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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 | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 14:08, 8 January 2023
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).
Two of Heyer's novels are now in the public domain and have been made into freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg[2]. Many of the novels are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive[3]. 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.
Novels set in the pre-Regency Georgian period (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 set in the 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 18 | The Unknown Ajax | 1959 | |||
| 19 | A Civil Contract | 1961 | ebook at OverDrive[11] | ||
| 20 | The Nonesuch | 1962 | |||
| 21 | False Colours | 1963 | |||
| 22 | Frederica | 1965 | ebook at OverDrive[12] | ||
| 23 | Black Sheep | 1966 | |||
| 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.[13] 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Black Moth free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
- ↑ The Transformation of Philip Jettan free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
- ↑ These Old Shades borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ The Masqueraders borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ Devil's Cub borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ The Convenient Marriage borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ Faro's Daughter borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ A Civil Contract borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ List of works by Georgette Heyer on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.