Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: False Colours by Georgette Heyer, South China Morning Post, 1967 A sweet review of False Colours from as far afield as Hong Kong, in the South China Morning Post (2 February 1967): REGENCY ROMANCE False Colours. By Georgette Heyer. REGENCY … Read More “Heyer Reviews: False Colours by Georgette Heyer, South China Morning Post, 1967″
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer, The Boston Globe, 1926 A good — if inaccurate (Medieval?!) and oh-so-spoilery — review of These Old Shades from The Boston Globe (27 November 1926): FINE HISTORICAL TALE BY GEORGETTE HEYER “These Old Shades,” … Read More “Heyer Reviews: These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer, The Boston Globe, 1926″
Subtitled “Georgette Heyer called her novels ‘nonsense’—but sometimes trifles make perfection”, Alexandra Mullen’s considered Wall Street Journal review of Jennifer Kloester’s definitive work, Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller, also … Read More “Heyer Reviews: “The Escape Artist” by Alexandra Mullen”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer, Edmonton Journal This review of Charity Girl, which shows a singular ignorance of Georgette Heyer’s enormous literary legacy — and, also, that the Victorian era is very distinct from the Regency — is … Read More “Heyer Reviews: Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer, Edmonton Journal“
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: April Lady, from The Courant Magazine in 1957 This review is glaringly incorrect in a few of its details, and very much appears to trivialize Heyer’s work in general, and romance as a genre as well, but it … Read More “Heyer Reviews: April Lady, from The Courant Magazine in 1957″
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn, from The Queenslander in 1924 This quite glowing review of Georgette Heyer’s first contemporary novel, Instead of the Thorn, was published upon its Australian release in 1924. (The book came out in 1923 in the … Read More “Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn, from The Queenslander in 1924″