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The Toll-Gate

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Callum Hughes
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Brought to you by Penguin.

A dashing Regency romance from the legendary Georgette Heyer, founder of the genre.

Captain John Staple's exploits against Napoleon's armies in the Iberian Peninsula have earned him the nickname 'Crazy Jack' amongst his comrades in the Dragoon Guards - but once the Battle of Waterloo brings the curtain down once and for all on the Napoleonic Wars, the boisterous, adventure-loving captain finds life in peacetime intolerably dull.

When the captain finds himself lost in the Pennines, he takes refuge at an unmanned toll-house. It's there that he encounters a woman of extraordinary qualities - and suddenly, his soldiering days pale away next to the adventure, and the romance of a lifetime....

©1954 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance

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Thoroughly enjoyable. Listened whilst decorating and it made a boring task much more palatable. I recommend it.

Very enjoyable

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This is an exciting, well constructed yarn by the great Georgette Heyer. One of her very best novels.

Read this exciting story

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The story is a classic Heyer. One of my favourites. Overall the performance is okay, occasional moments where it jars but not the worst I’ve heard, nor the best.

Overall pretty good

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Another great story from Georgette Heyer. The narrator was excellent and managed to portray all the characters well.

Good story and narration

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I love these kinds of books that have a bit of a mystery in the plot! Somehow I am more drawn to the ones with male leads and that are less about balls and flirting. Great story and also the romance was very endearing. Didn't want it to end. The narrator spoke a little bit too fast which is quite unusual for me to slow the audiobook down a tad. Love his voice though, he has a Roger Allam-esque quality about his voice which, if you love Allam, it's fantastic!

A Regency Mystery

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Fabulous story, very well read by Callum Hughes. I know the earlier recorded version really well and unlike other new versions I felt that the narrator might have listened to the original as many of his vocalisation/ accent choices were very similar. However I enjoyed this one very much and would choose it over the other when next I listen to this book.

Excellent reading!

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This book was SO badly read that, it it had not been for my long standing love of Georgette Heyer’s writing, I would certainly have abandoned it!

Georgette Heyer badly served by choice of reader

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i loved this! interesting story, strong leads, humour and smuggling. what more could one want!!

funny

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I thoroughly enjoyed this story, the narrator was engaging and the story line most enjoyable. Georgette Heyer at her best.

Thoroughly enjoyable story well narrated.

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A little bit different from the usual Georgette Heyer novels, but nonetheless did not disappoint. A low key hero, a lady who needs help and support and a good ending.... just the job!

Excellent story, beautifully performed

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