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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Sensation novels could be sentimental, Gothic, melodramatic, supernatural, etc. To me, the key element is the fantastic nature of the plot -- the number and type of coincidences included (and believed by the characters), the success of secret/false identities, the acceptance of supernatural elements, the hoarding of secrets, the number of turns & twists of the plot, the convenient accidents, the gullibility of characters, etc. (emphasis mine)
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Oh, you mean it's a Georgette Heyer Regency???