The black moth
Title
The black moth
Creator
Georgette Heyer
Description
The Black Moth is a Georgian era romance novel by the British author Georgette Heyer, set around 1751. The Black Moth was Heyer's debut novel, published when Heyer was nineteen.
The story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman who becomes a highwayman after taking the blame during a cheating scandal years before. One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of Andover. Jack and Diana fall in love but his troubled past and current profession threaten their happiness.
The story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman who becomes a highwayman after taking the blame during a cheating scandal years before. One day, he rescues Miss Diana Beauleigh when she is almost abducted by the Duke of Andover. Jack and Diana fall in love but his troubled past and current profession threaten their happiness.
Rights
In the public domain. Originally published in 1921.
Language
English
Format
Book
Type
Text
Identifier
ISBN: 9781974640782
UPC:
SKU: 2021Wri37
CALL#:
UPC:
SKU: 2021Wri37
CALL#:
Subject
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Manners and customs.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Manners and customs.
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgette Heyer, “The black moth,” The Children's Collection, accessed December 24, 2025, https://catalog.thechildrenscollection.org/items/show/43.