Georgette Heyer/Works
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 | ||
| 18 | The Unknown Ajax | 1959 | ||
| 19 | A Civil Contract | 1961 | ebook at OverDrive[12] | |
| 20 | The Nonesuch | 1962 | ||
| 21 | False Colours | 1963 | ||
| 22 | Frederica | 1965 | ebook at OverDrive[13] | |
| 23 | Black Sheep | 1966 | ebook at OverDrive[14] | |
| 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.[15] 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.
- ↑ The Quiet Gentleman borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ A Civil Contract borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ Black Sheep borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
- ↑ List of works by Georgette Heyer on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.