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A list of some works of Georgette Heyer.

Novels set in the Georgian period

No. Title Year Plot summary  Notes  
1 The Black Moth 1921      
2 The Transformation of Philip Jettan 1923   later republished as "Powder and Patch"  
3 These Old Shades 1926      
4 The Masqueraders 1928      
5 Devil's Cub 1932   shares some characters with "These Old Shades"  
6 The Convenient Marriage 1934      
7 The Talisman Ring 1936      
8 Faro's Daughter 1941      

Novels set in the Regency period

No. Title Year  Plot summary  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      
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 A modest nobleman, whose deceased father bankrupted the estate, becomes guardian to three younger siblings. Forced to break a betrothal to a beautiful noblewoman, he allows the lady's father to introduce him to a wealthy merchant who aspires to a noble husband for his daughter. With full awareness by all parties, the arranged marriage is quickly accomplished. How will the new couple fare when their lives continue to intersect with that of the husband's erstwhile fiancee?    
20 The Nonesuch 1962      
21 False Colours 1963      
22 Frederica 1965 A wealthy bachelor's affluent sisters, whom he dislikes, lobby him to give a ball at his own expense for their daughters' come-out. A distant cousin also asks him to introduce her attractive younger sister to the ton. To the astonishment of all, he agrees to give the ball on condition that his encroaching sisters share it with their unknown cousins. His sisters assume he must be under the spell of the beautiful younger cousin, whereas it is the seemingly unremarkable older cousin, encumbered with raising her three orphaned younger siblings and managing a neglectful older brother, who has caught his carefully concealed interest.    
23 Black Sheep 1966      
24 Cousin Kate 1968      
25 Charity Girl 1970      
26 Lady of Quality 1972      

Attribution

Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.

The basic list of works was obtained from Wikipedia (with all the references and publisher information left behind).[1] 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

  1. List of works by Georgette Heyer on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.