Heyer Retrospective -- has anyone read this?

[revdorothyl]

I just searched for all Georgette Heyer titles on Amazon.com, for a lark (and to make sure I'm not missing any), and came across this volume, published in 2001:

Georgette Heyer: A Critical Retrospective (Paperback) by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas
544 pages, Prinnyworld Press (March 1, 2001)

Book Description:
Fully indexed collection of articles on the popular author's works, addressing such subjects as "'What Fun!' Detection as Diversion"; "Georgette Heyer and the Uses of Regency"; "Cross-Dressing in Wartime: Georgette Heyer's THE CORINTHIAN in its 1940 Context"; "Gendering Places: Georgette Heyer's Cultural Topography," to name only a few.

From the Inside Flap:
Georgette Heyer (1902-1974) wrote 56 best-selling novels over the course of a career that spanned over 50 years, yet she remains one of the most overlooked authors of the 20th century. Mary Fahnestock-Thomas seeks to rectify the error with this unique compilation. At once a scholarly work and a labor of love, this remarkable collection includes:
* 3 short stories and 3 essays written by Georgette Heyer which have never been published in the U.S.
* Over 200 book reviews dating from 1921 to 1989
* 35 articles and excerpts addressing various aspects of Heyer's work
* 12 movie and theater reviews of productions based on Heyer's novels
* And much more!

Has anyone read this, and if so, would you recommend it to a fellow Heyer fan and academic for perusal and/or purchase?

Comments

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Not read it but, ooh, ::wants:: I've only read the Jane Aiken Hodge book on Heyer.

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

Jane Aiken Hodge wrote a book on Heyer?

*feels very out of the loop*

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely one; don't own it, but I borrowed it from the library many years ago. Lots of illustrations from Heyer's research books and other reference books.

And I just cracked and ordered this one too!

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Here's some details about the JAH book:

http://www.georgette-heyer.com/bio.html

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll have to read all the info on the page when I'm less tired and look for the book.

Hodge on Heyer

[revdorothyl.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's the biography of Heyer I remember reading from the public library in the 1980's!

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about it, but if you get it, you know who will want to borrow it!

[revdorothyl.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't you have a birthday coming up sometime in the next few months? Maybe I can get it, read it, and then palm it off on you second-hand as a birthday present -- the best of all possible worlds (for cheapskate me)!

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

You come up with the cleverest plans!