Georgette Heyer turned 17 in August 1919. Some months later, her younger brother Boris became seriously ill. By February 1920 he was recovering but it was felt that a change of scene would do him good.
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[We] remember instead the long years of happiness we found in our intimate friendship with her; full of light, laughter and the joy of living. A.S. Frere to Richard Rougier, letter, July 1974 47 Years
A tribute to Georgette Heyer who died on 4 July 1974 Read More »
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
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“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
Cotillion – a delightful dance Read More »
By 1950, six years after writing Friday’s Child, Georgette Heyer had written another three novels set in the English Regency. Of her 35 published novels, at that date only seven were set in the Regency
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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
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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
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Georgette Heyer wrote The Talisman Ring in less than three months
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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.
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