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The Grand Sophy

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-28
ISBN : 1446456501
Pages : 338 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (446 Download)

Download PDF or read online The Grand Sophy Book by Georgette Heyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS 'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA __________________ The charming Sophia Stanton-Lacy is a force to be reckoned with. When Sophy is sent to stay with her London relatives, she finds her cousins in quite the tangle. Cecilia is besotted with an attractive but feather-brained poet, Hubert has fallen foul of a money-lender, and the ruthlessly handsome Charles is engaged to a pedantic bluestocking who seems to bring out the worst in him... Fortunately, Sophy has arrived just in time to sort them all out - but Charles is eager to rid his family of her meddlesome ways. Has the Grand Sophy finally met her match? __________________ 'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'Rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS 'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH __________________ Readers love The Grand Sophy ... ***** 'One of Georgette's best loved Regencies it is impossible to read it any other way than as the story is told - breakneck! & the smile never left my face!' ***** 'Sophy had me laughing or smiling through most of the book. She is someone I would love to know in my real life.' ***** 'I wonder if I'll ever read a Georgette Heyer and not fall madly for it? This one is definitely in my top favourites!' ***** 'Loved every word!' ***** 'Georgette Heyer's books will live on long after the Harlequin historicals fade from our memories, simply because she is superlative at what she does: making you believe in romance. Not lust, not soulmates but romance.'

The Grand Sophy, Etc

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher :
Release Date : 1960
ISBN :
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (75 Download)

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The Grand Sophy. (2nd Printing.).

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher :
Release Date : 1962
ISBN :
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (56 Download)

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Release Date : 1979
ISBN :
Pages : 1914 pages
Rating : 4.R/5 ( Download)

Download PDF or read online Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series Book by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1979 with total page 1914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis :

Faro's Daughter

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-28
ISBN : 144645648X
Pages : 272 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (446 Download)

Download PDF or read online Faro's Daughter Book by Georgette Heyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : Max Ravenscar is a renowned gamester. The first to admit he is entirely void of a romantic disposition, he regards all eligible females with indifference and unconcern. But then he meets the woman his young cousin is bent on marrying - the beautiful Deborah Grantham who also happens to be the mistress of her aunt's gaming establishment. And he finds that none of his experience in risk or gambling has prepared him for such a worthy or beguiling opponent ... 'One of my perennial comfort authors' Joanne Harris 'I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored' India Knight

Georgette Heyer, History and Historical Fiction

Author : Samantha J. Rayner
Publisher : UCL Press
Release Date : 2021-02-25
ISBN : 1787357600
Pages : 320 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (787 Download)

Download PDF or read online Georgette Heyer, History and Historical Fiction Book by Samantha J. Rayner and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : The Nonesuch is the name of one of Georgette Heyer’s most famous novels. It means a person or thing without equal, and Georgette Heyer is certainly that. Her historical works inspire a fiercely loyal, international readership and are championed by literary figures such as A. S. Byatt and Stephen Fry. Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction brings together an eclectic range of chapters from scholars all over the world to explore the contexts of Heyer’s career. Divided into four parts – gender; genre; sources; and circulation and reception – the volume draws on scholarship on Heyer and her contemporaries to show how her work sits in a chain of influence, and why it remains pertinent to current conversations on books and publishing in the twenty-first century. Heyer’s impact on science fiction is accounted for, as are the milieu she was writing in, the many subsequent works that owe Heyer’s writing a debt, and new methods for analysing these enduring books. From the gothic to data science, there is something for everyone in this volume; a celebration of Heyer’s ‘nonesuch’ status amongst historical novelists, proving that she and her contemporary women writers deserve to be read (and studied) as more than just guilty pleasures.

New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction

Author : Sarah S.G. Frantz
Publisher : McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
ISBN : 0786489677
Pages : 275 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (786 Download)

Download PDF or read online New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction Book by Sarah S.G. Frantz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy online communities have exploded myths about the genre's readership. Romance scholarship now reflects this diversity, transformed by interdisciplinary scrutiny, new critical approaches, and an unprecedented international dialogue between authors, scholars, and fans. These eighteen essays investigate individual romance novels, authors, and websites, rethink the genre's history, and explore its interplay of convention and originality. By offering new twists in enduring debates, this collection inspires further inquiry into the emerging field of popular romance studies.

