Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on No comment 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)”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on No comment Literary Walks in Bath (2012) by Andrew Swift & Kirsten Elliott Few cities have been so celebrated in print as Bath – from Smollett to Jane Austen, from Dickens to Fanny Burney, and from Sheridan to Georgette Heyer. Many other famous … Read More “Literary Walks in Bath (2012) by Andrew Swift & Kirsten Elliott”
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”
A B-Movie fanatic learns to appreciate Quality Cinema, one Oscar® nominee at a time… “It has been brought to my attention that I have poor taste in film. Bad taste, … Read More “Project Film Geek Part 1: 1929 (2017) by Rachel Hyland”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on No comment Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Best-Seller (2013) by Jennifer Kloester The groundbreaking biography of one of the world’s best-loved and bestselling authors Who was the real Georgette Heyer? Georgette Heyer famously said, “I am to be found in my work.” Who … Read More “Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Best-Seller (2013) by Jennifer Kloester”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on No comment Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Bath (2007) by Kristen Elliott Take a journey through centuries of local crime and conspiracy, meeting villains of all sorts along the way—cut-throats and poisoners, murderous lovers, assassins, prostitutes and suicides. Among the many tales … Read More “Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In Bath (2007) by Kristen Elliott”
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”
Bright, lively and incredibly detailed, this exploration of Powder and Patch, Georgette Heyer’s third novel — which takes us to Georgian England and pre-Revolution Paris — exults in the novel’s wit … Read More “Reading Heyer: Powder and Patch (2019) by Rachel Hyland”
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)”