INTRODUCTION My favourite Austen novel is Persuasion (1817). I love Anne Elliot, her steadfastness and willingness to learn. I revel in the theme of love lost and regained and the … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Persuasion…”
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Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Northanger Abbey…
INTRODUCTION Fans of Austen’s Northanger Abbey (1817) will likely enjoy Heyer’s own take on the Gothic parody in The Reluctant Widow (1946). An early Heyer Regency, she has her tongue … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Northanger Abbey…”
Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Emma…
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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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…”
Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Pride and Prejudice…
INTRODUCTION Austen’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice (1813), has become an iconic story and Heyer uses its basic plot of misunderstanding and instant dislike between hero and heroine in … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Pride and Prejudice…”
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INTRODUCTION Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility (1811), is also the first Austen novel mentioned in a Heyer story. In Regency Buck (1935), the heroine Judith Taverner comes across the … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Sense and Sensibility…”
Heyer for Austenites: An Introduction
Jane Austen was Georgette Heyer’s favourite novelist. Introduced to Austen by her literary father, Heyer read Austen from a young age, imbibing her tone and style and developing an appreciation … Read More “Heyer for Austenites: An Introduction”