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== General Information ==
 
From [http://www.georgette-heyer.com Georgette-Heyer.com]:
 
From [http://www.georgette-heyer.com 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 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]].
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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]].
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* [[Arabella|''Arabella'']]
 
* [[Black Sheep, The|''Black Sheep, The'']]
 
* [[Devil's Cub|''Devil's Cub'']] - 1932
 
* [http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/heyer/moth/moth.html ''The Black Moth''] - an online copy of this novel, first published in 1921.
 
* [[These Old Shades]]
 
 
=== Regencies and other historical novels ===
 
 
Regencies und historische Romane:
 
The Black Moth - 1921
 
The Transformation of Philip Jettan (1923) (reissued without last chapter as Powder und Patch - 1930)
 
The Great Roxhythe - 1923
 
Simon the Coldheart - 1925
 
These Old Shades - 1926
 
The Masqueraders - 1928
 
Beauvallet - 1929
 
Powder and Patch - 1930
 
Devil's Cub - 1932
 
The Convenient Marriage - 1934
 
Regency Buck - 1935
 
The Talisman Ring - 1936
 
An Infamous Army - 1937
 
The Corinthian - 1940
 
Faro's Daughter - 1941
 
Friday's Child - 1944
 
The Reluctant Widow - 1946
 
The Foundling - 1948
 
Arabella - 1949
 
The Grand Sophy - 1950
 
The Quiet Gentleman - 1951
 
Cotillion - 1953
 
The Toll-Gate - 1954
 
Bath Tangle - 1955
 
Sprig Muslin - 1956
 
April Lady - 1957
 
Sylvester: or The Wicked Uncle - 1957
 
Venetia - 1958
 
The Unknown Ajax - 1959
 
A Civil Contract - 1961
 
The Nonesuch - 1962
 
False Colours - 1963
 
Frederica - 1965
 
Black Sheep - 1966
 
Cousin Kate - 1968
 
Charity Girl - 1970
 
Lady of Quality - 1972
 
  
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=== Regencies and Other Historical Novels ===
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* The Black Moth - 1921 ([http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/heyer/moth/moth.html ''The Black Moth''] - an online copy of this novel)
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* The Transformation of Philip Jettan (1923) (reissued without last chapter as Powder und Patch - 1930)
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* The Great Roxhythe - 1923
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* Simon the Coldheart - 1925
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* These Old Shades - 1926
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* The Masqueraders - 1928
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* Beauvallet - 1929
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* Powder and Patch - 1930
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* [[Devil's Cub|Devil's Cub]] - 1932
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* The Convenient Marriage - 1934
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* Regency Buck - 1935
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* The Talisman Ring - 1936
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* An Infamous Army - 1937
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* [[The Corinthian]] - 1940
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* [[Faro's Daughter]] - 1941
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* Friday's Child - 1944
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* The Reluctant Widow - 1946
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* The Foundling - 1948
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* [[Arabella|Arabella]] - 1949
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* The Grand Sophy - 1950
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* The Quiet Gentleman - 1951
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* Cotillion - 1953
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* [[The Toll-Gate]] - 1954
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* Bath Tangle - 1955
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* Sprig Muslin - 1956
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* April Lady - 1957
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* Sylvester: or The Wicked Uncle - 1957
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* Venetia - 1958
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* The Unknown Ajax - 1959
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* A Civil Contract - 1961
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* The Nonesuch - 1962
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* False Colours - 1963
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* Frederica - 1965
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* Black Sheep - 1966
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* Cousin Kate - 1968
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* Charity Girl - 1970
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* Lady of Quality - 1972
  
 
=== Mysteries ===
 
=== Mysteries ===
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* Royal Escape - 1938 (Charles II.)
 
* Royal Escape - 1938 (Charles II.)
 
* The Conqueror - 1931 (William the Conqueror)
 
* The Conqueror - 1931 (William the Conqueror)
* The Spanish Bride - 1940 (based on the biography of Sir Harry Smith)
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* [[The Spanish Bride - Georgette Heyer|Spanish Bride, The]] - 1940 (based on the biography of Sir Harry Smith)
 
* My Lord John - 1975 (John, Duke of Bedford, brother of Henry V.)
 
* My Lord John - 1975 (John, Duke of Bedford, brother of Henry V.)
  
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* Pursuit (in The Queens Book of the Red Cross) - 1939
 
* Pursuit (in The Queens Book of the Red Cross) - 1939
 
* Full Moon - 1948
 
* Full Moon - 1948
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== Books about Georgette Heyer ==
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* Jane Aiken Hodge: The Private World of Georgette Heyer - 1984 (reissue 2006)
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*Mary Fahnestock-Thomas: Georgette Heyer: a Critical Retrospective - 2001.
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* Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World - 2005

Latest revision as of 17:40, 17 June 2011


General Information

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 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.

On the Web

Books

Regencies and Other Historical Novels

  • The Black Moth - 1921 (The Black Moth - an online copy of this novel)
  • The Transformation of Philip Jettan (1923) (reissued without last chapter as Powder und Patch - 1930)
  • The Great Roxhythe - 1923
  • Simon the Coldheart - 1925
  • These Old Shades - 1926
  • The Masqueraders - 1928
  • Beauvallet - 1929
  • Powder and Patch - 1930
  • Devil's Cub - 1932
  • The Convenient Marriage - 1934
  • Regency Buck - 1935
  • The Talisman Ring - 1936
  • An Infamous Army - 1937
  • The Corinthian - 1940
  • Faro's Daughter - 1941
  • Friday's Child - 1944
  • The Reluctant Widow - 1946
  • The Foundling - 1948
  • Arabella - 1949
  • The Grand Sophy - 1950
  • The Quiet Gentleman - 1951
  • Cotillion - 1953
  • The Toll-Gate - 1954
  • Bath Tangle - 1955
  • Sprig Muslin - 1956
  • April Lady - 1957
  • Sylvester: or The Wicked Uncle - 1957
  • Venetia - 1958
  • The Unknown Ajax - 1959
  • A Civil Contract - 1961
  • The Nonesuch - 1962
  • False Colours - 1963
  • Frederica - 1965
  • Black Sheep - 1966
  • Cousin Kate - 1968
  • Charity Girl - 1970
  • Lady of Quality - 1972

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)
  • Spanish Bride, The - 1940 (based on the biography of Sir Harry Smith)
  • My Lord John - 1975 (John, Duke of Bedford, brother of Henry V.)

Other Novels

  • A Proposal to Cicely (in 'The Happy Mag.)' - 1922
  • Instead of the Thorn - 1923
  • Helen - 1928
  • Instead of the Thorn - 1929
  • Pastel - 1929
  • Barren Corn - 1930
  • Pursuit (in The Queens Book of the Red Cross) - 1939
  • Full Moon - 1948

Books about Georgette Heyer

  • Jane Aiken Hodge: The Private World of Georgette Heyer - 1984 (reissue 2006)
  • Mary Fahnestock-Thomas: Georgette Heyer: a Critical Retrospective - 2001.
  • Jennifer Kloester: Georgette Heyer's Regency World - 2005