Sprig Muslin – the evolution of a heroine
“As a plotter she has no superior.“ J.H. Durston One of her finest heroines I love Georgette Heyer’s 1956 novel, Sprig Muslin, for many reasons, but the main reason is that the novel features one …
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Bath Tangle – “it all ends Happily”
“I had a run through Bath Tangle, and found it (like Old Mr Bronte) much better than likely” Georgette Heyer to Louisa Callender, letter, 13 September 1954. “a rough idea of the thing” Georgette Heyer’s …
The Toll-Gate – A ripping yarn! Part 2
I’ve got to go on with the Toll-Gate. I like this book… Georgette Heyer to Louisa Callender, letter, 20 October 1953 Mystery solved! Thank you all In last week’s blog, I asked my wonderful readers …
The Toll-Gate – A ripping yarn! Part 1
Inspired by limestone caves In the summer of 1953, Georgette Heyer visited the famous limestone caves of Derbyshire. She was on holiday, possibly heading north to Greywalls in Scotland, and was intrigued by the magnificent …
Detection Unlimited – the last detective novel
“I might bend my reluctant mind thrillerwards” In April 1952, while she was writing the last pages of Cotillion, Georgette commented that her publisher, A.S. Frere of Heinemann, had blithely informed her “that he has …
Cotillion – a delightful dance
“So I’ve settled that one of you shall have her, and my fortune into the bargain.” Great-Uncle Matthew Penicuik. An outrageous scenario The miserly Mr Pencuik is guardian to the orphaned Kitty Charing and he …
The Quiet Gentleman – an unexpected heroine
After the huge success of Friday’s Child in 1944, Georgette Heyer had become a regular on the bestseller lists with a reputation for producing a sparkling new novel annually. Although she had regularly written two …
Duplicate Death – “an intricately-devised plot”
“In an intricately devised plot, written in her definitely elegant style, Miss Heyer triumphs once again in her earlier metier. The duplicate-bridge party given by a dubious social-climbing hostess is the scene for double murder. …
The Grand Sophy Part 2
“Georgette Heyer was a stern realist. She wrote romantic comedies, entertainments set in the Regency period in England, when women concentrated entirely on the essential business of getting married, hopefully for love, preferably with rank …
