Ticking down a checklist of qualifications in 'Mr. Malcolm's List'
A 19th-century British gentleman's requirements for his bride lead to a scheme with many complications in Mr. Malcolm's List, a Bridgerton-like romance based on Suzanne Allain's 2020 novel.
by Bob Mondello
Jun 30, 2022
2 minutes
Delicate teacups, gentlemen tipping hats to ladies with parasols. The new Regency romance, Mr. Malcolm's List has a lot in common with ones you've seen before, and that's true whether you're thinking the tradition-bound like Pride and Prejudice, or the multiculturally-cast like Bridgerton.
The story is set mostly in 1818, in posh enough circumstances
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