INTRODUCTION The influence of Austen’s cleverest novel, Emma (1815), may be seen in several Heyer novels, including The Foundling¸ Lady of Quality, The Grand Sophy and The Unknown Ajax. Maria … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Emma…”
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November 2020
Author Rachel HylandPosted on Reading Heyer: The Black Moth: Chapter XIX
In which we serialize Society Patroness Rachel Hyland’s first book in her Reading Heyer series, Reading Heyer: The Black Moth. Called “delicious” by Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester, it is a reading guide, critique … Read More “Reading Heyer: The Black Moth: Chapter XIX”
Heyer Society Profile: Amanda Jones
In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Amanda Jones Nationality: Australian How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? 12 or 13, … Read More “Heyer Society Profile: Amanda Jones”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on QUIZ: Heyer Non-Fiction
Our latest weekly Georgette Heyer Quiz! To celebrate this week’s run of Heyer’s own non-fiction here at Heyer Society, today we’re quizzing you on non-fiction books about Heyer herself…
Author Rachel HylandPosted on Rating the Covers: Arabella (Sourcebooks, 2016)
ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER So many problems with this one (Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2016). So many. For a start, that girl is so airbrushed and poorly rendered, she looks … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Sourcebooks, 2016)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favorite Man of the Cloth of the Cloth in Heyer?
Georgette Heyer may not have had much faith in the Church of England, if the evidence of her assortment of prosy, persnickety reverends and the like is the be believed. … Read More “POLL: Favorite Man of the Cloth of the Cloth in Heyer?”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Mansfield Park…
INTRODUCTION Both Cotillion (1953) and The Nonesuch (1962) contain strong echoes of Mansfield Park (1814), with their stories of women forced into dependency and reliance on the goodwill of wealthier … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Mansfield Park…”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on Reading Heyer: The Black Moth: Chapter XVIII
In which we serialize Society Patroness Rachel Hyland’s first book in her Reading Heyer series, Reading Heyer: The Black Moth. Called “delicious” by Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester, it is a reading guide, critique and … Read More “Reading Heyer: The Black Moth: Chapter XVIII”
Heyer Society Profile: Megan Osmond
In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Megan Osmond Nationality: Australian How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? 13-ish. 37 when … Read More “Heyer Society Profile: Megan Osmond”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on QUIZ: Heyer’s Mystery Novels
Our latest weekly Georgette Heyer Quiz! For the next several weeks, we’ll be testing your knowledge of Heyer’s titles. This time out: the Regencies.