The Reluctant Widow

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-28
ISBN : 1446456579
Pages : 290 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (446 Download)

Download PDF or read online The Reluctant Widow Book by Georgette Heyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 'Brims with elegance, wit and historical accuracy' Daily Mail 'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris _____________ When she steps inside the wrong carriage in a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale little knows that she is about to embark on a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight the would-be governess becomes the mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight she is a bride; by dawn a widow. _____________ Readers love The Reluctant Widow ... ***** 'I love Georgette Heyer - fun plots, fun characters,good dialogue. This is one of my favourites.' ***** '[The Reluctant Widow] made such an impression on me that I still remember it after all these years.' ***** 'This was an absolute delight.' ***** 'Fun, unexpected plot that continues through the whole book.' ***** 'Georgette Heyer is still the best; this has a real plot, an unusual one at that, characters that are interesting as individuals, and is still a really good read.'

Regency Buck

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-03-31
ISBN : 1446457494
Pages : 368 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (446 Download)

Download PDF or read online Regency Buck Book by Georgette Heyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : IF YOU LOVE BRIDGERTON, YOU'LL LOVE GEORGETTE HEYER! 'Probably the best book ever written' ANTONIA FRASER 'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT __________________________ Beautiful heiress Judith Taverner has her pick of London suitors. But her luck takes a turn for the worse when her hapless brother, Peregrine, becomes the target of a would-be-assassin. To Judith's great annoyance, their mysterious guardian - the handsome Earl of Worth - seems far more intent on wooing her than saving her brother, but all is not as it seems... When the truth is revealed, Judith will finally discover if the Earl is after her money or her heart. __________________________ 'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN 'Fabulously witty' STEPHEN FRY '[My] generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton, in RED 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS 'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS 'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Georgette Heyer Biography

Author : Jennifer Kloester
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-06
ISBN : 1446473368
Pages : 480 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (446 Download)

Download PDF or read online Georgette Heyer Biography Book by Jennifer Kloester and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : _________________________ The perfect accompaniment to the definitive new editions of Georgette Heyer's celebrated novels that are currently being reissued. A remarkable biography of one of Britain's best-loved and best-selling novelists, 'the queen of Regency romance'. 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 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.

Doubled Plots

Author : Susan Strehle Mary Paniccia Carden
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-09-28
ISBN : 9781604736113
Pages : 232 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (736 Download)

Download PDF or read online Doubled Plots Book by Susan Strehle Mary Paniccia Carden and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : In art, myth, and popular culture, romance is connected with the realm of emotions, private thought, and sentimentality. History, its counterpart, is the seemingly objective compendium of public fact. In theory, the two genres are diametrically opposed, offering widely divergent views of human experience. In this collection of essays, however, the writers challenge these basic assumptions and consider the two as parallel and as reflections of each other. Looking closely at specific narratives, they argue that romance and history share expectations and purposes and create the metaphors that can either hold cultures and institutions together or drive them apart. The writers explore the internal contradictions of both genres, as seen in works in which the elements of both romance and history are present. The theme that flows throughout this collection is that romance literature and art frequently engage with or comment on actual historical events or histories. Included among the contributions are discussions of romance and race in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, the Rudolph Valentino film classic The Sheik, the series of English "Regency Romance" novels, the constructs of love and history in two of Alice McDermott's novels, and a feminist reading of African American women's historical romances. Moreover, the essays approach romance and history from a variety of critical and political perspectives and examine a wide selection of romances from the 1800s to contemporary times. They look at bestsellers and literary classics, at texts by and for white audiences, and at works created by writers on the margins of Western culture. The anthology is a radical approach to romance, a genre often dismissed as diversionary and reactionary. It explores how well this genre serves for critical examinations of history.

The 100 Best Romance Novels

Author : Jennifer Lawler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-18
ISBN : 1440560994
Pages : 176 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (44 Download)

Download PDF or read online The 100 Best Romance Novels Book by Jennifer Lawler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : "My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." --Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice The taboo affair of Jane and Mr. Rochester. The (literally) timeless love between Edward and Bella. The improbable pairing of Grace and Josh. Climb between the covers with The 100 Best Romance Novels, collected here for the very first time. Avid fans of the romance genre, the ladies at Crimson Romance know a thing or two about igniting scintillating passion. They've not only collected 100 of the best romance novels of all time, but also provided delicious summaries for each of their picks. From tempting classics like E.M. Hull's The Sheik to adrenaline-pumping contemporaries like Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me, this collection of romance novels is sure to melt your heart!

