"Absolute monarch of the Regency romance. To ensure accuracy, Heyer collected reference works and kept detailed notes on all aspects of Regency life. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to." Her Regencies were inspired by Jane Austen.
"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. "Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen." Nancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC "Our Georgette Heyer display of the Sourcebooks reprints has been a huge success, not only to those early fans like myself, but to many new readers who appreciate her style and wit." When he uncovers the true story of her birth, he wreaks an unforgettable revenge on her sinister father in a chilling scene of public humiliation. Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. "Leon" is in fact Leonie, and she serves the Duke with deep devotion. The Duke buys "Leon" and makes the child his page. Late one evening, he is accosted by a young person dressed in ragged boy's clothing running away from a brutal rustic guardian. The Duke is known for his coldness of manner, his remarkable omniscience, and his debauched lifestyle. "Heyer was one of the great protagonists of the historical novel in the post-war golden age." -Philippa GregoryĬonsidered the book that launched Gerogette Heyer's career, These Old Shades features two of Heyer's most memorable characters: Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, and Leonie, whom he rescues from a life of ignominy and comes to love and marry.
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