Celebrating in the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on 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? Showdown”
Author Heyer SocietyPosted on 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 Maura TanPosted on So, we’re back to the Georgian era, back to the frock coats and the smugglers and the intrigue, and I love it. The Talisman Ring is my favorite Heyer historical … Read More “Heyer for Beginners — The Talisman Ring (1936)”
In which we get to know our Heyer Society contributors — and their Heyer cred — a little better… Name: Ruth Williamson Nationality: New Zealand Heyer Society Essay: “Heyer’s Kissing Cousins” 1. How … Read More “Heyer Society Profile: Ruth Williamson”
In which we get to know our Heyer Society contributors — and their Heyer cred — a little better… Name: Jennifer Kloester Nationality: Australian Heyer Society Essay: “Georgette Heyer’s Literary Genius” 1. How … Read More “Heyer Society Profile: Jennifer Kloester”
In which we get to know our Heyer Society contributors — and their Heyer cred — a little better… Name: Amanda Jones Nationality: Australian Heyer Society Essay: “Heyer’s Heirs — … Read More “Heyer Society Profile: Amanda Jones”
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”
Last week, we looked at Georgette Heyer’s ten best heroines. (Not uncontroversially.) This time out, it is their beloveds we discuss, in their multifaceted manliness and various degrees of wit, … Read More “TOP 10 HEYER HEROES”
When it comes to creating well-rounded, intriguing and thoroughly relatable women, Georgette Heyer truly set the standard in modern fiction. Her heroines are flawed and hardly infallible, and despite some … Read More “TOP 10 HEYER HEROINES”
