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SimontheColdheart_CVR:Layout 1 7/25/08 3:57 PM Page 1 Simon The stirring story of a conquering knight and his lady love (cid:2) THE Known for her exhaustive research and ability to bring past eras to life, bestselling author Georgette Heyer explores the early 15th g C century. In a time of hand-to-hand combat and real knights in armor, OLDHEART Simon raises himself from poverty and obscurity to friend of the future e King Henry V. A bold warrior against France, known for his silence (cid:2)(cid:3) and uncompromising principles, Simon’s legendary strength and Ho determination nonetheless earn the love and admiration of soldiers, kings, and children alike. In 1415 after the Battle of Agincourt, Simon Er is sent to besiege Belrémy, where the spitfire Lady Margaret engages Yg him in a d aring battle of wits and words. Eventually she not only surrenders to the English but becomes his bride. E e R “‘He came walking from Bedford into Cambridge one May morning t when the sun was still young and the dew scarce gone from the grass. t His worldly possessions he carried on his back in an old knapsack; his A TALE OF short jerkin was stained and torn, and there were holes in his long CHIVALRY AND ADVENTURE e hose!’ What think you of this for a hero? Master threadbare and poor, you say? Not for long. He becomes knight and lord and grand marshal before we are done with him. He wins a great lady for his wife, and our hearts as well.” —Boston Evening Transcript S G E O RG E T T E i Heyer’s brilliant period language and her perfect grasp of the details Cm of the day—clothing, armor, weapons, food—make for a fascinating and blood-stirring read. oo H E Y E R aedri n(cid:129)eg ngirlonupo (cid:129)g ueid Bonus reading group guide available online ldhn t h “Heyer fans are in for a treat!” —LIBRARYJOURNAL ee a GEORGETTEHEYER’Shistorical novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers. She r wrote over 50 books, including Regency romances, mysteries,and historical fiction. She was known as the Queen of Regency romance, and was legendary for her research, historical accuracy,and her t extraordinary plots and characterizations. Fiction $14.95 U.S./ $15.99 CAN ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-1354-0 www.swowwuwwrwc.s.eaobuuosrotckeensbcfoaaosnaksbs.cl.caoonmmca.com ISBN-10: 1-4022-1354-9 AN aedri n(cid:129)eg ngirlonupo (cid:129)g ueid E sourcebooks landmark Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page i Simon theColdheart Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page ii Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page iii Simon theColdheart Georgette Heyer Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page iv Copyright © 1925 by Georgette Heyer Cover and internal design © 2008 by Sourcebooks, Inc. Cover photos © Bridgeman Art Library Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used ficti- tiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410 (630) 961-3900 Fax: (630) 961-2168 www.sourcebooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heyer, Georgette, 1902-1974. Simon the coldheart / Georgette Heyer. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-2048-7 ISBN-10: 1-4022-2048-7 I. Title. PR6015.E795S56 2008 823’.912—dc22 2008017996 Printed and bound in the United States of America. VP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page v To the memory of my Father – this, his favourite Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page vi Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page vii Contents (cid:2) Part I 1. How he came to Fulk of Montlice 3 2. How he grew to manhood 11 3. How he went with Fulk to Shrewsbury 23 4. How he was knighted, and how he had speech with his father 45 5. How he rescued a fair damsel, and discovered a plot 59 6. How he rode hot-foot to London 73 7. How King Henry thanked him 87 8. How he returned to Montlice 95 9. How he took possession of his estates 103 10. How he brought order into his lands 119 11. How he won his gilded armour 131 Part II 1. How he came to Normandy 141 2. How he encamped before Belrémy 151 3. How he took Belrémy 157 Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page viii 4. How he saw the Lady Margaret 175 5. How he brought the Lady Margaret to the justice-house 189 6. How the Lady Margaret could not stab him 195 7. How he found Geoffrey and Jeanne on the terrace 205 8. How the Lady Margaret plotted 213 9. How the Lady Margaret escaped 223 10. How the Lady Margaret came to Turincel 235 11. How the Lady Margaret fell into the hands of Raoul the Terrible 243 12. How Simon set forth in pursuit 253 13. How he found the Lady Margaret 267 14. How he received the Lady Margaret’s submission 279 15. How he came upon the Lady Margaret in the gallery 287 16. How he walked alone in the garden 297 17. How he left Belrémy, and how the Lady Margaret dealt with her cousin 303 18. How he came to Bayeux, to the King 311 19. How they fared at Belrémy during his absence 319 20. How he was sent for by the King 323 21. How he came to his own 331 Simon_The_Coldheart_FINAL_Pgs.qxd:Layout 1 7/25/08 4:16 PM Page 1 Part I

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In the early 15th century, during the middle of the Hundred Years' War, England and France were fighting for sovereignty over France. It was a time of hand-to-hand combat, the invention of the longbow, and real knights in armor.Simon Beauvallet was born in 1386, the illegitimate son of Geoffrey of M
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