- ISBN-13: 9781402241369
- Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
- Publication date: 8/1/2010
- Pages: 400
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.
I ADORE GEORGETTE HEYER. I'm going to scream that from the mountaintops someday, I swear. I mean, really, what's not to love? She's clever, she's funny, she's historically accurate, and her love stories are beautiful without being cheesy or overtly sexual like the romances of today. I highly recommend her to anyone and everyone.
This book was not written by her, obviously. Rather, it was written about the world in which her characters lived with the intent that readers of her novels would gain a) an appreciation of how much work went into the accuracy of her portrayals and b) a greater understanding of the Regency period. It's beautifully organized and easily understood. There are lots of pictures and so some of the descriptions, such as the vehicles and the fashion that have lots of similar terms that are hard to distinguished, are made much easier to catalogue. The author is obviously a huge fan of Georgette Heyer's work (you would have to be, and besides, who isn't?) and she truly makes you realize how accurate Heyer was. I always heard she did a remarkable amount of research, but I suppose I never registered how much until I finished this book.
I honestly don't really know what else to say, other than it was a very informative and interesting read that wasn't boring, which is high praise indeed for this kind of book.
Overall: A
As many pictures as there were, I would have liked a few more for the more refined distinctions amongst clothing and vehicle styles.
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