Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generation of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Despite her enormous popularity, she never gave an interview or appeared in public. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen, in order to amuse her convalescent brother. It was published in 1921 to instant success and has never been out of print. A phenomenon even in her own lifetime, to this day she is the undisputed queen of Regency romance. During ten years of research into Georgette Heyer's life and writing, Jennifer Kloester had unlimited access to Heyer's notebooks and private papers and the Heyer family records, and exclusive access to several untapped archives of Heyer's early letters.

GEORGETTE HEYER BIOGRAPHY

Biographies & Memoirs

Kloester, Jennifer

Arts & Literature

Arrow Books, Ltd.

Georgette Heyer fans will delight in Jennifer Kloester’s definitive guide to her Regency world: the people, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, voted, shopped and drove. A fun read for any Heyer fan.

Georgette Heyer's Regency World

William Heinemann

The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period
"Detailed, informative, impressively researched. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans." ―Times Literary Supplement
Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer...
From the fascinating slang, the elegant fashions, the precise ways the bon ton ate, drank, danced, and flirted, to the shocking real life scandals of the day, Georgette Heyer's Regency World takes you behind the scenes of Heyer's captivating novels.
As much fun to read as Heyer's own novels, beautifully illustrated, and meticulously researched, Jennifer Kloester's essential guide brings the world of the Regency to life for Heyer fans and Jane Austen fans alike.
"An invaluable guide to the world of the bon ton. No lover of Georgette Heyer's novels should be without it." ― Katie Fforde
"Splendidly entertaining" ―Publishers Weekly
"Meticulously researched yet splendidly entertaining, Kloester's comprehensive guide to the world of upper-class regency England is a must-have." ―Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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The groundbreaking biography of one of the world's best-loved and bestselling authors
Who was the real Georgette Heyer?
Georgette Heyer famously said, "I am to be found in my work."
Who was this amazing writer who was so secretive about her personal life that she never gave an interview? Where did she get her ideas? Were there real-life models for her ultra-manly heroes, independent-minded heroines, irascible guardians, and clever villains? What motivated her to build a Regency worldso intricately researched that readers want to escape there again and again?
 Heyer's Regency romances, historical novels, and mysteries have surprised and delighted millions of readers for decades, while the woman behind the storieshas stayed hidden...Until now!
 With unprecedented, exclusive access to Heyer's notebooks, papers, and early letters, Jennifer Kloester uncovers both the complex life of a private woman anda masterful writer's craft that will forever resonate in literature and beyond.
"A wonderful entertaining biography―a readable and lively account of this beloved writer."―Eloisa James, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Required reading for all lovers of Regency novels."―Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling author of No Longer a Gentleman
"A superb portrayal of one of my all-time favorite writers."―Anne Gracie, award-winning author of Bride By Mistake
"An engaging, intriguing, absorbing, read!"―Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Praise for Georgette Heyer's Regency World:
"Meticulously researched yet splendidly entertaining ... a must-have."―Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Detailed, informative, impressively researched. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans."―Times Literary Supplement "Kloester's lively book will delight died-in-the-wool Regency readers." ―Booklist

Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller

Bolinda Audio

Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today’s bestselling authors. Despite her enormous popularity she never gave an interview or appeared in public. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen in order to amuse her convalescent brother. It was published in 1921 to instant success and ninety years later it has never been out of print. A phenomenon even in her own lifetime, to this day she is the undisputed queen of regency romance.
During ten years of research into Georgette Heyer’s life and writing, Jennifer Kloester has had unlimited access to Heyer’s notebooks and private papers and the Heyer family records, and exclusive access to several untapped archives of Heyer’s early letters. Engaging, authoritative, and meticulously researched, Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller offers a comprehensive insight into the life and writing of a remarkable and ferociously private woman.

In the 1920s, Georgette Heyer wrote a number of contemporary short fiction pieces, published in various women's and literary magazines of the era. Now, for the first time ever, these stories are collected in this fully-authorised anthology, with commentary by Heyer's official biographer, Jennifer Kloester, and Reading Heyer's Rachel Hyland.The stories include:- "A Proposal to Cicely"- "The Little Lady"- "The Bulldog and the Beast"- "Lincke's Great Case"- "Acting on Impulse"- "The Chinese Shawl"- "Whose Fault Was It?"- "The Old Maid"The collection also includes a bonus Georgian tragedy, "Love", and the search for "On Such a Night", a story long-missing from the Heyer canon.Given their proper context within Georgette Heyer's burgeoning literary career, in many ways these stories serve as her "Juvenilia," and are not only of great scholarly and popular interest to those who study and enjoy Heyer's magical works, words, and worlds, but amply demonstrate the seeds of genius that have since made her one of the most enduring and admired authors of the 20th-century.

Acting on Impulse - Contemporary Short Stories by Georgette Heyer

Literature & Fiction

Hyland, Rachel

Heyer,Georgette

Short Stories & Anthologies

Overlord Publishing

A masterpiece of wit, ingenuity and impeccable style, Regency maven Jennifer Kloester brings the great Jane Austen into the modern world in this enchanting, exhilarating adventure of love, literature and life everlasting...With her life a mess, Cassandra Austin seeks refuge in Winchester with her eccentric great-aunt – but Aunty B has problems of her own. Ghost problems. Cassie doesn’t believe in ghosts but she’ll do anything to help the only person who’s ever loved her. Besides, a simple spell in the cathedral crypt couldn’t do any harm, could it? Well, except for the two-hundred-year-old curse on Jane Austen, that is. Overnight, life is suddenly a whole lot weirder and it’s up to Cassie to save the day with the help of a dour Bishop, two literary geniuses, a couple of wise-cracking geriatrics and the enigmatic Oliver Carling. Magic and mystery abound in this genre-bending contemporary-historical paranormal romance with a Regency twist.______________________“Jane Austen's Ghost is a fabulous, fun read full of fantastical twists - mind-candy for anyone who has heard of Jane Austen. Meticulously researched, this work is nevertheless a tour de force of the imagination. Although steeped in all things Austen, due to its imaginative presentation, this work will appeal to readers everywhere – from Austen scholars to the man in the street. This is a work that transcends genres, incorporating a contemporary-historical paranormal adventure, a sweet romance, and a female protagonist in a coming-of-age arc. A truly not-to-be-missed read destined to become a classic.”-- STEPHANIE LAURENS“Jennifer Kloester’s meticulous research frameworks an intriguing, complex fantasy, as well as a gorgeously intimate insight into a concept of the Jane Austen we’d love to have at our dinner table. The characters are marvelous, the friendships warm and deep, and the plot holds us spellbound until the end. A truly fabulous read.”-- MARION LENNOX“Jane Austen meets Bridget Jones meets Harry Potter in this fast-paced romp from Georgette Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester. There are laugh out loud moments but genuinely scary moments, too, in this diverting tale. Supernatural elements mix with Regency manners as Jane Austen finds herself grappling with the twenty-first century in Jane Austen’s Ghost.” -- AMANDA GRANGE

Jane Austen's Ghost

Literary

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GEORGETTE HEYER BIOGRAPHY

Georgette Heyer's Regency World

Georgette Heyer's Regency World

Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller

Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller

Acting on Impulse - Contemporary Short Stories by Georgette Heyer

Jane Austen's Ghost