It may not be quite like Me, but I’m pretty sure the fans will like it. Georgette Heyer to AS Frere, letter, 7 March 1958 Georgette Heyer’s Venetia (1958) is Heyer’s most complex, literary, and also physically […]
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One hundred years later One hundred years after writing her first novel, Georgette Heyer’s beloved novels are still in print and finding a new generation of avid readers. It is a remarkable achievement for a
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Fun to write and fun to read 1948 proved to be another productive writing year for Georgette Heyer. She had not published a book the previous year (one of her rare years without a novel),
Arabella – “who is a nice wench and giving me a lot of fun” Read More »
A fascinating collection In this, Georgette Heyer’s centenary year, yesterday’s launch of Georgette Heyer, History and Historical Fiction by the University College London Press seems perfect timing. This fascinating collection of essays by academics and
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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
Faro’s Daughter – written straight to the typewriter! Read More »
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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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
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“On the road to White Ladies” Georgette began writing her new historical novel in the spring of 1938. It was not an easy time in Britain, for the storm-clouds of war were gathering and rumour
Royal Escape – a labour of love Read More »
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,
An Infamous Army – a triumph Read More »