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If anything good can be said to have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, it is that people once again turned to reading as a past-time, and grown women, falling back on what surely had been a teenage comfort, began to make a big noise about '''Georgette Heyer''' (1902-1974). Heyer was a prolific English historical novelist (17th-18th cent.), who always had a loyal following among women, who arguably created the Regency romance genre, and who remained virtually unknown amongst males until possibly even now. She never gave an interview during her lifetime and never came to the attention of the Literati of her time. But the tide has turned; by 2022, Vox had headlined her ("When will Hollywood discover Georgette Heyer?"), public libraries finally noticed that her books were not only still in circulation but often had a waitlist, and there is even a Georgette Heyer podcast. | If anything good can be said to have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, it is that people once again turned to reading as a past-time, and grown women, falling back on what surely had been a teenage comfort, began to make a big noise about '''Georgette Heyer''' (1902-1974). Heyer was a prolific English historical novelist (17th-18th cent.), who always had a loyal following among women, who arguably created the Regency romance genre, and who remained virtually unknown amongst males until possibly even now. She never gave an interview during her lifetime and never came to the attention of the Literati of her time. But the tide has turned; by 2022, Vox had headlined her ("When will Hollywood discover Georgette Heyer?"), public libraries finally noticed that her books were not only still in circulation but often had a waitlist, and there is even a Georgette Heyer podcast. | ||
Inspired by the social setting of the Jane Austen novels, Heyer wrote more than two dozen historial "romances", mostly set in England's Regency period (18?? to 18??), and a few ever earlier. The predictable social rules of Heyer's fictional world, mostly set in England's Regency period (18?? to 18??), provide a stable backdrop for her wildly inventive tangles of household and familial relationships. As in a typical modern K-drama, each romance has a female lead and a male lead who, sooner or later, marry and at some point are lucky enough to develop mutual respect and affection. Each book is filled with colorful language, cant | Inspired by the social setting of the Jane Austen novels, Heyer wrote more than two dozen historial "romances", mostly set in England's Regency period (18?? to 18??), and a few ever earlier. The predictable social rules of Heyer's fictional world, mostly set in England's Regency period (18?? to 18??), provide a stable backdrop for her wildly inventive tangles of household and familial relationships. As in a typical modern K-drama, each romance has a female lead and a male lead who, sooner or later, marry and at some point are lucky enough to develop mutual respect and affection. Each book is filled with colorful language, cant spoken by someone in the lower classes, and descriptions of clothing and cultural pursuits specific to the period. But beyond that, each story is entirely unique and the best ones detail a complex plot, often about relatives struggling to control children and children struggling for independence, which still resonates with anyone today. | ||
Heyer's stylized language, which she meticulously collected and gleaned from historical artifacts of the Regency period, have been widely copied by other writers. | Heyer's stylized language, which she meticulously collected and gleaned from historical artifacts of the Regency period, have been widely copied by other writers. | ||
Later in her career, she began writing detective stories as well. | Later in her career, she began writing detective stories as well. | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 4 January 2023
If anything good can be said to have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, it is that people once again turned to reading as a past-time, and grown women, falling back on what surely had been a teenage comfort, began to make a big noise about Georgette Heyer (1902-1974). Heyer was a prolific English historical novelist (17th-18th cent.), who always had a loyal following among women, who arguably created the Regency romance genre, and who remained virtually unknown amongst males until possibly even now. She never gave an interview during her lifetime and never came to the attention of the Literati of her time. But the tide has turned; by 2022, Vox had headlined her ("When will Hollywood discover Georgette Heyer?"), public libraries finally noticed that her books were not only still in circulation but often had a waitlist, and there is even a Georgette Heyer podcast.
Inspired by the social setting of the Jane Austen novels, Heyer wrote more than two dozen historial "romances", mostly set in England's Regency period (18?? to 18??), and a few ever earlier. The predictable social rules of Heyer's fictional world, mostly set in England's Regency period (18?? to 18??), provide a stable backdrop for her wildly inventive tangles of household and familial relationships. As in a typical modern K-drama, each romance has a female lead and a male lead who, sooner or later, marry and at some point are lucky enough to develop mutual respect and affection. Each book is filled with colorful language, cant spoken by someone in the lower classes, and descriptions of clothing and cultural pursuits specific to the period. But beyond that, each story is entirely unique and the best ones detail a complex plot, often about relatives struggling to control children and children struggling for independence, which still resonates with anyone today.
Heyer's stylized language, which she meticulously collected and gleaned from historical artifacts of the Regency period, have been widely copied by other writers.
Later in her career, she began writing detective stories as well.