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Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL BARREN CORN COVER RATINGS What an evocative cover! The looming figures in the background looking on judging the central couple, so in love but with a melancholy air, giving and … Read More “Rating the Covers: Barren Corn (1938, Longmans)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL BARREN CORN COVER RATINGS There is not much to say about this cheap edition plainness, except that it is a cheap edition that is plain. The quote on the cover … Read More “Rating the Covers: Barren Corn (1936, Longmans)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on ALL BARREN CORN COVER RATINGS Georgette Heyer apparently disapproved very strongly of this first edition cover, but I quite like it. The mariposa (aka golden wattle) is important to the story, … Read More “Rating the Covers: Barren Corn (1930, Longmans)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Georgette Heyer has such a knack for bringing characters to life, even the parents of her heroes and heroines often have a chance to shine. Who is your favourite of … Read More “POLL: Favourite Heyer Mother (Contemporary Edition)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Georgette Heyer has such a knack for bringing characters to life, even the parents of her heroes and heroines often have a chance to shine. Who is your favourite of … Read More “POLL: Favourite Heyer Father (Contemporary Edition)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on We all know that Georgette Heyer ranked high among her own harshest critics, and some twenty years into her career she made a decision to withdraw six of her titles … Read More “POLL: Which of Georgette Heyer’s “Suppressed Novels” Have You Read?”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Much as we all love Georgette Heyer, there is no denying that some few of her works are perhaps somewhat less successful than others. Here, we continue our examination into … Read More “POLL: Less Popular Heyer Novels #4 – Barren Corn“
Hello, my name is Maura, and for decades I completely discounted historical romance as a genre. The very thought of historical fiction in any form, in fact, simply made me … Read More “Heyer for Beginners #1 — Introduction”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Last Friday, as part of her ongoing Heyer Legacy Project, Jen gave her thoughts on Georgette Heyer’s fourth and final contemporary novel (not including the detective stories), the rather bleak … Read More “Jennifer Kloester on Barren Corn (1930)”
