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Faro's Daughter, the Glossary

Faro's Daughter is a Georgian romance novel by Georgette Heyer that was first published in 1941 by Heinemann in the UK and in the US by Doubleday in 1942.^[1]

23 relations: Albinia Hobart, Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer, Clarges Street, Doubleday (publisher), Faro (banking game), Faro Ladies, Georgette Heyer, Georgian era, Hardcover, Heinemann (publisher), Isaac Cruikshank, James Gillray, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, Mari Ness, Minor (law), Paperback, Pillory, Rake (stock character), Romance novel, St James's Square, Summer house, Vauxhall Gardens, William Pitt the Younger.
Fiction set in 1795
Novels by Georgette Heyer
Novels set in Georgian England
Novels set in the 1790s

Albinia Hobart

Albinia Hobart (1737/8 – 11 March 1816) was an 18th-century British celebrity.

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Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer

Andrew Archer, 2nd Baron Archer (29 July 1736 – 18 April 1778), 18th-century British Whig politician, styled the Hon.

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Clarges Street

Clarges Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London.

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Doubleday (publisher)

Doubleday is an American publishing company.

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Faro (banking game)

Faro, Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards.

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Faro Ladies

Faro Ladies is a term for aristocratic female gamblers in the late eighteenth century.

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Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer (16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres.

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Georgian era

The Georgian era was a period in British history from 1714 to, named after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV.

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A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Heinemann (publisher)

William Heinemann Ltd., with the imprint Heinemann, was a London-based publisher founded in 1890 by William Heinemann.

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Isaac Cruikshank

Isaac Cruikshank (born 5 October 1764; bapt. 14 October 1764 1811) was a Scottish painter and caricaturist, known for his social and political satire.

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James Gillray

James Gillray (13 August 1756Gillray, James and Draper Hill (1966). Fashionable contrasts. Phaidon. p. 8.Baptism register for Fetter Lane (Moravian) confirms birth as 13 August 1756, baptism 17 August 1756 1June 1815) was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810.

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Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802), was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice.

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Mari Ness

Mari Ness (born) is an American poet, author, and critic.

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Minor (law)

In law, a minor is someone under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which demarcates an underage individual from legal adulthood.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Pillory

The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse.

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Rake (stock character)

In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing.

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Romance novel

A romance novel or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primary focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.

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St James's Square

St James's Square is the only square in the St James's district of the City of Westminster and is a garden square.

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Summer house

A summer house or summerhouse is a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather.

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Vauxhall Gardens

Vauxhall Gardens is a public park in Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, on the south bank of the River Thames.

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William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro's_Daughter