The Spanish Bride - Georgette Heyer

Written by Georgette Heyer
Read by David Collins
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
Release date: 10-01-14
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Shot-proof, fever-proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of twenty-five, Brigade-Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington’s army. But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career. For when Harry meets the defenseless Juana, a fiery passion consumes him. Under the banner of honor and with the selfsame ardor he so frequently displays in battle, he dives headlong into marriage.

In his beautiful child-bride, he finds a kindred spirit, and a temper to match. But for Juana, a long year of war must follow and the Spanish bride accompanied him throughout all his campaigns, where she rode freely among the troops. The intensity of their marriage is made all the more gripping as it is played out against the Peninsular War of Napoleon versus Wellington.

The Spanish Bride is both an endearing true love story and a detailed account of Wellington’s battles and strategies, which Heyer studied intensely for this unforgettable novel. She also used the research for An Infamous Army; book three of the Alistair Trilogy.

I looked up Harry. Lieutenant General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, 1st Baronet GCB married to Juana Maria de Los Dolores de León,

Audible has a detailed guide to the book that you can download.

Note-when dealing with a serious historical subject, Georgette Heyer’s chaptering becomes very involved. I followed the NAXOS chapter breaks rather than merging them together.