Before Netflix’s “Bridgerton” made audiences swoon, Julia Quinn’s book series garnered a faithful following. The first novel from the “Bridgerton” book series, “The Duke and I,” came out in January of 2000, 20 years before the release of the Netflix period drama. Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon’s (Regé-Jean Page) courtship in Season 1 played out…
