Scholars, authors, bloggers and fans come together in a celebration of the works, and worlds, of Georgette Heyer (1902 -1974). With contributions from renowned Heyer biographer Jennifer Kloester, heading up a talented team of Heyer devotees, this eclectic and thought-provoking collection features topics as diverse as intimacy, privilege, historical accuracy and contemporary analysis, plus looks at Heyer's influences, as well as the many writers - and readers - she continues to influence worldwide. By turns learned, personal, insightful and irreverent, the dozens of essays herein exult in the unparalleled genius of this true nonpareil.

Including:

1. Georgette Heyer's Literary Genius, by Jennifer Kloester
2. A Most Excellent Influence - Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, by Susannah Fullarton
3. From Arabella to Venetia - Growing Up with Heyer's Heroines by Rachel Hyland
4. The Heyer Problem - Privilege in Regency Romance, by Cat Sebastian
5. Marks of Distinction - Heyer's Mark I and Mark II Heroes by Janga
6. Beauvallet: My First Romance Novel Boyfriend, by Donna Cummings
7. Heyer's Kissing Cousins, by Ruth Williamson
8. What I Owe to Georgette Heyer, by Cheryl Bolen
9. 'Bath Tangle' in the Social Media Age, by Anne-Marie Turenne
10. Fathers in Heyer, by Janet Webb
11. The Grand Sophy: Matchmaker or Master Manipulator? by Jennifer Proffitt
12. Reluctantly Watching 'The Reluctant Widow' - Heyer on Film, by Rachel Hyland
13. Splash, Dash and Finesse - Heyer's Magical Pen and Indomitable Spirit on Display in 'The Masqueraders, ' by Kathleen Baldwin
14. Hearing Heyer - How Audiobooks Breed a New Appreciation by Karen Zachary
15. Learning with Georgette Heyer, by Clara Shipman
16. The Mystery of 'Penhallow, ' by Madeline Paschen
17. Behind Closed Doors - Sex in Georgette Heyer, by Anna Bradley
18. Reading 'The Great Roxhythe' - The Lost Heyer Historical, by Rachel Hyland
19. Beaux, Belles and Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer in Bath, by Kirsten Elliott
20. Coming Back to Heyer - How I Came to Appreciate the Slow Burn, by Megan Osmond
21. The Lost Contemporaries - A Slippery Slope, by Maura Tan
22. Gambling in Heyer, by Rachel Hyland
23. The Apple and the Tree - Georgette Heyer and the Black Dagger Brotherhood, by Kate Nagy
24. Was Georgette Heyer a Snob, and Does it Matter? by Tabetha Waite
25. Heyer's Heirs - What to Read After Georgette, by Amanda Jones

Plus our contributors' Favorite Heyer novels, heroes and heroines, along with their firsts and their worsts.

A must for any Heyer fan

A broken cup. A broken train. A broken computer.

What's a girl to do, but try to fix them herself?

After all, they can't get any more broken...

This delightful picture book both empowers and inspires as it delivers a message of conservation, curiousity and a can-do attitude to children of all ages - and their grownups, as well.

17 lines.

218 stations.

So much to discover.

From Alamein to Williamstown and everywhere in between, just what can be found at the end of every Melbourne train line? Go on a city-wide adventure exploring playgrounds, gardens, museums, galleries, historic landmarks and much more.

For train enthusiasts of all ages!

On the train, again and again...

For those of us in the know, Georgette Heyer's novels are a guarantee of many pleasurable hours spent in the worlds she created, with characters who live for the reader, witty dialogue to make you laugh aloud and such clever, often intricate plots, that one must keep on reading until the final imbroglio is played out... - INTERNATIONAL HEYER SOCIETY PATRONESS JENNIFER KLOESTER

The first Annual of the International Heyer Society!

COLLECTING IN ONE VOLUME:

Nonpareil #1 - The Black Moth

Nonpareil #2 - The Great Roxhythe

Nonpareil #3 - The Transformation of Philip Jettan

Nonpareil #4 - Instead of the Thorn

Nonpareil #5 - Simon the Coldheart

Nonpareil # 6 - These Old Shades

Plus the Weekly Post, Vol. I, with essays discussing everything from the Patronesses of Almack's to Heyer's literary pets to Christmas in the Regency, and much, much more.

Join Society Patronesses Rachel Hyland, Jennifer Kloester and Susannah Fullerton, along with some special guest contributors, in this joyous tribute to the incomparable Georgette Heyer.

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