Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer

The Proud Elite: Sylvester, especially at the beginning.She is found by him, when she and Tom meet an with an accident on the way and are trapped by the snow at an inn on the way to London. Not So Great Escape: Phoebe's attempt to run away from having to submit to Sylvester's courtship.Like Brother and Sister: Phoebe and Tom.It's All About Me: Ianthe is convinced that The Lost Heir was written for the express purpose of warning her about Sylvester.Evil Uncle: Subverted: Sylvester is perceived to be this by everyone, but he's actually a far better Parental Figure than the boy's mother.Evil Eyebrows: The thing that makes Sylvester so easily identifiable as the villain in Phoebe's novel.Dark Secret: Phoebe wrote the society novel of the year, featuring an Expy of Sylvester as the villain.Break the Haughty: Sylvester, though a mild example.Brainless Beauty: Both Ianthe and Sir Nugent.She doesn't actually arrange the thing still, Sylvester merely decides that he will see Phoebe for himself, without knowing that he had, unwittingly, insulted her when he had been introduced to her during the Season. When he presses she confesses that she had at one point thought to maybe match him with her deceased friend's daughter. Sylvester wants one, but his mother is reluctant to arrange anything for him. Angsty Surviving Twin: Sylvester is one.

Age-Gap Romance: Phoebe is nineteen and Sylvester is twenty-eight.She writes a book that parodies Sylvester a little too obviously, leading to a scandal and a series of misunderstandings. Phoebe Marlow runs away from home because she's afraid her father will force her to marry Sylvester Rayne, Duke of Salford. It's an Affectionate Parody of Gothic novels. Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle is a 1957 historical romance novel by Georgette Heyer.

Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer