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== General Information ==<br />
From [http://www.georgette-heyer.com Georgette-Heyer.com]:<br />
"Georgette Heyer was an intensely private person. A best-seller all her life without the aid of publicity, she made no appearances, never gave an interview, and only answered fan letters herself if they made an interesting historical point."<br />
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Georgette Heyer, cited as a major influence on romance writers and writers of other genres, including A.S. Byatt, lived from August 16 1902 - July 4 1974. [[Jane Austen]] wrote contemporaneous accounts of the Regency era, which ranged from approximately 1795 to 1820, though dates vary based on source; key events in the Regency era include the Napoleonic Wars and the ascendancy of the Prince Regent, later King [[George IV]]). Heyer's distance and wit allowed her to create a Regency world that expanded upon the work done by William Makepeace Thackeray in [[Vanity Fair]].<br />
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== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/solander%20files/dixon.htm An Appreciation of Georgette Heyer] A short introduction to her life and works, including a bibliography.<br />
* [http://www.georgette-heyer.com/ Georgette-Heyer.com]<br />
* [http://www.heyerlist.org/ Heyer List] - A must for Heyer fanatics. Be warned: you may have to wait for an opening before joining the list.<br />
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== Books ==<br />
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=== Regencies and Other Historical Novels ===<br />
* The Black Moth - 1921 ([http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/heyer/moth/moth.html ''The Black Moth''] - an online copy of this novel)<br />
* The Transformation of Philip Jettan (1923) (reissued without last chapter as Powder und Patch - 1930)<br />
* The Great Roxhythe - 1923<br />
* Simon the Coldheart - 1925<br />
* These Old Shades - 1926<br />
* The Masqueraders - 1928<br />
* Beauvallet - 1929<br />
* Powder and Patch - 1930 <br />
* [[Devil's Cub|Devil's Cub]] - 1932<br />
* The Convenient Marriage - 1934 <br />
* Regency Buck - 1935<br />
* The Talisman Ring - 1936<br />
* An Infamous Army - 1937 <br />
* [[The Corinthian]] - 1940<br />
* [[Faro's Daughter]] - 1941 <br />
* Friday's Child - 1944<br />
* The Reluctant Widow - 1946<br />
* The Foundling - 1948<br />
* [[Arabella|Arabella]] - 1949<br />
* The Grand Sophy - 1950<br />
* The Quiet Gentleman - 1951<br />
* Cotillion - 1953<br />
* [[The Toll-Gate]] - 1954<br />
* Bath Tangle - 1955<br />
* Sprig Muslin - 1956 <br />
* April Lady - 1957<br />
* Sylvester: or The Wicked Uncle - 1957<br />
* Venetia - 1958<br />
* The Unknown Ajax - 1959 <br />
* A Civil Contract - 1961 <br />
* The Nonesuch - 1962<br />
* False Colours - 1963 <br />
* Frederica - 1965 <br />
* Black Sheep - 1966<br />
* Cousin Kate - 1968 <br />
* Charity Girl - 1970 <br />
* Lady of Quality - 1972<br />
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=== Mysteries ===<br />
* Footsteps in the Dark - 1932<br />
* Why Shoot a Butler? - 1933 <br />
* The Unfinished Clue - 1934<br />
* Death in the Stocks - 1935<br />
* Behold, Here's Poison - 1936<br />
* They Found Him Dead - 1937<br />
* A Blunt Instrument - 1938<br />
* No wind of Blame - 1939<br />
* Envious Casca - 1941<br />
* Penhallow - 1942<br />
* Duplicate Death - 1951 <br />
* Detection Unlimited - 1953<br />
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=== Historical Biographies ===<br />
* Royal Escape - 1938 (Charles II.)<br />
* The Conqueror - 1931 (William the Conqueror)<br />
* The Spanish Bride - 1940 (based on the biography of Sir Harry Smith)<br />
* My Lord John - 1975 (John, Duke of Bedford, brother of Henry V.)<br />
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=== Other Novels ===<br />
* A Proposal to Cicely (in 'The Happy Mag.)' - 1922<br />
* Instead of the Thorn - 1923<br />
* Helen - 1928<br />
* Instead of the Thorn - 1929<br />
* Pastel - 1929<br />
* Barren Corn - 1930<br />
* Pursuit (in The Queens Book of the Red Cross) - 1939<br />
* Full Moon - 1948<br />
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== Books about Georgette Heyer ==<br />
* Jane Aiken Hodge: The Private World of Georgette Heyer - 1984 (reissue 2006)<br />
* Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World - 2005</div>KAH1