These Old Shades (1926) is a Georgian (set around 1756) romance novel written by British novelist Georgette Heyer (1902-1974). It was an instant success, and established her as a writer. Georgette Heyer (pronounced hair) (16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Black Moth (1921) is a Georgian (set around 1751) romance novel by Georgette Heyer. ... Devils Cub is a novel written by Georgette Heyer, and is the sequel to These Old Shades. ... Georgette Heyer (pronounced hair) (16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English historical romance and detective fiction novelist. ...

The wealthy and powerful British Duke of Avon buys a young boy, Leon, suspecting that the child is being mistreated by his older brother; the Duke is also struck by the boy's unusual colouring, which reminds him of his enemy's red hair and dark brows. Making the boy his page, the Duke wins the child's devotion, much to the amusement of his friends, who find the Duke forbidding, selfish, and sometimes cruel. When it is revealed the Leon is actually Leonie, the Duke adopts the spirited, winsome girl as his ward and introduces her into society. Intrigue, romance, and the trademark Heyer wit ensue.

Devil's Cub follows up where These Old Shades left off. An Infamous Army completes the story with the Duke of Avon's grand-daughter marrying the Hero of An Infamous Army. An Infamous Army is itself a sequel to Regency Buck. Devils Cub is a novel written by Georgette Heyer, and is the sequel to These Old Shades. ...

These Old Shades is itself a sequel. Heyer's first novel The Black Moth was a melodrama and as a 'sequel' per say would not work in with the plot, she renamed many characters and made them 'shades' of their former selves for These Old Shades. The Black Moth (1921) is a Georgian (set around 1751) romance novel by Georgette Heyer. ...

The Black Moth --------------------------------------------------------------------- These Old Shades

Tracy "Devil" Belmanoir, Duke of Andover -------------------------------- Justin "Satanas" Alastair, Duke of Avon

Frank Fortescue -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Davenant

Lady Lavinia Carstares ----------------------------------------------------------- Lady Fanny Marling

Richard Carstares ------------------------------------------------------------------ Edward Marling

Harriet Fleming ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Harriet Field

Andrew Belmanoir ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rupert Alastair

Diana Beauleigh --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Merivale

Jack Carstares ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Merivale