advance of Peregrine Maitland's Grenadier Guards, completing the French rout. Valetude 18:27, 20 January 2019 (UTC) It's a mistake on Heyer's part. No wonder I've a lot to say about it. I'm not as impressed with it as I was as a young reader--I know the sources of her Waterloo descriptions, and how she almost took them wholesale. You've subscribed to Alastair-Audley! In 1815, beneath the aegis of the Army of Occupation, Brussels is the gayest town in Europe. But this one is extra special. I was particularly impressed with how much research she performed. & Barbara is given some of GH's best lines Like; [Harry's death absolutely moved me to tears. Needless to say, the two men do not get on very well. He makes his excuses to Judith and is about to go off in search of Bab, when Judith is surprised to see him staring at Lucy Devenish. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read An Infamous Army: A Novel of Wellington, Waterloo, Love and War. To which Lady Barbara responds that she would simply stay in Brussels alone. In our times her actions would, at worst, look like attention seeking behaviour. It was just too much to keep straight and meaningless, in all honesty. Heyer seems to know e. This is exactly the bracing kind of story I needed. After he goes, Judith tells her husband about her hopes that Worth's brother, Colonel the Hon. That doesn't make for a very good romance but by the end of the book I felt for the characters and wanted them to be together. Lady Taverner is devastated and Charles takes the matter into his own hands. The Guards rise from behind the slope of a hill and from their extended line pour such a devastating fire upon the attacking French column that the French withdraw in disarray. It's one thing to read about the behavior of the citizens in non-fiction books, but quite another to experience their lives in a story like this. She's the feminine version of her grandfather and instead of shooting people she breaks hearts and causes young men to kill themselves. It was not the business of his officers to think for themselves.”, Clean Regency (or around then) Romance Novels, An Infamous Army Group Read Feb 2018 Chapters 1-12, An Infamous Army Group Read Feb 2018 Spoilers Thread, An Infamous Army Group Read Feb 2018 Chapters 13-25, Finding the 1,000 Books to Read in a Lifetime. . We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Too much military and hard to understand. I loved this book. Nothing. Why? Lady Barbara is entirely unlikeable in most of the novel. At the end of the party, Judith is at ease because Charles had admired Lucy and had not said anything about Bab. 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