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Plot Summary of The Masqueraders
"Prudence and Robin are on the run from political intrigue. To allay suspicion they cross dress, Prudence becomming a man, and Robin a girl. This makes for obvious complications when Prudence begins to fall in love with the hero, not helped by their errant father who arrives in London, not secretly, but trumpeting himself as the long-lost heir of a Dukedom. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Che Monro, Resident Scholar
"Prudence and Robin have lived a roundabout life - following their father from city to city and country to country, always under a false name, they have gotten into scrapes and scandals everywhere. But now, having returned to England after following their father in yet another failed political rebellion, they are on the criminal wanted list... So they decide to cross-dress to create a false identity. With the backing of an old friend who happens to be well positioned in the ton, they set up in London - Prudence becomes a man, and her brother a woman. Which is fine, until a runaway heiress they rescue on the way to London resurfaces: Robin falls in love with her, and Prudence with her protector, Anthony. She can't fool Anthony for long - he knows she's a girl. Will he expose her to the rest of the ton before Robin and Prudence can be saved from a very awkward situation by their enterprising father? Because he too has resurfaced - claiming to be the rightful heir to a Dukedom. Is he an imposter this time? Prudence recalls that she and Robin know just about nothing about what their father did before their own birth..." Hannah Warnaar, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - Regency era
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - he/she is really a she/he
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London - wealthy
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 50% - 60%
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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