The Duke and I
- 339
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 18 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“The Duke and I” opens the Bridgerton series with a Regency romance that is light on its feet. A friendship turns into love, with family banter and more feeling than the comic tone first suggests. Some readers return to it happily, though they feel the hero is treated worse than he deserves. A good entry point for anyone who wants historical romance with humour, and seven more volumes are waiting if it works.
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About the book
The Duke and I is a 2000 historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn, first published by Avon. It is the first novel of Quinn's series of Regency romances about the Bridgerton siblings and tells the story of Daphne, the fourth child and eldest daughter of the family.
Reading order · The Bridgerton Series
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.7 across 678 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 82% of the weight and the score stays at 6.9 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.7 | 678 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Duke and I?
It has 339 pages — shorter than 78% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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