Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on 2 Comments on 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)”
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”
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”
Jane Austen loved to put on her satin slippers with shoe-roses, her white gloves and muslin gown, and go off for an evening of fun at the Basingstoke assemblies. The … Read More “A Dance with Jane Austen (2012) by Susannah Fullarton”
Throughout recorded history, Bath has been famed for its hot springs. The Romans bathed there; Elizabeth I promoted the spa town; Hanoverians visited it for their health. By the eighteenth … Read More “Bath (2015)”
In which we get to know our Heyer Society contributors — and their Heyer cred — a little better… Name: Anna Bradley Nationality: American Heyer Society Essay: “Behind Closed Doors — Sex in Georgette Heyer” … Read More “Heyer Society Profile: Anna Bradley”