A Blunt Instrument – a killing comedy
In August 1937 Georgette Heyer completed the manuscript of her Waterloo novel, An Infamous Army. It had been a huge effort requiring intense research and long days of reading and writing and she had loved …
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An Infamous Army – a triumph
Her most ambitious In mid-November 1936, Georgette Heyer was writing the final chapters of her murder mystery, They Found Him Dead . She finished it by the end of the month and two months later, …
They Found Him Dead
Rest & Recreation Having delivered The Talisman Ring manuscript in good time to her agent, in mid-July 1936, Georgette once again took her family to Bamburgh for two week’s of rest and recreation. This time …
The Talisman Ring – part one
Readers love Georgette Heyer for her humour. Her historical and detective novels are full of funny scenes, witty dialogue and memorable characters. Heyer’s wit and sparkling language make her a popular re-read and one of her finest comic novels is The Talisman Ring. It’s a period mystery with great characters, a page-turning plot and some very funny dialogue.
From Behold, Here’s Poison to The Talisman Ring
Trying to write Behold, Here’s Poison In Novembr 1935, Georgette, Ronald and Richard moved out of Blackthorns and into a house called “The Paddocks” in the village of Broadbridge Heath near Horsham. It was a …
Fifteen years on – Georgette Heyer’s Regency World
A delight to write! It seems incredible that this week marks the fifteenth anniversary of the publication of my first book, Georgette Heyer’s Regency World. It was such a delight to write and how much …
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Behold, Here’s Poison – “An ingenious poisoning device”
Georgette had enjoyed writing Death in the Stocks (1935), but it had been her last book for Longmans. She had signed a new contract with Hodder & Stoughton, the publishers famous for their “yellow jacket” …
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The first Regency novel – Regency Buck
“It ought to be a lovely book” In March 1934 Georgette Heyer began what would become her nineteenth novel. It would also be her first book set in the period of history known as the …