Inquiring Readers, I discovered that Susanna Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia and Austen author, is as much of a fan of Georgette Heyer as I am, perhaps more. This delightful article compares and contrasts the writings of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Susannah also offers a giveaway at the end of […]
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Jane Austen’s Influence on Georgette Heyer by Susannah Fullerton
Posted in Georgette Heyer, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's enduring popularity, Jane Austen's World, tagged Susannah Fullerton on September 6, 2020| 19 Comments »
Happy 110th Birthday, Georgette Heyer!
Posted in Austenesque novels, Jane Austen's World, tagged Georgette Heyer, Regency Romance novel, Tony Grant, Wimbledon on August 16, 2012| 22 Comments »
Drawing tonight for two Georgette Heyer books. Leave a comment at this link on Why I Love Georgette Heyer. Congratulations winners, Jan and Ginger, chosen through Random Number Generator! Thank you all for making a comment! Georgette Heyer was born 110 years ago (August 16, 1902) at 103 Woodside, a mere 500 yards from Wimbledon Library. She […]
How I Fell in Love With Georgette Heyer
Posted in Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, Regency style, tagged Discover a New Love, Georgette Heyer, Georgette Heyer Book Reviews, SourceBooks on August 7, 2012| 134 Comments »
I stumbled upon Georgette Heyer during a golden time of my life after college graduation when I had three precious free months before I began school again. Bursting with youthful energy, I didn’t know what to do with my time. And so I hit the books, but this time for pleasure. In those days, I […]
Georgette Heyer for Horse Lovers
Posted in Book review, Georgette Heyer, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Transportation, Regency World, tagged Horse Directory Magazine, Patricia Saffran on October 6, 2011| 10 Comments »
Gentle readers, Patty of Brandy Parfums is an avid fan of history, horses, Jane Austen, and Georgette Heyer. She is also a devoted reader of this blog. Just recently she wrote ‘Georgette Heyer for Horse Lovers’ for the October issue of Horse Directory Magazine. Patty has graciously allowed me to reproduce her article for Jane Austen’s […]
Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer: A Review and a Book Give Away
Posted in 19th Century England, Book review, Georgette Heyer, Georgian Life, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency World, tagged Georgette Heyer, SourceBooks, Sylvester on August 31, 2011| 62 Comments »
Gentle readers: Please leave a comment if you wish your name to be be eligible for a drawing of Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle, a wonderful Regency romp by Georgette Heyer. The drawing will be held the moment electricity is restored in my house. My best estimate is that this will take another week. Only […]
A Reflection On Georgette Heyer On Her Birthday
Posted in Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency society, tagged Astley's Amphitheatre, Cotillion, Frederica, Friday's Child, high perch phaeton, Vauxhall Gardens on August 16, 2011| 14 Comments »
August 16th marks Georgette Heyer’s birthday. In several comments on my book reviews some readers have made it a point to mention that Georgette is no Jane Austen and termed her novels mere romances. Ah, but they are so much more. I love her novels in part because they remind me vividly of the satirical […]
The Many Faces of Georgette Heyer
Posted in Georgette Heyer, tagged Georgette Heyer's Portraits on August 10, 2011| 4 Comments »
I have reviewed many Georgette Heyer novels for this blog. Here are some images of the author over the years. She had a strong handsome face. Not pretty, but full of character. Read this review in the Guardian UK of her latest biography by Jennifer Kloester. Also, Happy Birthday, Georgette Heyer! Georgette Heyer
Review: Venetia by Georgette Heyer
Posted in Book review, Georgette Heyer, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency World, tagged Georgette Heyer, Regency cant, Regency Romance novel, SourceBooks, Venetia on August 7, 2011| 12 Comments »
Whenever a reader asks: Which of the Georgette Heyer books ranks among your favorites? Venetia invariably springs from my lips. Mind you, I had not read this book for decades, but I savored its memory. In recent years I began to question my younger self, for while I loved rereading The Grand Sophy last year, […]
Review of The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer
Posted in 19th Century England, Book review, Georgette Heyer, Georgian London, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency World, tagged Georgette Heyer book review, Regency romance mystery, Review of The Quiet Gentleman, The Quiet Gentleman on July 10, 2011| 14 Comments »
The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer starts out anything but quietly. Gervase Frant, 7th Earl of St. Erth, had the bad judgment to survive the Battle of Waterloo by escaping a violent death. His half-brother, Martin, and step mama had half counted/half hoped on his not attaining the Earldom, for St. Erth had served in […]
Mrs. Smith, A Portrait of a Regency Woman from the Rising Merchant Class, and Mrs. Floore, Georgette Heyer’s Vulgar Creature
Posted in 19th Century England, Georgette Heyer, Georgian Life, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency society, tagged Bath Tangle, Hugh Thompson, Regency middle class on April 8, 2011| 6 Comments »
Jane Austen’s novels did not ignore the rising middle class and successful merchants and tradesmen, the nouveau riche of her era. Mr. Bingley and his sisters were the fortunate offspring of a tradesman. Mrs. Bennet’s, Mrs. Jennings’, and Mrs. Elton’s vulgarities cannot be denied and add spice to her tales. A real life representative of […]
Happy Birthday, Georgette Heyer
Posted in Book review, Georgette Heyer, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, Regency style, tagged A Proposal to Cecily, Friday's Child, Lady of Quality on August 16, 2010| 7 Comments »
Inquiring readers: Austenprose has been featuring Georgette Heyer all this month. Today is her 108th birthday! Laurel Ann has graciously interviewed me about one of my favorite authors. My interview on her blog begins with this question: Some critics write Georgette Heyer off as merely a romance novelist. Others praise her for her historical accuracy, […]
Georgette Heyer Month
Posted in Austenesque novels, Book review, Georgette Heyer, Georgian Life, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Georgette Heyer, Georgette Heyer's Regency World, Jennifer Kloester, Regency Books, The Convenient Marriage, These Old Shades on August 9, 2010| 3 Comments »
Along with Austenprose, this blog is celebrating Georgette Heyer’s 108th birthday on August 16th. Look for Laurel Ann’s interview with me on her blog that day! Her questions were quite challenging. The recent reviews featured on Laurel Ann’s blog echo some of the reviews that have been published in recent years on this blog. For […]
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