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…”
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…”
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…”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on No comment Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Sense and Sensibility… Heyer for Austenites: If You Love Sense and Sensibility…
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”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on 2 Comments on The Joy of Jane: Thoughts on the First 200 Years of Austen’s Legacy (2017) The Joy of Jane: Thoughts on the First 200 Years of Austen’s Legacy (2017)
In 2017 the literary world will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen in a year packed with exhibitions, talks, walks and performances – as well as … Read More “The Joy of Jane: Thoughts on the First 200 Years of Austen’s Legacy (2017)”
Happily Ever After (2013) by Susannah Fullarton
Pride and Prejudice can claim to be the world’s favourite novel. It was first published in 1813 and since then it has delighted readers around the world. This book tells … Read More “Happily Ever After (2013) by Susannah Fullarton”
Jane Austen and Crime (2005) by Susannah Fullarton
Learn which of her characters commit hanging offences, discover who fights duels and what the consequences were, find out what Jane Austen knew of hangings and where she describes them … Read More “Jane Austen and Crime (2005) by Susannah Fullarton”