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The Toll-Gate by Georgette Heyer

2.0

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Finally, a Georgette Heyer romance I did not like at all. The hero is John Staples, an ex militia man, a younger son, who takes of for the Peak District for no known reason, and due to bad weather at night puts up at a toll-booth run by an 11 year old. The very next morning he sees Nell, the heroine, daughter of the area's old Squire driving her gig to church and on the spot falls in love. The rest of the story involves thieves, excise men, the missing toll-gate man, and a vast number of very iffy persons all of whom are beaten by John Staples. No balls, no parties, even John is not very well dressed. I skipped a lot.