Plot summary
Kit Fancot returns home to England from diplomatic service in Vienna to find that his twin brother Evelyn has disappeared. Although this would not normally be a problem, Evelyn will eventually meet the tyrannical grandmother of the woman he has proposed to. To keep the engagement, Kit must pretend to be his brother. When Evelyn doesn't reappear, Kit has to stay in the rôle of Evelyn indefinitely and decides to retire to his family home in the countryside. Evelyn's chosen lady, Cressy, comes with her grandmother to the Fancot family home however. By careful deduction Cressy is able to work out that Evelyn is actually Kit in disguise, but as they have fallen in love with each other, she helps him with the deception. Eventually Evelyn comes home with a tale of what happened to him. He discloses that he met the lady of his dreams and Kit thinks up of a fantastical idea to make sure that both brothers can get what they wish without any scandal.References
1963 British novels Novels by Georgette Heyer Historical novels Fiction set in 1817 The Bodley Head books Fiction about twins Regency romance novels British romance novels {{1960s-romance-novel-stub