Ottoman Empire and European Theatre Vol. II

Author : Michael Hüttler
Publisher : Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag
Release Date : 2014-06-30
ISBN : 3990120700
Pages : 736 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (99 Download)

Download PDF or read online Ottoman Empire and European Theatre Vol. II Book by Michael Hüttler and published by Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : The Time of Joseph Haydn: From Sultan Mahmud I to Sultan Mahmud II (r.1730-1839), the second volume of Ottoman Empire and European Theatre, explores the relationship between Western playwrights, composers and visual artists of the eighteenth-century and Turkish-Ottoman culture, as well as the interest of Ottoman artists in European culture. Twenty-seven contributions by renowned experts shed light on the mutual influences that affected society and art for both Europeans and Ottomans. Successor to the first volume of the series, The Age of Mozart and Sultan Selim III (1756-1808), this book examines the compositions of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and his contemporaries along with events in the Ottoman political era during the time span from Sultan Mahmud I (b.1696, r.1730-1754) to Sultan Mahmud II (b.1785, r.1808-1839). Taking Haydn's Türkenopern ('Turkish operas') Lo speziale (1768) and L'incontro improvviso (1775) as the departure point, the articles collected in this publication reflect the growth of research in the area of cultural transfers between the Ottoman Empire and non-Ottoman Europe, as expressed in theatre, music and the visual arts. Contributions by: Emre Aracı, Annemarie Bönsch, Reinhard Buchberger, Bertrand Michael Buchmann, Necla Çıkıgil, Caryl Clark, Matthew Head, Caroline Herfert, Bent Holm, Michael Hüttler, Hans-Peter Kellner, Adam Mestyan, Isabelle Moindrot, Walter Puchner, Günsel Renda, Geoffrey Roper, Orlin Sabev, Çetın Sarıkartal, Käthe Springer-Dissmann, Suna Suner, Frances Trollope, Hans Ernst Weidinger, Daniel Winkler, Larry Wolff, Mehmet Alaaddin Yalçınkaya, Netice Yıldız, Clemens Zoidl.

Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction

Author : M. Schaub
Publisher : Springer
Release Date : 2013-02-21
ISBN : 1137276967
Pages : 162 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (137 Download)

Download PDF or read online Middlebrow Feminism in Classic British Detective Fiction Book by M. Schaub and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole.

After Austen

Author : Lisa Hopkins
Publisher : Springer
Release Date : 2018-11-11
ISBN : 3319958941
Pages : 296 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (319 Download)

Download PDF or read online After Austen Book by Lisa Hopkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : This collection of twelve new essays examines some of what Jane Austen has become in the two hundred years since her death. Some of the chapters explore adaptations or repurposings of her work while others trace her influence on a surprising variety of different kinds of writing, sometimes even when there is no announced or obvious debt to her. In so doing they also inevitably shed light on Austen herself. Austen is often considered romantic and not often considered political, but both those perceptions are challenged her, as is the idea that she is primarily a writer for and about women. Her books are comic and ironic, but they have been reworked and drawn upon in very different genres and styles. Collectively these essays testify to the extraordinary versatility and resonance of Austen’s books.

Georgette Heyer's Regency World

Author : Jennifer Kloester
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-05-31
ISBN : 1407011227
Pages : 400 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (47 Download)

Download PDF or read online Georgette Heyer's Regency World Book by Jennifer Kloester and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : If you love Georgette Heyer, 'the queen of Regency romance', this is a must-read: the definitive guide to the sparkling world of Georgette Heyer's celebrated novels, which are currently being reissued. A bestselling novelist since 1921, Georgette Heyer is known across the world for her historical romances set in Regency England. Millions of readers love the outrageous lifestyle, fashion and capricious escapades of the elegant bon ton, and no one has captured that world better than Georgette Heyer, with universally beloved novels such as Regency Buck, The Grand Sophy and Friday's Child. Georgette Heyer's Regency World is the ultimate, definitive guide to Georgette Heyer's wonderful and enchanting realm: her heroines, her villains and dashing heroes, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, shopped and drove. An utterly delightful and fun read, beautifully illustrated and compelling in its historical detail, this is a must-have for any Georgette Heyer fan.

A Christmas Party

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2015-11-05
ISBN : 1473536782
Pages : 400 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (473 Download)

Download PDF or read online A Christmas Party Book by Georgette Heyer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : Previously titled Envious Casca ‘Tis the season to find whodunit ... It is no ordinary Christmas at Lexham Manor. Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects in a murder inquiry when the old Scrooge who owns the substantial estate is found stabbed in the back. Whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room where the victim was found, to commit this foul deed. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, the investigation is also complicated by the fact that every guest at Lexham Manor is hiding something – casting suspicion far and wide...