Georgette Heyer

[callmemadam]

‘Georgette who?’ indeed! I imagine most people who look at my journal have heard of the lady. Abe books devotes a page to her here. It’s worth looking at if only to see all the lovely covers.

Some of my Heyers:



Click to see more. This photo was taken before I moved; they're slightly better arranged now. I have them in printing order: how do you organise yours?

Comments

[joyeuce]

At the moment mine are arranged by the year in which they are set, but that may change ... sometime!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

The joy of shelving!

[joyeuce]

Well, I am a librarian! My shelves don't look as impressive as yours though, as I still have a lot of tatty paperbacks. I quite like the Pan coloured spine editions, but most of mine are dying; I am slowly replacing them with cheap and not-so-tatty hardbacks.

[land-girl.livejournal.com]

I used to love these when I was growing up - Dad would find second hand copies for me - But I haven't read any in a long time. I should find some and give them another go.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

When I was young my sister read them but I was too snobbish. Later I came to like them and still think they're great escapist reads.

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

Mine are 'organised' according to the place where I last read them. Okay, this is not quite true. There is more or less a whole shelf in the bathroom and several in the bedroom and quite a few still in Cambridge...

Mine are all paperbacks and a number of them are falling apart so I am contemplating replacing them with Kindle versions for easy access anywhere.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough, I've just been looking at the Kindle versions. Unfortunately, they would cost me more per book than I've paid for the nice hardbacks. I might pick one, though, to know I've always got a Heyer on tap.

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

Some are cheaper than others. I found a couple at £3.50 which isn't too bad.

[ramblingfancy.livejournal.com]

We have them mostly in the recent attractive ppbk editions - split between Miranda's bookshelves and mine, but would be very tempted to the Kindle editions myself. I don't have your lovely hardbacks though Barbara, and the covers are lovely!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I like those new(ish) paperbacks. They're the only ones our library has.

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

Are they the ones with the paintings on the front? I am not a fan. They bear no resemblance to the contents of the book so far as I can see.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Yes. I remember you saying before that you didn't like them. I'm just judging by prettiness.

[lizarfau.livejournal.com]

I found Black Moth free for the kindle. I've never read a Georgette Heyer - started Death in the Stocks about 13 years ago and gave up early on. But I know many people who love Georgette Heyer, so I should give them another go.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Death in the Stocks is one of her detective novels and most peole prefer the regency romances. Try The Grand Sophy?

[gghost.livejournal.com]

It certainly is a lovely collection. I arrange books by the same author in printing order as well.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I find that the easiest way.