Penhallow – NOT a contract-breaking book
Myths and legends are pervasive things that, once they take hold of the public consciousness, are almost impossible to remove. For those who read and love Georgette Heyer’s many novels there a couple of myths
Faro’s Daughter – written straight to the typewriter!
From house to flat – the move to Brighton Just before Christmas 1940, Georgette and Ronald, with their eight-year-old son, Richard, left Blackthorns, their home for the past seven years, and moved to Brighton. Heyer
Envious Casca – a Christmas Mystery
Struggling Envious Casca was the murder mystery that Georgette Heyer should have delivered to her publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, early in 1940. However, the outbreak of War had interrupted this plan and she had decided
The Corinthian – a wartime favourite
A story called “Corinthian” It was in 1936 that Georgette Heyer first had the idea of writing a story called “Corinthian”. Originally intended as a short story, she soon decided that “that title would do
The Spanish Bride – history brought to life
Just read the typescript of my first Spanish Bride chapter. Distinctly Good! Georgette Heyer to Leonard Moore, letter, 14 July 1939 Inspiration! On March 25 1939, Georgette Heyer told her agent that she had “been
2021 – Georgette Heyer’s Centenary Year!
A very Happy New Year everyone and to Heyer readers everywhere! 2021 marks the hundredth anniversary of Georgette Heyer’s first novel, The Black Moth. Written when she was just seventeen and published in September 1921,
Georgette and the Christmas gift
Georgette always enjoyed Christmas and was a generous giver of gifts to family and friends. Her favourite shopping destination for Christmas gifts was Fortnum and Mason, the famous department store that was literally across the
So perceptive – the Private World of Georgette Heyer
A memorable meeting In a memorable meeting, I first met Jane Aiken Hodge early in 2002. I had travelled to England for what was to be the first of several marvellous research trips to further
No Wind of Blame – a “Prince” of a novel
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