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The Early Georgette Heyer Collection
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781515444435
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Jan 15 2020
Pages: 970
Weight: 3.07
Height: 2.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This omnibus edition gathers the earliest novels of Georgette Heyer, charting the emergence of one of the most influential voices in twentieth-century historical romance.
Georgette Heyer did more than achieve popularity-she effectively established and codified the modern Regency romance. Her fiction combines sparkling wit, meticulous historical detail, and sharply observed characterisation, setting a standard that shaped the genre for generations. Even in her earliest work, one finds the hallmarks that would define her career: elegance of tone, narrative assurance, and a keen sense of social comedy.
Collected here in a single volume are her first four novels-The Transformation of Philip Jettan, The Black Moth, The Great Roxhythe, and Instead of the Thorn-together with the short story A Proposal to Cicely. Spanning more than 350,000 words and nearly 1,000 pages, these works reveal the foundations of a remarkable literary career: sweeping romance, political intrigue, spirited heroines, and heroes of both charm and complexity.
For readers interested in the origins of the Regency tradition, and for long-standing admirers of Heyer's work, this comprehensive edition offers both historical insight and enduring entertainment.
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