Georgette Heyer Fans discussion

I've been wanting this book for ages, but it went out of print and I couldn't find a copy of it. Now it's been re-released and how interesting it is to read about behind the scenes as Georgette Heyer wrote her fabulous books.

I've been reading Georgette Heyer for the past forty years. I guess I hadn't realized how young she was when she published her first book and the story of how it came about. I also hadn't realized she was a huge best-selling author during her life-time, and most of her books immediately shot to the top of the best seller lists. And her attitude towards Americans is a hoot.

It's a must read for die-hard Heyer fans. I highly recommend it.

Three other excellent books on Georgette Heyer and/or her work are Georgette Heyer's Regency World (an absolute 'must', in my opinion), Georgette Heyer's Regency England and Georgette Heyer: A Critical Retrospective. And then there is of course also the one you already mentioned, The Private World of Georgette Heyer. For most of these, used copies can be found when the books are out of print. Just regularly try Ebay, Abebooks, Antiqbook and so on. Teresa Chris' book is the only one that won't be easily found, and might cost you a pretty penny when you do find a copy, but it is so beautiful... Especially when you are fond of the Arthur Barbosa covers on Heyer's novels, like I am (and for those who are wondering, Arthur Barbosa was Heyer's favourite illustrator).

There is also the recently released Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller, by Jennifer Kloester, which I am currently reading.

Hi Kim,

Thanks for the tip! I've ordered the book at the Bookdepository, I just couldn't resist :-).

Booklovinglady wrote: "Three other excellent books on Georgette Heyer and/or her work are Georgette Heyer's Regency World (an absolute 'must', in my opinion)..."

I'm (im)patiently waiting for my copy of this book to arrive on my doorstep (ordered it recently), it looks like such a great resource to have =D

Rather than start a new thread, I'm bumping this one up.

I've just finished rereading & the Koestler is more complete, but they are very similar. I prefer Hodge's (or Aiken Hodge's) writing style - it is lighter & flows better.

JAH would have been constrained by some family members being still alive. There is not so much about the family burden shouldered, JAH mention's that GH's husband died, but not that he had cancer & committed suicide.

JAH also makes it clear that was extra reading, not a required text at Sandhurst. I can totally see tutors doing that with reluctant readers or with students wanting to learn more. I haven't reread my Koestler yet, but I imagine she makes the same distinction. Probably just something us keen readers spread about GR!

So, you are best to read both, but if you only want to read one, I would read this one.

Are you reading JAH in prep for the conference?

Thanks for sharing about it.

I've only read the 2nd biography as my library had it.

Do you own "Georgette Heyer's Regency World?" I do. I stayed up all night reading it after I brought it home.

Andrea (Catsos Person) is a Compulsive eBook Hoarder wrote: "Are you reading JAH in prep for the conference?

Thanks for sharing about it.

I've only read the 2nd biography as my library had it.

Do you own "Georgette Heyer's Regency World?" I do. I stayed u..."

I do own it - that & the JAH biography came with the auction lot of GH books I bought a couple of years ago.

I'm hoping to get it read before the conference. We are almost certainly going to be waay early to the airport for our flight out, as our daughter is dropping us off on her way to work. So if I don't get it read before then I'll do it then.

& it looks like the only copy of the Fahnstock-Thomas book has been deleted from the library that held it.

Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "Andrea (Catsos Person) is a Compulsive eBook Hoarder wrote: "Are you reading JAH in prep for the conference?

Thanks for sharing about it.

I've only read the 2nd biography as my library had it.

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Don't you just get annoyed with librarians that don't check to see if there are any other holdings of a book before they withdraw it from their collection!!!

Ella's Gran wrote: "Don't you just get annoyed with librarians that don't check to see if there are any other holdings of a book before they withdraw it from their collection!!!

Sure do - although I guess the book could have been stolen or too damaged to keep.

I'm puzzled by the meaning of this listing on Auckland Public Libraries Anyone have a clue what it means?

http://discover.elgar.govt.nz/iii/enc...

Normally in stacks but on hold for a borrower maybe?

Ella's Gran wrote: " Don't you just get annoyed with librarians that don't check to see if there are any other holdings of a book before they withdraw it from their collection!!!
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Does your country not have a National Deposit Library, that keeps a copy of everything published there? The British Library does, and I thought the US Library of Congress did, too. Other libraries just can't keep hanging on to stuff forever that nobody ever reads, just on the off-chance.

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EG will know more about how the system works than I do, but my understanding is that the National Library keeps a copy of everything published in NZ. The Fahnestock-Thomas was self published in the States & never sold here. I tried to interloan this book many years ago & was told this library didn't do interloans.

Frustrating.

Exactly right, Carol. Each country's national library only keeps a copy of what is published in or about that country. They wouldn't have the room to store everything ever published.

Our National Library also lends or allows in library use of their collections. We also have the Alexander Turnbull Library that holds a copy of everything that pertains to the history of the country. It allows in library use of some of their collections - mostly that which is not held by National Library, but much of their content is protected.

Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "Ella's Gran wrote: "Don't you just get annoyed with librarians that don't check to see if there are any other holdings of a book before they withdraw it from their collection!!!

Sure do - althoug..."

Yes. The book will have been moved to the storage stacks which are not part of the main public collection, but is still available for borrowing. And that is what has happened in this case. Someone has requested the book and it is waiting for them to pick it up.

as well as that I would have thought a local library system would do what EG suggested - put it in stacks. This is a very small library but Auckland Central Library's stack area is huge. This makes me think the book could well have been stolen or badly damaged.

Years ago I looked up a book by NZ author Maurice Shadbolt. Another library in our area had it. When I went to request it a couple of days later, the location part of the listing had vanished. I went to my library - main library in area -& the acquisitions librarian looked startled that this book had been deleted. She rang the library concerned. It was on their sale table, so she requested it for me & put it our library's stack area when I'd finished with it.