Heyer Society - Essays on the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
174Heyer Society - Essays on the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer
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Overview
Scholars, authors, bloggers and fans come together in a celebration of the works, and worlds, of Georgette Heyer (1902 -1974). With contributions from renowned Heyer biographer Jennifer Kloester, heading up a talented team of Heyer devotees, this eclectic and thought-provoking collection features topics as diverse as intimacy, privilege, historical accuracy and contemporary analysis, plus looks at Heyer's influences, as well as the many writers - and readers - she continues to influence worldwide. By turns learned, personal, insightful and irreverent, the dozens of essays herein exult in the unparalleled genius of this true nonpareil.
Including:
1. Georgette Heyer’s Literary Genius, by Jennifer Kloester
2. A Most Excellent Influence – Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, by Susannah Fullarton
3. From Arabella to Venetia – Growing Up with Heyer’s Heroines by Rachel Hyland
4. The Heyer Problem – Privilege in Regency Romance, by Cat Sebastian
5. Marks of Distinction – Heyer’s Mark I and Mark II Heroes by Janga
6. Beauvallet: My First Romance Novel Boyfriend, by Donna Cummings
7. Heyer’s Kissing Cousins, by Ruth Williamson
8. What I Owe to Georgette Heyer, by Cheryl Bolen
9. 'Bath Tangle' in the Social Media Age, by Anne-Marie Turenne
10. Fathers in Heyer, by Janet Webb
11. The Grand Sophy: Matchmaker or Master Manipulator? by Jennifer Proffitt
12. Reluctantly Watching 'The Reluctant Widow' – Heyer on Film, by Rachel Hyland
13. Splash, Dash and Finesse! – Heyer’s Magical Pen and Indomitable Spirit on Display in 'The Masqueraders,' by Kathleen Baldwin
14. Hearing Heyer – How Audiobooks Breed a New Appreciation by Karen Zachary
15. Learning! with Georgette Heyer, by Clara Shipman
16. The Mystery of 'Penhallow,' by Madeline Paschen
17. Behind Closed Doors – Sex in Georgette Heyer, by Anna Bradley
18. Reading 'The Great Roxhythe' – The Lost Heyer Historical, by Rachel Hyland
19. Beaux, Belles and Black Sheep – Georgette Heyer in Bath, by Kirsten Elliott
20. Coming Back to Heyer – How I Came to Appreciate the Slow Burn, by Megan Osmond
21. The Lost Contemporaries – A Slippery Slope, by Maura Tan
22. Gambling in Heyer, by Rachel Hyland
23. The Apple and the Tree – Georgette Heyer and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, by Kate Nagy
24. Was Georgette Heyer a Snob, and Does it Matter? by Tabetha Waite
25. Heyer’s Heirs – What to Read After Georgette, by Amanda Jones
Plus our contributors' Favorite Heyer novels, heroes and heroines, along with their firsts and their worsts.
A must for any Heyer fan!
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781925770148 |
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Publisher: | Overlord Publishing |
Publication date: | 11/03/2018 |
Pages: | 174 |
Sales rank: | 832,486 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d) |
Table of Contents
Foreword by Jennifer Kloester
Introduction by Rachel Hyland
ESSAYS
- Georgette Heyer’s Literary Genius, by Jennifer Kloester
- A Most Excellent Influence – Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, by Susannah Fullerton
- From Arabella to Venetia – Growing Up with Heyer’s Heroines by Rachel Hyland
- The Heyer Problem – Privilege in Regency Romance, by Cat Sebastian
- Marks of Distinction – Heyer’s Mark I and Mark II Heroes by Janga
- Beauvallet: My First Romance Novel Boyfriend, by Donna Cummings
- Heyer’s Kissing Cousins, by Ruth Williamson
- What I Owe to Georgette Heyer, by Cheryl Bolen
- Bath Tangle in the Social Media Age, by Anne-Marie Turenne
- Fathers in Heyer, by Janet Webb
- The Grand Sophy: Matchmaker or Master Manipulator? by Jennifer Proffitt
- Reluctantly Watching The Reluctant Widow – Heyer on Film, by Rachel Hyland
- Splash, Dash and Finesse! – Heyer’s Magical Pen and Indomitable Spirit on Display in The Masqueraders, by Kathleen Baldwin
- Hearing Heyer – How Audiobooks Breed a New Appreciation by Karen Zachary
- Learning! with Georgette Heyer, by Clara Shipman
- The Mystery of Penhallow, by Madeline Paschen
- Behind Closed Doors – Sex in Georgette Heyer, by Anna Bradley
- Reading The Great Roxhythe – The Lost Heyer Historical, by Rachel Hyland
- Beaux, Belles and Black Sheep – The Truth Among the Fiction in the Bath Books of Georgette Heyer, by Kirsten Elliott
- Coming Back to Heyer – How I Came to Appreciate the Slow Burn, by Megan Osmond
- The Lost Novels – A Slippery Slope, by Maura Tan
- Gambling in Heyer, by Rachel Hyland
- The Apple and the Tree – Georgette Heyer and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, by Kate Nagy
- Was Georgette Heyer a Snob, and Does it Matter? by Tabetha Waite
- Heyer’s Heirs – What to Read After Georgette, by Amanda Jones
APPENDICES
My First Heyer
My Favorite Heyer
My Favorite Heyer Hero
My Favorite Heyer Heroine
My Least Favorite Heyer
Georgette Heyer’s Bibliography