The International Heyer Society
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Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Last Friday, as part of her ongoing Heyer Legacy Project, Jen gave her thoughts on Arabella. Read all about it here. And catch up on Jen’s series digging deep into … Read More “Jennifer Kloester on Arabella (1949)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Paul Bethel (aka Beth Andrews) Nationality: Bahamian How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? … Read More “Member Profile: Paul Bethel”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Clara Shipman Nationality: American How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? I was 14. … Read More “Member Profile: Clara Shipman”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER What… what is this? Seriously, what? The Gone with the Wind-style dress, the bad (blonde, for some reason) perm, the coat that looks … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella, German (Erich Pabel, 1991)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER I really hate this one. It’s dull and doesn’t really make sense. Nice outfits on Beaumaris and Arabella, though. That blue velvet military-style … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella, German (Rowohlt, 1986)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER This Arabella walks the fine line between coy and vapid, and it is unclear exactly on which side she lands. The stately home … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella, German (Bertelsmann, 1970)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Love this so much! The first international edition of Arabella, this one in German, is treated to a simply gorgeous, block colour line … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella, German (Rowohlt, 1960)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER These flowery, viney “Signature Collection” covers from Sourcebooks are puzzling. So, the pocket watch is Beaumaris? And the gloves and perfume Arabella? The … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Sourcebooks, 2018)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on 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 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?”