Georgette Heyer/Works: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
 
(17 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{subpages}}
{{subpages}}
{{TOC|right}}
Georgette Heyer was extremely prolific, publishing at least 58 novels<ref name=Omission /> beginning at the age of nineteen until her death in 1974 (she was then 71).
Georgette Heyer was extremely prolific, publishing at least 58 novels<ref name=Omission /> beginning at the age of nineteen until her death in 1974 (she was then 71).


Two of Heyer's novels are now in the public domain and have been made into freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Gutenberg />.  Many of the novels are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive<ref name=OverDrive />.  Most novels have been reprinted and are available as paperbacks and/or ebooks from bookstores, and used out-of-print editions are often for sale online.   
A few novels are now in the public domain and are freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Gutenberg />.  Others are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive<ref name=OverDrive />.  Most are available from bookstores, and used out-of-print editions are often for sale online.   
 
{{TOC}}


==Novels, pre-Regency England (8)==
==Novels, pre-Regency England (8)==
Line 14: Line 13:
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!'''&nbsp;'''
|-
|-
|1||The Black Moth ||1921 ||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=BlackMoth /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|1||The Black Moth ||1921 ||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=BlackMoth /> ||&nbsp;  
|-
|-
|2||The Transformation of Philip Jettan||1923 ||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Jettan /> ||republished as "Powder and Patch" ||&nbsp;
|2||The Transformation of Philip Jettan||1923 ||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Jettan /> ||republished as "Powder and Patch"  
|-
|-
|3||These Old Shades ||1926 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=OldShades /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|3||These Old Shades ||1926 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=OldShades /> ||&nbsp;  
|-
|-
|4||The Masqueraders ||1928 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Masquer /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|4||The Masqueraders ||1928 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Masquer /> ||&nbsp;  
|-
|-
|5||Devil's Cub ||1932 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=DevilsCub /> ||sequel to "These Old Shades" ||&nbsp;
|5||Devil's Cub ||1932 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=DevilsCub /> ||sequel to "These Old Shades"  
|-
|-
|6||The Convenient Marriage ||1934 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=ConvenientMarriage /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|6||The Convenient Marriage ||1934 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=ConvenientMarriage /> ||&nbsp;  
|-
|-
|7||The Talisman Ring ||1936 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|7||The Talisman Ring ||1936 ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|8||Faro's Daughter ||1941 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=FarosDaughter /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|8||Faro's Daughter ||1941 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=FarosDaughter /> ||&nbsp;  
|}
|}


Line 41: Line 39:
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!'''&nbsp;'''
|-
|-
|1||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|1||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|2||An Infamous Army  ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||An Infamous Army  ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|3||The Spanish Bride ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||The Spanish Bride ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|4||The Corinthian ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||The Corinthian ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|5||Friday's Child ||1944 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|5||Friday's Child ||1944 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|6||The Reluctant Widow ||1946 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|6||The Reluctant Widow ||1946 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|7||The Foundling ||1948 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|7||The Foundling ||1948 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|8||Arabella  ||1949 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|8||Arabella  ||1949 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|9||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|9||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|10||[[The Quiet Gentleman (Heyer novel)|The Quiet Gentleman]] ||1951 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=QuietGentleman /> ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|10||[[The Quiet Gentleman (Heyer novel)|The Quiet Gentleman]] ||1951 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=QuietGentleman /> ||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|11||Cotillion  ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|11||Cotillion  ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|12||The Toll-Gate ||1954 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|12||The Toll-Gate ||1954 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|13||Bath Tangle ||1955 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|13||Bath Tangle ||1955 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|14||Sprig Muslin ||1956 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|14||Sprig Muslin ||1956 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|15||April Lady ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|15||April Lady ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|16||Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle  ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|16||Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle  ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|17||Venetia ||1958 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|17||[[Venetia (Heyer novel)|Venetia]] ||1958 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Venetia />||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|18||The Unknown Ajax ||1959 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|18||The Unknown Ajax ||1959 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|19||[[A Civil Contract (Heyer novel)|A Civil Contract]] ||1961 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=CivilContract /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|19||[[A Civil Contract (Heyer novel)|A Civil Contract]] ||1961 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=CivilContract /> ||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|20||The Nonesuch  ||1962 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|20||The Nonesuch  ||1962 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|21||False Colours ||1963 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|21||False Colours ||1963 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|22||[[Frederica (Heyer novel)|Frederica]]  ||1965 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Frederica /> ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
|22||[[Frederica (Heyer novel)|Frederica]]  ||1965 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Frederica /> ||&nbsp;  
|-
|-
|23||Black Sheep ||1966 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|23||[[Black Sheep (Heyer novel)|Black Sheep]] ||1966 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=BlackSheep />  ||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|24||Cousin Kate||1968 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|24||Cousin Kate||1968 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|25||Charity Girl ||1970 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|25||Charity Girl ||1970 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|26||Lady of Quality ||1972 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|26||Lady of Quality ||1972 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|}
|}


