Heyer Society - Essays on the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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Scholars, authors, bloggers and fans come together in a celebration of the works, and worlds, of Georgette Heyer (1902 -1974). With contributions from renowned Heyer biographer Jennifer Kloester, heading up a talented team of Heyer devotees, this eclectic and thought-provoking collection features topics as diverse as intimacy, privilege, historical accuracy and contemporary analysis, plus looks at Heyer's influences, as well as the many writers - and readers - she continues to influence worldwide. By turns learned, personal, insightful and irreverent, the dozens of essays herein exult in the unparalleled genius of this true nonpareil.

Including:

1. Georgette Heyer's Literary Genius, by Jennifer Kloester
2. A Most Excellent Influence - Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, by Susannah Fullarton
3. From Arabella to Venetia - Growing Up with Heyer's Heroines by Rachel Hyland
4. The Heyer Problem - Privilege in Regency Romance, by Cat Sebastian
5. Marks of Distinction - Heyer's Mark I and Mark II Heroes by Janga
6. Beauvallet: My First Romance Novel Boyfriend, by Donna Cummings
7. Heyer's Kissing Cousins, by Ruth Williamson
8. What I Owe to Georgette Heyer, by Cheryl Bolen
9. 'Bath Tangle' in the Social Media Age, by Anne-Marie Turenne
10. Fathers in Heyer, by Janet Webb
11. The Grand Sophy: Matchmaker or Master Manipulator? by Jennifer Proffitt
12. Reluctantly Watching 'The Reluctant Widow' - Heyer on Film, by Rachel Hyland
13. Splash, Dash and Finesse! - Heyer's Magical Pen and Indomitable Spirit on Display in 'The Masqueraders, ' by Kathleen Baldwin
14. Hearing Heyer - How Audiobooks Breed a New Appreciation by Karen Zachary
15. Learning! with Georgette Heyer, by Clara Shipman
16. The Mystery of 'Penhallow, ' by Madeline Paschen
17. Behind Closed Doors - Sex in Georgette Heyer, by Anna Bradley
18. Reading 'The Great Roxhythe' - The Lost Heyer Historical, by Rachel Hyland
19. Beaux, Belles and Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer in Bath, by Kirsten Elliott
20. Coming Back to Heyer - How I Came to Appreciate the Slow Burn, by Megan Osmond
21. The Lost Contemporaries - A Slippery Slope, by Maura Tan
22. Gambling in Heyer, by Rachel Hyland
23. The Apple and the Tree - Georgette Heyer and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, by Kate Nagy
24. Was Georgette Heyer a Snob, and Does it Matter? by Tabetha Waite
25. Heyer's Heirs - What to Read After Georgette, by Amanda Jones

Plus our contributors' Favorite Heyer novels, heroes and heroines, along with their firsts and their worsts.

A must for any Heyer fan!