Georgette Heyer

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born

in The United Kingdom

August 16, 1902

died

July 04, 1974

gender

female

genre

Romance, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Georgette Heyer was an amazingly prolific writer who created the Regency England genre of romance novels.

Georgette Heyer was an intensely private person. A best-seller all her life without the aid of publicity, she made no appearances, never gave an interview, and only answered fan letters herself if they made an interesting historical point. Heyer wrote very well-researched historical fiction, full of all you could ever want: romance, fashion, upper classes, cross-dressing, arranged marriages, murder, intrigue, cant language, sarcasm and humour!

Walk into any second-hand bookshop and they will know her name and may even know that she wrote her third book under the pseudonym of Stella Martin. In fact, you usually find that many people have r...more

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Georgette Heyer's Books

Average rating: 3.82 · 125,281 ratings · 10,915 reviews · 85 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Grand Sophy 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 7,681 ratings — published 1950 — 43 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frederica 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,734 ratings — published 1965 — 27 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil's Cub (Alistair, #2) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 4,841 ratings — published 1932 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arabella 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 4,888 ratings — published 1949 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Old Shades (Alistair, #1) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 4,933 ratings — published 1926 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cotillion 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 4,579 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Venetia 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 4,041 ratings — published 1958 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Convenient Marriage 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 4,097 ratings — published 1934 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sylvester by Georgette Heyer, Joan Wolf (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,874 ratings — published 1957 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corinthian 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 3,525 ratings — published 1940 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Georgette Heyer

Alastair-Audley (4 books)
by Georgette Heyer
3.9856100247865602 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 14,524 ratings

Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway (8 books)
by Georgette Heyer
3.646881425633996 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 7,295 ratings

Quotes by Georgette Heyer

“You're only a man! You've not our gifts! I can tell you! Why, a woman can think of a hundred different things at once, all them contradictory!”
― Georgette Heyer, Powder And Patch

tags: humor, men, thoughts, women

467 people liked it

“It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was still obliged to dress for dinner.”
― Georgette Heyer, April Lady

tags: irony, manners

102 people liked it

“I feel an almost overwhelming interest in the methods of daylight abduction employed by the modern youth.”
― Georgette Heyer, Devil's Cub

tags: abduction, humor, modern-youth

67 people liked it

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Polls

The following are a selection of books written by the FAVORITE AUTHORS of some of our group members...which do you want as an option for the Group Read for the Spring 2010 challenge?

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

80 votes, 26.6%

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

53 votes, 17.6%

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

49 votes, 16.3%

Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde

28 votes, 9.3%

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

26 votes, 8.6%

The Paris Vendetta: A Novel by Steve Berry

17 votes, 5.6%

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

14 votes, 4.7%

Songmaster by Orson Scott Card

14 votes, 4.7%

The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris

11 votes, 3.7%

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

9 votes, 3.0%

301 total votes

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