Bridgerton · Book 1

The Duke and I

Published
5 January 2000
Pages
432
ISBN-13
9780380800827
Type
novel
Cover of The Duke and I

About this book

The Duke and I (2000) opens the eight-book Bridgerton series with Daphne Bridgerton's fake courtship with the marriage-averse Duke of Hastings, narrated in part by the anonymous scandal sheet of Lady Whistledown. At 432 pages, it's the first of Julia Quinn's Regency romances to give a Bridgerton sibling their own book.

Key facts about The Duke and I

Julia Quinn wrote The Duke and I, a novel on our list. It has been out since 5 January 2000. The book has 432 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780380800827 to find the main one.

The Duke and I is book 1 of 14 in the Bridgerton series. The series has 14 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 9 May 2023.

Additionally, Julia Quinn writes Splendid Trilogy, Agents of the Crown and Lyndon Sisters, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our historical romance shelf. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is the latest published Julia Quinn book on file, from 9 May 2023.

About Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn is an American author widely credited with helping define the modern historical romance genre, best known for the Bridgerton series, which follows the eight adult children of a wealthy Regency-era London family as each finds love across a linked sequence of novels beginning with The Duke and I in 2000. See every Julia Quinn book in order.

Its place in Bridgerton

The Duke and I is book 1 in the Bridgerton series. It is followed by The Viscount Who Loved Me. See the full Bridgerton reading order.

Two decades before Netflix made the name a global obsession, Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels were already the gold standard of Regency romance. The series gives each of the eight alphabetically named Bridgerton siblings — Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth — their own love story, set amid the balls, promenades, and merciless gossip of London's ton, all narrated in part by the anonymous scandal sheet of Lady Whistledown. The Duke and I opens the sequence with Daphne's fake…

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