The International Heyer Society
Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on 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…”
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… 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…”
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”