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…”
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Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favorite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 1
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: Favorite Heyer Spinster Heroine? Round 1”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on POLL: Favorite 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: Favorite Heyer Working Woman?”
“Heyer Films: Mythconceptions” by Jennifer Kloester
Featured on her website, renowned Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester often posts interesting tidbits of knowledge about her special subject. In this post, she discussed the idea that, following the 1949 … Read More ““Heyer Films: Mythconceptions” by Jennifer Kloester”
POLL: Funniest Imbroglio Ending in Heyer
Ah, the patented Heyer imbroglio ending*! A cast of characters brought together to sort out differences and misunderstandings, and to put our happy couple back on their path to lifelong … Read More “POLL: Funniest Imbroglio Ending in Heyer”
POLL: Best Heyer Marriage of Convenience Novel?
When love blooms after a marriage most practical, often due to proximity and shared experience, it is can be one of the romance world’s most glorious tropes. (Except when it isn’t.) … Read More “POLL: Best Heyer Marriage of Convenience Novel?”
POLL: Favorite Heyer Governess
Ah, governesses! What would Regency romance be without them? Georgette Heyer began the trend, of course (as with so many others) with her inclusion of more than one variety of … Read More “POLL: Favorite Heyer Governess”
Such an Amusing Villain — Heyer’s Bad Guys
Yesterday, our friend Maura Tan began her reading of Georgette Heyer’s historical works — historically (ha! a pun!) not her bag. Maura recently read and enjoyed Heyer’s contemporaries and mysteries, but … Read More “Such an Amusing Villain — Heyer’s Bad Guys”