Book Description
A must-have guide to the people, places and society in Georgette Heyer's Regency novels
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
A bestselling novelist since 1921, Georgette Heyer is known across the world for her historical romances set in Regency England. Millions of readers love the period for its fashion, famous people and events, and its elegant and often outrageous mayfly upper-class. It was Georgette Heyer who created the Regency genre of historical fiction in the 1930s and 40s with books such as "Regency Buck and Friday's Child". Since then, in many minds, Georgette Heyer and the Regency have become synonymous. The ultimate, definitive guide to Georgette Heyer's world: her heroines, her villains and dashing heroes, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, shopped and drove. This is an utterly delightful and fun read, beautifully illustrated and a must-read for any Heyer fan.
From the Publisher
A must-have guide to the people, places and society in Georgette Heyer's Regency Novels
From the Back Cover
A bestselling novelist since 1921, Georgette Heyer is known across the world for her historical romances set in Regency England. Millions of readers love the Regency period's outrageous lifestyle, fashion and the capricious escapades of the elegant bon ton, and no one has captured it better than Georgette Heyer, with universally beloved novels such as Regency Buck, The Grand Sophy and Friday's Child.
Georgette Heyer's Regency World is the ultimate, definitive guide to Georgette Heyer's wonderful and enchanting realm: her heroines, her villains and dashing heroes, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, shopped and drove.
An utterly delightful and fun read, beautifully illustrated and compelling in its historical detail, this is a must-have for any Georgette Heyer fan.
'Detailed, informative, impressively researched. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans' Times Literary Supplement
'An invaluable guide for all Heyer fans, old and new' Good Book Guide
'This fascinating book is a must for Heyer devotees' Image Magazine
'An invaluable guide to the world of the bon ton. No lover of Georgette Heyer's novels should be without it' Katie Fforde
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
About the Author
During the extensive study and research of Georgette Heyer's work for her Ph. D thesis, Jennifer Kloester had access to Heyer's private papers and other information made available through the generosity of Georgette Heyer's son and, as a result has discovered a wealth of new material on a person who is known to be an immensely private writer.