Line 103: Line 100:
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!'''&nbsp;'''
|-
|-
|1||The Great Roxhythe ||1922 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|1||The Great Roxhythe ||1922 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|2||Simon the Coldheart ||1925 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||Simon the Coldheart ||1925 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|3||Beauvallet ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||Beauvallet ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|4||The Conquerer ||1931 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||The Conquerer ||1931 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|5||Royal Escape ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|5||Royal Escape ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|6||My Lord John ||1975 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|6||My Lord John ||1975 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|}
|}


Line 125: Line 121:
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!'''&nbsp;'''
|-
|-
|1||Instead of the Thorn ||1923 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|1||Instead of the Thorn ||1923 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|2||Helen ||1928 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||Helen ||1928 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|3||Pastel ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||Pastel ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|4||Barren Corn ||1930 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||Barren Corn ||1930 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|}
|}


Line 143: Line 138:
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="180" | '''Availability'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!width="220" | '''Notes'''&nbsp;
!'''&nbsp;'''
|-
|-
|1||Footsteps in the Dark ||1932 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|1||Footsteps in the Dark ||1932 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|2||Why Shoot a Butler? ||1933 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||Why Shoot a Butler? ||1933 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|3||The Unfinished Clue ||1934 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||The Unfinished Clue ||1934 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|4||Death in the Stocks ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||Death in the Stocks ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|5||Behold, Here's Poison ||1936 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|5||Behold, Here's Poison ||1936 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|6||They Found Him Dead ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|6||They Found Him Dead ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|7||A Blunt Instrument ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|7||A Blunt Instrument ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;;
|-
|-
|8||No Wind of Blame ||1939 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|8||No Wind of Blame ||1939 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|9||Envious Casca ||1941 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|9||Envious Casca ||1941 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|10||Penhallow ||1942 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|10||Penhallow ||1942 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|11||Duplicate Death ||1951 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|11||Duplicate Death ||1951 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|-
|-
|12||Detection Unlimited ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|12||Detection Unlimited ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|}
|}


Line 210: Line 204:
<ref name=Frederica>
<ref name=Frederica>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/4243833/frederica Frederica] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/4243833/frederica Frederica] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
</ref>
<ref name=Venetia>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/572987/venetia Venetia] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
</ref>
</ref>


Line 234: Line 232:
<ref name=QuietGentleman>
<ref name=QuietGentleman>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/606673/the-quiet-gentleman The Quiet Gentleman] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/606673/the-quiet-gentleman The Quiet Gentleman] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
</ref>
<ref name=BlackSheep>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/177542/black-sheen Black Sheep] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
</ref>
</ref>


</references>
</references>

Latest revision as of 13:15, 12 March 2024

This article is developing and not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
Works [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Georgette_Heyer/Works&printable=yes
A list of some works of Georgette Heyer.

Georgette Heyer was extremely prolific, publishing at least 58 novels[1] beginning at the age of nineteen until her death in 1974 (she was then 71).

A few novels are now in the public domain and are freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg[2]. Others are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive[3]. Most are available from bookstores, and used out-of-print editions are often for sale online.

