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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???