Heyer Society - Essays on the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer

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!