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[520] Wed 1 Oct 2008, 09:22 - Graham - from: United Kingdom Thanks Angie. Your kind words are making me feel a little less uneasy about my penchant for romantic regency novels. Now as soon as I finish eating this raw steak, i'm off to change some spark plugs, or something equally as masculine. Rating:

[519] Mon 29 Sep 2008, 19:16 - Angie - from: United States Dear Graham, I think you have a point. (And btw, Heyer also wrote murder mysteries.) An Infamous Army is about the battle of Waterloo, and a realistic description it is. Check out the list of primary sources in the back of the book. The Spanish Bride is about Harry Smith who was a real soldier in Wellington's army (oh, and he married a Spanish lady). There is a major subplot about smugglers in The Unknown Ajax, and The Quiet Gentleman is about attempts to murder the hero. The Toll Gate and The Masqueraders are complete 'Boy's Own' material, as is The Talisman Ring. Heyer's characters fight with fists, swords, and pistols, ride to hounds, drive all kinds of carriages, take a gun out after rabbits, and describe in detail the great battles of the time. Happy reading! Rating:

[518] Mon 29 Sep 2008, 06:09 - Graham - from: United Kingdom I read The Black Moth when I was about 14, and remember when I finished the book being devistated because I realised the author was a woman... I had thought the author was called George Heyer. After all, what would a woman know about duels and muskets???... either way, it soon became one of my favorites up there with the likes of Kidnapped and Coral Island. Romantic novel my bustle - its a good old fashioned boy's own adventure! Are there any other novels with the Carstares as the main characters? Rating:

[517] Fri 26 Sep 2008, 15:44 - Margaret - from: United Kingdom Trying out Google's book search I found a .pdf copy of an 1812 "La Belle Assemblée" (a title mentioned in "Arabella". It has an full account of Wellesley Pole's marriage to Miss Tylney Long. W.P. was mentioned as one of those who had courted Judith in "Regency Buck". Apparently, even after Miss Long giving generous amounts of money to her servants and family she was left with 80 thousand pounds a year! Wellesley Poole wasted most of it! Rating:

[516] Sun 21 Sep 2008, 22:52 - Louisa - from: Australia Thankyou very much, Shenaz. I'm going to the bookstore tomorrow, then a second-hand bookstore, so I'll be sure to get some there. :) Can't wait to start reading! :) Rating:

[515] Sun 21 Sep 2008, 09:20 - Shenaz - from: United Kingdom Hi Louisa! My daughter started reading Heyer at 14 (she also read a lot of Austen). She is now 16 and the Heyer's she most enjoyed are Fridays Child, Devils Cub and Cotillion. Her favourite is The Grand Sophy. I'd recommend any of them Rating:

[514] Sun 21 Sep 2008, 06:04 - Louisa - from: Australia Hi! I'm a nearly 14 year-old girl, and I am really interested in reading some of Georgette's books. I'd really like it if someone could recommend good ones to start off with. If this helps you, my favourite books are Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. I'm a big Austen girl. :) Thanks in advance. :) Love, Louisa. Rating:

[513] Sat 20 Sep 2008, 07:39 - Wendy - from: Canada I first read Heyer when I was twelve or thirteen years old because my dad read them voraciously (he started with Beauvallet) and I was curious. Of course I loved them, loved her 'voice', loved the plots, loved the world. But gosh! my story sounds so much like others I've read here. My favourite books would have to be Sylvester, Arabella, These Old Shades and Devil's Cub, Faro's Daughter, The Corinthian, and well, many others. Thing is, I've haven't read them for about twenty years and am now reborrowing all my dad's ancient copies that he bought (many used) forty years ago...so I'll get back to you all about more of my favourites. Thank you for this website! I'm only just getting started with it. Rating:

[512] Fri 19 Sep 2008, 13:21 - Margaret - from: United Kingdom Yes, "Beau Wyndham" is the American title of "The Corinthian" published in the uk by William Heinemann in 1940. :thumbs Up: Rating:

[511] Fri 19 Sep 2008, 09:17 - Valerie - from: Canada Hi Bonnie: I believe that Beau Wyndham is in fact Sir Richard Wyndham from the GH novel "The Corinthian" Valerie Rating:

[510] Thu 18 Sep 2008, 17:28 - Bonnie - from: United States I'm wondering if anyone can assit me. I seemed to have come across a Georgette Heyer novel entitled Beau Wyndham but can not seem to find any information on the book itself. The publishing date is of 1941 and seems to be in good condition considereing. I have come across several books with publishing dates setting back all the way to the 1880's. Any little piece of information would be fantastic in further my pursuit into the knowledge of the these pieces. I'm not looking to make a profit, I am simple curious and interested in the origins. Rating:

[509] Wed 27 Aug 2008, 15:52 - Margaret - from: United Kingdom Cartland probably copied her plots to some extent as she turned out her light romances in a couple of weeks and might have run out of ideas. All Heyer fans wonder who GH was going to sue for plagiarism when an author used her phrase "Cheltenham tragedy" in an historical romance. If you find it in one of them please let us know! Rating:

[508] Tue 26 Aug 2008, 11:35 - Minnie - from: India I'm a big fan of GH since 1980, but I have two books of hers which are very similar to two of Barbara Cartland's which were published later. Why is this so? Rating:

[507] Tue 26 Aug 2008, 10:33 - Valerie - from: Canada Hello: Has anyone read the Great Roxhythe? I believe I may have read it quite a number of years ago, but I can't remember the story line, nor the characters. I have tried in my library to look for it, but it's not available. Val Rating:

[506] Tue 19 Aug 2008, 15:41 - Hailey - from: Canada I love Heyer's books! I find them like Austens, but more exciting and funny. I have so many favorites its hard to choose, but here are some : Devils cub, regency buck, fridays child, these old shades, the corinthian (the ending is hilarious),and the quiet gentleman. Hoping to get a lot of her books as grad gifts this year!!! Rating:

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