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These Old Shades

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Alexander Vlahos
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These Old Shades is read by Alexander Vlahos, star of Versailles.

Leonie Bonnard is being drawn into a twenty-year-old feud.

Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, is a reprehensible rake with an axe to grind. Decades ago the Comte de Saint-Vire did something unforgivable and ever since Justin has been lying in wait to settle the score.

When Justin meets Leon, a street urchin with a striking resemblance to his nemesis, he aims to use him as a pawn in his plans for revenge on the Comte. Except Leon is in fact Leonie, a beautiful young ingénue who may just steal Justin's heart.

Can Leonie win the Duke's affection, or will his need for revenge overcome them both?

©1926 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

"One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's." (Joanne Harris)

"Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes.... Utter, immersive escapism." (Sophie Kinsella)

"Léonie, hot-tempered and very much her own woman, is one of Heyer's best female leads[...]The novel remains a witty, vivid page turner." (Melanie Reid)

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Excellent narration

I first read this book 6 years ago. I enjoyed it so much. I read it out loud to my husband. I decided I wanted an audio copy and listened to samples of the narrators. I enjoyed Alexander Vlahos the most. He was closest to the way I heard Leon in my head. At the time I could not buy his narration on audible. I decided to look for other vendors. I found an MP3 version and purchase that. Was so excited to find this one available on Amazon. I have listened to it twice in the week that I have owned it.

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A very good narration

The narration here is very good, I think. He has a pleasant voice and does interesting character work






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Don’t buy this one

I think I bought it on sale but I already have it in my collection. I want to return it but can’t. I like the other narrator better anyway. This one is fine, just more sedate/ less funny.

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Vary poor edition

Very poorly registered and worst read. Too bad because the book merits a lot more. I'll not finish the reading and will return it

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Disappointing!

I love Georgette Heyer but did not enjoy this recorded version at all by Puffin. What has happened to the Audible Original version read by Cornelius Garret?? His performance is excellent. Unfortunately I was not able to order that version and now I can't even find it. Very unhappy.

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