In an earlier age, it was common for grown adults under the age of twenty-five to be consigned to the guardianship of another grown adult — usually a somewhat older … Read More “POLL: Best (Official) Guardian in Heyer”
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Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Baronet Hero?
Heyer’s aristocratic heroes don’t always have titles, but occasionally they are baronets. Which of the three is your favourite? ALL POLLS
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Baronet Hero?
Heyer’s aristocratic heroes don’t always have titles, but occasionally they are baronets. Which of the five is your favourite? ALL POLLS
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Member Profile: Paul Bethel
In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Paul Bethel (aka Beth Andrews) Nationality: Bahamian How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? … Read More “Member Profile: Paul Bethel”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Member Profile: Sue Baillie
In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Sue Baillie Nationality: Australian How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? 10 or … Read More “Member Profile: Sue Baillie”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on Member Profile: Megan Osmond
In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Megan Osmond Nationality: Australian How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? 13-ish. 37 when … Read More “Member Profile: Megan Osmond”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 2
Many of Heyer’s heroines have stayed single well into their twenties, which stigmatized them as “spinsters” at the time. We get to see them relinquish their solitary existences throughout their … Read More “POLL: Favourite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 2”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on 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…”
Patroness Profile: Rachel Hyland
In which we get to know our Patronesses a little better… Name: Rachel Hyland Chosen Patroness: Countess Lieven How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? … Read More “Patroness Profile: Rachel Hyland”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favourite Heyer Working Woman?
While several of Heyer’s heroines are bordering on penniless, only a very few actually work for a living, the times being what they were and opportunities for such being scarce. … Read More “POLL: Favourite Heyer Working Woman?”