Product Details from Amazon.com
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks (August 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402241364
ISBN-13: 978-1402241369
Book Description from Sourcebooks
Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer…From the fascinating slang, the elegant fashions, the precise ways the bon ton ate, drank, danced, and flirted, to the shocking real life scandals of the day, Georgette Heyer’s Regency World takes you behind the scenes of Heyer’s captivating novels.
As much fun to read as Heyer’s own novels, beautifully illustrated, and meticulously researched, Jennifer Kloester’s essential guide brings the world of the Regency to life for Heyer fans and Jane Austen fans alike.
My Thoughts
Georgette Heyer's Regency World is an interesting nonfiction book of the do's and don't of life in the Regency period of England, the time of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer's world that is so popular today . This is actually a guide that is helpful to the reader of Georgette Heyer's novels if the reader wants to know more about that period in time. Upon reading this book you will learn what was worn, the food eaten, most important how to behave, what class you belong to and even to what kind of carriage you drove. Spread through out the book are illustrations of the time with a great attention to detail. The book includes a Who's Who in the Regency, a glossary of common phrases of the Regency, an appendix of newspapers and magazines of the time with a brief description, books written by Heyer also with a description. A timeline and bibliography rounds off the book. I felt that this book was very well researched and meticulously put together. For the fan of Georgette Heyer's Regency novels and Jane Austen, this book makes a great companion. I enjoyed it and even learned a few things about that era.
About the author
During the extensive study and research of Georgette Heyer's work for her Ph. D thesis, Jennifer Kloester had access to Heyer's private papers and other information made available through the generosity of Georgette Heyer's son and, as a result has discovered a wealth of new material on a person who is known to be an immensely private writer.
Jenny Kloester was completing her undergraduate degree when she discovered Georgette Heyer. Compelled to read all Heyer’s work Jennifer decided to make Georgette Heyer the subject of her PhD thesis.
Now a Doctor, Jenny has used her background in English literature and history to complete Georgette Heyer’s Regency World, a companion to the Heyer novels.
She is currently working on a definitive biography of Georgette Heyer, to be published by Random House UK. Jennifer lives in Geelong.I received a copy of this book from Sourcebooks and was not compensated monetarily for my review.
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