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Georgette Heyer: A Critical Retrospective (Paperback)

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas (Author)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Prinnyworld Press (Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0966800532
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966800531
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 726,448 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy addition to libraries and Heyer collections, 15 May 2001
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This book collects many of the reviews of Georgette Heyer's Regency romances, detective novels and other works, as well as a number of pieces of literary criticism relating to Heyer. It also includes reviews of dramatisations of Heyer's work, and a comprehensive bibiography, as well as a number of short pieces by Heyer which have not attained general circulation.

This book is clearly a labour of love; Fahnestock-Thomas has refrained from comment on the criticism, with only the occasional note to put a piece in context. One might have wished for more such; while recursive criticism is to be deplored, more information on the schemes within which the writers were operating would have been of some use. As it is, though, this is still an extremely useful work of reference, indexed effectively and leading one at once to all mentions of a particular title.

While not a book to be read at a sitting, this is a worthy addition to the scant body of literature dealing with Heyer's work. Recommended for libraries and collections.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sixty years of critical snobbery, 3 Jul 2006
By Paul Magnussen (Campbell, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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It is normally a sine qua non of reviewing, and one that I have hitherto scrupulously observed, that one should have read a book before reviewing it. However, I fond myself skimming large chunks of the present book, and I write to warn you that you may find yourself doing so too.

This is in no way a criticism of the editor; indeed, she seems to have done a painstaking and meticulous job, and just getting all the necessary copyright clearances must have been a nightmare. But more drivel has probably been written about Georgette Heyer than any other author*, and collecting it all together simply doesn't make rewarding reading. What is not unperceptive, illiterate or merely vacuous quickly become repetitive. There may be new insights here, but if so they have escaped my attention.

This is not to say that nothing in this book is worth reading; there are certainy entertaining moments. But if you have read the novels and want to know more about Georgette Heyer herself, rather than what was said about her, then I would recommend Jane Aiken Hodge's biography instead.

Although if your interest is in literary criticism instead, then you may find this book ideal.

*When I wrote this, I forgot about J.R.R. Tolkien.
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