Novels, pre-Regency England (8)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 The Black Moth 1921 ebook at Project Gutenberg[4]  
2 The Transformation of Philip Jettan 1923 ebook at Project Gutenberg[5] republished as "Powder and Patch"
3 These Old Shades 1926 ebook at OverDrive[6]  
4 The Masqueraders 1928 ebook at OverDrive[7]  
5 Devil's Cub 1932 ebook at OverDrive[8] sequel to "These Old Shades"
6 The Convenient Marriage 1934 ebook at OverDrive[9]  
7 The Talisman Ring 1936    
8 Faro's Daughter 1941 ebook at OverDrive[10]  

Novels, Regency period (26)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Regency Buck 1935    
2 An Infamous Army 1937    
3 The Spanish Bride 1940    
4 The Corinthian 1940    
5 Friday's Child 1944    
6 The Reluctant Widow 1946    
7 The Foundling 1948    
8 Arabella 1949    
9 Regency Buck 1935    
10 The Quiet Gentleman 1951 ebook at OverDrive[11]  
11 Cotillion 1953    
12 The Toll-Gate 1954    
13 Bath Tangle 1955    
14 Sprig Muslin 1956    
15 April Lady 1957    
16 Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle 1957    
17 Venetia 1958 ebook at OverDrive[12]  
18 The Unknown Ajax 1959    
19 A Civil Contract 1961 ebook at OverDrive[13]  
20 The Nonesuch 1962    
21 False Colours 1963    
22 Frederica 1965 ebook at OverDrive[14]  
23 Black Sheep 1966 ebook at OverDrive[15]  
24 Cousin Kate 1968    
25 Charity Girl 1970    
26 Lady of Quality 1972    

Other historical novels (6)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 The Great Roxhythe 1922    
2 Simon the Coldheart 1925    
3 Beauvallet 1929    
4 The Conquerer 1931    
5 Royal Escape 1938    
6 My Lord John 1975    

Contemporary novels (4)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Instead of the Thorn 1923    
2 Helen 1928    
3 Pastel 1929    
4 Barren Corn 1930    

Detective novels (12)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Footsteps in the Dark 1932    
2 Why Shoot a Butler? 1933    
3 The Unfinished Clue 1934    
4 Death in the Stocks 1935    
5 Behold, Here's Poison 1936    
6 They Found Him Dead 1937    
7 A Blunt Instrument 1938    ;
8 No Wind of Blame 1939    
9 Envious Casca 1941    
10 Penhallow 1942    
11 Duplicate Death 1951    
12 Detection Unlimited 1953    

Essays (2)

There are two of these from 1954, to be added.

Short stories (26)

There are six stories, and two books containing 11 and 9 stories each, to be added.

Attribution

Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.

The basic list of works and original publication dates was obtained from Wikipedia.[16] A few plot summaries may be similar to those in Wikipedia because I wrote them first here.Pat Palmer (talk) 13:56, 5 January 2023 (CST)

Notes and References

  1. ↑ One novel (The Grand Sophy, 1950) has been omitted from the lists on this page below due to its anti-semitism; we cannot recommend it to anyone.
  2. ↑ Project Gutenberg is a non-profit that scans books which are in the public domain and makes them available as free downloads for anyone in a variety of formats.
  3. ↑ OverDrive is a service that makes ebooks available to public libraries and to individuals; to use it, a logon account is needed (available through many libraries), or you can make a (free) account there for yourself.
  4. ↑ The Black Moth free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
  5. ↑ The Transformation of Philip Jettan free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
  6. ↑ These Old Shades borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  7. ↑ The Masqueraders borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  8. ↑ Devil's Cub borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  9. ↑ The Convenient Marriage borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  10. ↑ Faro's Daughter borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  11. ↑ The Quiet Gentleman borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  12. ↑ Venetia borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  13. ↑ A Civil Contract borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  14. ↑ Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  15. ↑ Black Sheep borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  16. ↑ List of works by Georgette Heyer on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.
Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Georgette_Heyer/Works&oldid=930982"