Georgette Heyer

From Georgette-Heyer.com: "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."

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 ascension of Prince William IV, later King William 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.

On the Web

• An Appreciation of Georgette Heyer A short introduction to her life and works, including a bibliography.
• Georgette-Heyer.com
• Heyer List - A must for Heyer fanatics. Be warned: you may have to wait for an opening before joining the list.

Books

• Arabella
• Black Sheep, The
• Devil's Cub - 1932
• The Black Moth - an online copy of this novel, first published in 1921.
• These Old Shades

Mysteries

• Footsteps in the Dark – 1932
• Why Shoot a Butler? – 1933
• The Unfinished Clue – 1934
• Death in the Stocks – 1935
• Behold, Here's Poison – 1936
• They Found Him Dead – 1937
• A Blunt Instrument – 1938
• No wind of Blame – 1939
• Envious Casca – 1941
• Penhallow – 1942
• Duplicate Death – 1951
• Detection Unlimited – 1953

Historical Biographies

• Royal Escape – 1938 (Charles II.)
• The Conqueror – 1931 (William the Conqueror)
• The Spanish Bride – 1940 (based on the biography of Sir Harry Smith)
• My Lord John – 1975 (John, Duke of Bedford, brother of Heinrich V.)