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| − | | colspan="2" align="center" width="175px" | [[ | + | | colspan="2" align="center" width="175px" | [[File:Book-Cover-HR0645-The Gentle Prisoner-1962-Sara Seale.jpg|175px|thumb|center|1962 US Edition]] |
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| colspan="2" | '''By [[Sara Seale]]''' | | colspan="2" | '''By [[Sara Seale]]''' | ||
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| − | | valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[ | + | | valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#645]] |
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| − | | valign="top" | + | | || [[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#219]] |
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Release Month''' || 1962 (US) | ||
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| + | | || Nov 1966 (UK) | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" | '''[[Harlequin Romance]] Series #''' | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | '''Preceded by'''||''[[Never To Love]]'' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | valign="top" | '''Followed by'''||''[[Nurse In Waiting]]'' | ||
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| − | | colspan="2" | + | | colspan="2" | '''[[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] Series #''' |
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| − | | valign="top | + | | valign="top" | '''Preceded by'''||''[[The Captain's Table]]'' |
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| − | | valign="top" | + | | valign="top" | '''Followed by'''||''[[The Secret Marriage]]'' |
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* '''Author''': [[Sara Seale]] | * '''Author''': [[Sara Seale]] | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Published By''': [[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#645]] |
| − | * '''Year''': | + | * '''Year''': 1962 |
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==Book Description== | ==Book Description== | ||
| + | There was a curious similarity between the fairy tale of "Beauty and the Beast" and Selley Wynthorpe's relationship with Nicholas Penryn. The Beast lived in a remote house, surrounded by high walls; so did Nicholas. Beauty's father brought her a white rose from hte Beast's garden; so did Shelley's father, when he visited Nicholas and they came to their strange arrangement that Shelley should become Nicholas's wife. The Beast was hideously ugly - and Nicholas, badly scarred, was convinced that no woman could ever feel anything but revulsion for him. But...after a year and a day, Beauty had fallen truly in love with the Beast. Would Shelley, with her gentle ways, be able to bring her own love story to its happy ending? | ||
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| + | ==Publication History== | ||
| + | * '''1961''' - ''Hardback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] (UK HB Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''1962''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Harlequin Romance]] [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|#645]]) (US Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''1966, November''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Romance|Mills & Boon Romance]] [[Mills and Boon Romance By The Numbers|#219]]) (UK Original Release) | ||
| + | * '''1977, September''' - ''Paperback Release'' ([[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance|Mills & Boon Classic]] [[Mills and Boon Best Seller Romance By The Numbers|#126]]) | ||
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==Cover Variation (By Release Date)== | ==Cover Variation (By Release Date)== | ||
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| − | | [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR0219The Gentle Prisoner-1966-Sara Seale.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|1966 <br\>UK Edition]] | + | | [[Image:Book-Cover-MBRHBThe Gentle Prisoner-1961-Sara Seale.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|1961 <br\>UK HB Edition]] |
| + | | [[File:Book-Cover-HR0645-The Gentle Prisoner-1962-Sara Seale.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|1962 <br\>US Edition]] | ||
| + | | [[Image:Book-Cover-MBR0219The Gentle Prisoner-1966-Sara Seale.jpeg|125x197px|thumb|left|Nov 1966 <br\>UK Edition]] | ||
| + | | [[File:Book-Cover-MBC0126-The Gentle Prisoner-1977.09-Sara Seale.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Sept 1977 <br\>UK Edtion]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 4 July 2012
| By Sara Seale | |
| Publisher | Harlequin Romance #645 |
| Mills & Boon Romance #219 | |
| Release Month | 1962 (US) |
| Nov 1966 (UK) | |
| Harlequin Romance Series # | |
| Preceded by | Never To Love |
| Followed by | Nurse In Waiting |
| Mills & Boon Romance Series # | |
| Preceded by | The Captain's Table |
| Followed by | The Secret Marriage |
- Author: Sara Seale
- Published By: Harlequin Romance #645
- Year: 1962
Book Description
There was a curious similarity between the fairy tale of "Beauty and the Beast" and Selley Wynthorpe's relationship with Nicholas Penryn. The Beast lived in a remote house, surrounded by high walls; so did Nicholas. Beauty's father brought her a white rose from hte Beast's garden; so did Shelley's father, when he visited Nicholas and they came to their strange arrangement that Shelley should become Nicholas's wife. The Beast was hideously ugly - and Nicholas, badly scarred, was convinced that no woman could ever feel anything but revulsion for him. But...after a year and a day, Beauty had fallen truly in love with the Beast. Would Shelley, with her gentle ways, be able to bring her own love story to its happy ending?
Publication History
- 1961 - Hardback Release (Mills & Boon Romance (UK HB Original Release)
- 1962 - Paperback Release (Harlequin Romance #645) (US Original Release)
- 1966, November - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Romance #219) (UK Original Release)
- 1977, September - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Classic #126)
