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The Transformation of Philip Jettan
Chapitres (20)
- I: The House of Jettan 0:00
- II: In Which Is Presented Mistress Cleone Charteris 23:39
- III: Mr. Bancroft Brings Trouble Into Little Fittledean 42:42
- IV: The Trouble Comes to a Head 59:27
- V: In Which Philip Finds That His Uncle Is More Sympathetic Than His Father 1:20:14
- VI: The Beginning of the Transformation 1:34:04
- VII: Mr. Bancroft Comes to Paris and Is Annoyed 1:46:31
- VIII: In Which Philip Delivers Himself of a Rondeau 2:00:11
- IX: Mr. Bancroft Is Enraged 2:11:47
- X: In Which a Letter Is Read 2:27:12
- XI: Philip Astonishes His Uncle 2:45:21
- XII: Philip Plays a Dangerous Game 3:05:43
- XIII: Sir Maurice Comes to Town 3:23:54
- XIV: The Strange Behaviour of Mistress Cleone 3:39:12
- XV: Lady Malmerstoke on Husbands 4:09:35
- XVI: Mistress Cleone Finds There Is No Safety in Numbers 4:24:31
- XVII: Mistress Cleone at Her Wits’ End 4:56:09
- XVIII: Philip Takes Charge of the Situation 5:13:32
- XIX: Philip Justifies His Chin 5:24:09
- XX: Mademoiselle de Chaucheron Rings Down the Curtain 5:33:07
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The Transformation of Philip Jettan is set in England and France in the 1750s. The titular Philip Jettan is an unpolished young country gentleman in love with Cleone. Cleone is also in love with him, but wishes he were more sophisticated. Due to poor communication and insecurity on both their parts, she rejects him, and he sets off to attempt to transform himself into the fashionable gentleman she desires.
Transformation is an example of an early romance novel. It was the only novel Heyer published under a pseudonym (as “Stella Martin”), and, according to one source, it was written in just three weeks. In 1930 it was republished as Powder and Patch, but without the last chapter.