This is my fourth Georgette Heyer novel, and it's one of my favourites. It's much more of an adventure story rather than romance, and maybe that appeals to me more. The writing style is classic Heyer, aka brilliant. Characters are beautifully written though there isn't a huge amount of development of them. The protagonist is exactly what you would expect, a noble person but with a good soul, in this case trying to discover what life is like for those beneath him. What really makes this book great is the plot, pacing perfect, conclusion both satisfying and humorous. As can be the case with Heyer I find the ending is very fast and lacks detail, an epilogue would go a long way to making this 5 stars. It has inspired me to keep reading her work though and I'll continue to pick up the books wherever I find them.