Georgette Heyer & A Favourite “Putting Good into the World” Anecdote

Last Monday I talked about writing and (I hope) adding to the positives in this world. One of my favourite anecdotes in this regard concerns the famous historical-romance author, Georgette Heyer, and her Regency novel, Friday’s Child.

In summary, Friday’s Child is a romp: a swashbuckling account of the relatively lighthearted activities of a group of ridiculous young men and equally frivolous young women. Being a Heyer tale it’s a huge amount of fun, based on excellent historical research, bu...