The Knave of Hearts = The Innocent Heiress

by Barbara Cartland

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When it was discovered that the notorious Duke of Melcombe had become the guardian of Ravella Shane, Society was shocked. For the Duke was a gambler, a roué, a man not to be trusted, while Ravella was young, innocent, beautiful and rich. An
incongruous pair that were to invite endless gossip and speculation.

The Duke, however, was captivated and was prepared to ignore such comments. For Ravella, her guardian could do no wrong. She adored him and refused to believe any ofthe stories that she heard about him. How her illusions were shattered, and how, after much heartbreak and dificulty, she found happiness is told in this exciting and passionate novel by Barbara Cartland.

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Barbara Cartland was born in Edgbaston, England on July 9, 1901, and christened as Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland. With her mother and two younger brothers, she moved to London in 1918 after her father was killed during World War I. In 1920, Cartland began writing society gossip pieces for London's Daily Express. Her first novel, Jig-Saw, was show more published in 1923. Barbara Cartland married Alexander McCorquodale in 1927. In 1929, the couple had a daughter, Raine, who later went on to become stepmother to the late Diana Princess of Wales. Cartland divorced McCorquodale in 1932, and in 1936 married Hugh McCorquodale, a cousin of her exhusband. Cartland has written over 600 books, mostly romance novels for women readers, and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's top-selling author. Cartland's autobiography, I Reach for the Stars: An Autobiography, was published in 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
The Knave of Hearts = The Innocent Heiress
Original title
The Knave of Hearts
Alternate titles
The Innocent Heiress
Original publication date
1950
People/Characters
Duke of Melcombe; Ravella Shane
Important places
England, UK
Disambiguation notice
Original title "The Knave of Hearts" reedited as "The Innocent Heiress".

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Fiction and Literature, Romance
DDC/MDS
823.91Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-1999
LCC
PR6005 .A765 .I56Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1900-1960

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