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The Master of Liversedge: Romance and rebellion in Regency England Kindle Edition

by Alice Chetwynd Ley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 290 ratings
A classic, best-selling Regency romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

Man turns against master under the threat of revolution…


1812, West Riding, Yorkshire



Mary Lister, a young governess, accepts a position at Liversedge Mill. But she arrives in the middle of a violent uproar.

The Luddites – bands of desperate men put out of work by new machines and reduced to starvation – have conspired to smash up the Mill and terrorise its master, the proud and unyielding William Arkwright.

During the stormy weeks that follow her arrival, Mary is torn between her sympathy for the poor and downtrodden of the rebellion, with whom her gentle cousin John Booth has sided, and her unwilling admiration for the indomitable Master of Liversedge.

With whom will she eventually side? Her head or her heart?

THE MASTER OF LIVERSEDGE is a historical saga by Alice Chetwynd Ley: a traditional British, Regency romance novel with the backdrop of social revolution, set in 19th Century England.
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  1. Print length
    231 pages
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  3. Publication date
    May 24, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07D9RMMN5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (May 24, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 231 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 290 ratings

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  • P. Babcock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Looking forward to more of her works!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2015
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    I am so happy to have some of my favorite Regency authors from the past becoming available on kindle. The Master of Liversedge is one of Ley's better books and a favorite of mine. It is a " traditional " regency with the Luddite period in the north of England as a background, rather than "the season" in London. Interesting and refreshing. The H and h are unique and well-developed and their relationship is believable and endearing. The secondary characters are well-drawn and the dialect of the northerners a nice touch.

    I look forward to more of her works!!! Keep them coming, please; A Conformable Wife, Beloved Diana, At Dark of the Moon.
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  • OLT
    4.0 out of 5 stars Another Chetwynd Ley oldie (from 1966) now available in e-format.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015
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    This is a thrill for oldie me. I love reading books written when I was a teenager (and even earlier). And I love historical fiction with a touch of romance in it. Unlike many traditional Regency romances, this one is more serious, with less emphasis on the romance and more on some historical issues of the time.

    Mostly it's about the struggle of lower-class workers, especially textile workers, to survive at a time when textile manufacturers were trying to implement new technologies, such as shearing and stocking frames, spinning frames and power looms. These technologies would reduce the number of workers needed, with one machine taking the place of several workers, and that sets in motion the Luddite revolution (1811-1816), with worker rebellion and destruction of the new frames that threaten their jobs. It was quite a problem that eventually was suppressed by the military. (That's not to say that this particular man v machine problem has been completely addressed.)

    Chetwynd Ley has written this story based on contemporary accounts of Luddite uprisings in West Riding of Yorkshire in 1812. She notes that many of the incidents and some of the characters are authentic. One of the main Luddite instigators of this story, for example, George Mellor, was an actual member of the Luddite movement and was executed in 1813, a bit after the time of this book.

    The hero here is William Arkwright, ex-soldier now trying to make a go of his late father's textile mill. He supports his stepmother and his half sister Caroline. He is a solitary, sober man, honorable, but somewhat quick to anger and judgment, and his soft side is revealed only in his love for sister Caroline. Our heroine is Mary Lister, recently hired to be Caroline's governess. Mary is the vicar's niece and is cousin to John, a young man with somewhat revolutionary ideas about justice for the poor and working classes and who feels a certain sympathy for the Luddites.

    Well, you can tell from this that things are not going to go smoothly in a romance between a mill owner and a young woman with some (loose) ties to the Luddite movement. As one of the reviewers before me mentioned, it's a bit of a North and South, that old Gaskill classic. Of course it's much shorter (185 pages) and simpler but it has that mill owner vs mill workers clash going on and that low-key romance of a proud and stubborn man and a young woman in sympathy with the struggling lower classes.
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  • Deborah Henderson
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
    I discovered Alice Chetwynd Ley after I had devoured everything Georgette Heyer wrote. While nothing comes close to a good GH except Jane Austen, this book is the best ACL I have read. It just needed to be twice as long as it is to truly flesh out the characters and the romance. There was no motivation for their feelings to develop. And I hate to put modern thoughts onto historical characters, but I have serious problems with the hero's rage issues and tendency to use physical violence when the heroine doesn't respond the way he wants her to. I did like the historical context of this story. It was included in my Prime membership, otherwise I might have given it a lower rating as it was such a short read.
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  • John Whelan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romance set in Yorkshire in 1812
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 1998
    Alice Chetwynd Ley is an English author who wrote a number of Regency romances. Her books have stood the test of time and these days can be found mainly in Ulverscroft large print editions. This particular book, set in 1812, explores the Luddite attempts to prevent the new shearing frames being used and taking away men's work. The book is interesting for its use of accurate dialog "you mark my words", "What dost say? Will it suit?" which is often not found in American authors writing in this period. It's main characters are gentry rather than lords and ladies, a mill owner and a governess.
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  • dizzheart
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016
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    Excellent old fashioned trad regency.
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  • MissMommy
    2.0 out of 5 stars So-so
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016
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    I will admit to having a cold when I read this, but I just couldn't get too excited about it. There are interesting bits about the mill riots, but it wasn't that entertaining. A little violence, but no sex.
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  • Sego Lily Roots
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great historical, but too dark a subject
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
    This is helpful to find out more about the Luddite rebellion, but not a great romance. Gloomy and dark. 3 stars for well written adventure and history. Minus 2 stars because the romance is very rocky and the hero is not very kind. It also does NOT end on a very cheerful note.
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  • Avid Romance Reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Tingly tension between h and H
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2018
    My first book by this author and definitely not the last. The main characters are likable but not perfect by a long shot, the h a bit naive and utterly helpless at times, and the H severe, hot-cold tempered, and peremptory in manner (yet yummy). I couldn't wait for these two to start butting heads and I was not disappointed. The backdrop of the story is the conflict between the landowners and farm workers. The farm workers (Luddites) violently opposed the introduction of machinery and saw industrialization as a threat to their livelihood. The romance in fact, feels at times relegated to the back burner while this conflict played out. Even so, I enjoyed the story very much. Why not 5 stars? It would have been a great book had we had more of the H and h interaction, banter, and romance. This book is also sold under the title The Master and the Maiden.
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  • Kindle Customer Mel A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2021
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    New to this author. But enjoyed this book a lot. Have read a few of her books now and my only complaint is that they are all too short. This is my favourite so far.
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  • Paula
    4.0 out of 5 stars Trouble at t’mill and love finds a way through it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2021
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    Well- written with well- drawn characters and their stormy interactions. A bit heavy on the Luddite history but as it was needed for the background it was incorporated deftly. Hero and heroine both strong personalities but the tragic figure of John Booth remains in the memory.
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  • Ancy
    5.0 out of 5 stars T master of liverssedge
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2019
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    Ive, just enjoyed another good read, romance. Rebellion and adventure. I recommend this if you like historical accuracy, included in your faction.
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