Daphne is a much-loved member of the society circles in which she operates, she has many friends and connections but she has shown little interest in playing games with her gentleman suitors. Daphne is one of eight children of the highly regarded Bridgerton family. We meet Daphne Bridgeton, a young woman who has come of age and is seeking a husband. Regency London is vividly brought to life in The Duke and I, highlighting the social codes, common courtesies, moral standards and expected behaviour protocols of this strict time period. A Regency historical romance containing all the typical hallmarks of era, The Duke and I is an entertaining novel with plenty of heart.

Originally published in 2000, The Duke and I is the pinnacle series opener to Julia Quinn’s enduring Bridgeton series. This novel includes the 2 nd epilogue, a peek at the story after the story. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule… Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society-just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.Īmiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit.

The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London.

A young, marriageable lady should be amiable…but not too amiable.ĭaphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince-while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. Publisher: Avon GB – HarperCollins Books Australiaįrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix.

The duke and i by julia quinn