Monday, July 26, 2010

Georgette Heyer Character Name Change Chart

The Black Moth
These Old Shades
Devil's Cub
I get together occasionally with a friend from law school and inevitably we end up at Barnes & Noble, each with a stack of books recommended by the other.  This past Friday, I told her about the Georgette Heyer reading streak I have been on, so she bought The Black MothThese Old Shades, and Devil's Cub, Heyer's only trilogy (as far as I know).  Unfortunately when I read these, not only did I read them in reverse order, but I didn't realize that T.B.M. and T.O.S. were even connected because Heyer decided to change the names of the major characters.  After I realized this, some things in the second book made a lot more sense, so I made myself a key and wrote it in the front of T.O.S.  I just e-mailed this key to my friend, and decided I should post it here in case anyone else decides to take my advice and pick up these wonderful books.  I don't promise that this list is exhaustive or even 100% accurate, but I hope it helps:

The character name from T.B.M. is given first, followed by the change from T.O.S.

1. Tracy Belmanior, Duke of Andover (villain) becomes Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon (hero)

2. Lavinia (Belmanoir) Carstares becomes Lady Fanny Marling

3. Richard Carstares becomes Edward Marling

4. Robert becomes Rupert

5. Jack Carstares, Earl of Wyndam (hero) becomes Lord Anthony Merivale

6. Diana Beauleigh becomes Jennifer Merivale

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