Georgette Heyer - Secrets Trivia Quiz

Answer: She writes a book featuring a parody of him as the villain Count Ugolino

After an unsuccessful London season, Phoebe writes a satirical novel featuring recognizable characters from London's high society. The villain is Count Ugolino, based on Sylvester, Duke of Salford, whom she dislikes for his arrogance. When he unexpectedly comes to court her, she runs away from home with her neighbor, Tom.

Answer: She has lent money to her brother, Dysart

Nell has lent money, against her husband's orders, to her brother. In order to pay off a debt to her dressmaker and keep her loan to her brother a secret, she tries to find the money, enlisting her brother's aid. Her sister-in-law, Letitia, takes and sells the necklace. Felix is her friend and admirer, nothing more.

Answer: She pretends to be a vulgar fortune hunter who intends to marry his young cousin

Deb has no intention of marrying Max's cousin, Adrian, although he has proposed to her. When Max attempts to buy her off, she is incensed, and determines to punish him by apparently driving up the price. Max, meanwhile, determines that she shall not have his cousin or any money. Deb takes in Phoebe Laxton, a young girl pursued by a notorious libertine. Arabella is taken with Lucius, a friend of Deb's, but doesn't elope with him after all, and Deb doesn't know of the planned elopement until Lucius leaves her a note saying he has gone off with Arabella. Max wins when he plays cards with Deb.

Answer: Hugo is actually very wealthy, heir to his maternal grandfather's wool fortune

The Daracott family expects that Hugo will be an uncouth, unlettered rustic. Taken aback by their coldness, Hugo speaks broad Yorkshire, and plays to their worst fears. In fact, his mother was the daughter of a wealthy mill owner, and, as his maternal grandfather's heir, he is a very wealthy man.

When Lord Daracott finds out, he is furious that his heir is not dependent on him as he had expected. Hugo's young cousin, Richmond, is the head of the smuggling ring. Hugo was "transported," but as a soldier, not a convict. Amelia is a figment of his imagination, invented to tease his cousin Anthea, whom his grandfather Darracott intends him to wed.

Answer: That he intends to use the Calver house as an orphanage

Sir Waldo stays for some time in the neighborhood, with two of his young cousins. He keeps his intentions for the house a secret, not wanting to upset the local gentry. One of his cousins refers to Waldo's "wretched brats", which Ancilla assumes to mean his illegitimate children. Sir Waldo is quite wealthy and unattached.

Answer: Her parents were divorced and her mother is still alive

Although Venetia believes her mother to be dead, she sees her at the opera in London, and finds out that her parents are divorced and her mother, still a great beauty, is married to a second husband, and not received in polite society. Venetia's father died of natural causes and her brother marries a girl with little fortune. Venetia is never engaged to Edward, although he hopes to marry her.

Answer: He is really the Viscount Barham

"The old gentleman", as Prudence and Robin call their father, has always been something of a mystery to them. When he comes to London, claiming to be the heir to the late Viscount Barham, they assume it is a scam, but he proves his claim at the end. Robin kills Markham in a duel. "The old gentleman" has run a gaming house in more than one European city.

Answer: That she and Freddy Standen are only pretending to be engaged

Kitty has a crush on Jack, who does not attend his great-uncle's summoning of all his great-nephews. She begs Freddy to pretend to be engaged to her so that she can go to London for a season. Kind-hearted Freddy agrees and takes her to London for a visit with his family. Kitty's parents are dead, although her mother was French and she has a French cousin, Camille, who is in England on dubious business. Dolph is in love with another lady.

Answer: She is a great heiress

Mr. Beaumaris assumes that Arabella is a husband hunter when she shows up at his doorstep. Affronted, she pretends to be heiress to a large fortune, rather than the daughter of a country parson.

Answer: She lost a ruby brooch, staked while gambling

The earl believes the brooch to be a paste copy, and sets off to redeem it before this is discovered. He has an accident and disappears for some time. Meanwhile his brother, Kit, comes home unexpectedly and substitutes for him. Their mother is a widow and doesn't elope with anyone.