What is your opinion of Georgette Heyer?

I was put onto Georgette Heyer`s books at the age of 14, recommended by my English teacher, a certain Miss Jessie Wilson. I read them all by my mid teens, and loved every one.

Oh, I loved them too. I think The Spanish Bride was my favourite. Seemed to be a 'rite of passage' read for 1950's teenage girls. Not sure how and why I got into them. Must dip into one again.

Haven't read any for a long time but I used to really enjoy them. She clearly did a lot of research on the period. I always liked the ones with a strong confident woman rather than those with more scatty heroines. My favourite was 'A Civil Contract' probably because the ugly duckling won the handsome man

I loved them while I was at school and like merlot moved onto Forever Amber -well it was cool. I reread GH in my late teens and really enjoyed them again but from a different perspective. I think I'll give them another try.

I love them too. Read loads in my younger years and still enjoy them now. I gathered a lot of social history from reading her books and think they are well written.

Just re-read all her books lately and enjoyed them just as much second-time round. Agree that her heroines are not the simpering under a parasol types.

Is that a fact about Stephen Fry then Jane

I think the move should have been the other way! GH 's heroines are always the feisty independent women (often of independent means) and I truly think people who read them too young can write then off unfairly as historical romance.

I read Georgette Heyer in my teens but I soon moved on to Forever Amber!

I consumed them when I was at school. Interesting to discover that Stephen Fry put Georgette Heyer books as his guilty pleasure.

I have a couple on the bookshelf inherited from MIL but have not read one - perhaps I should!

Extremely witty observer of life and attitudes in Regency England. They may look like fluffy Mills and Boon to some, but she has a trenchant wit and sense of character. Definitely a supporter of "mighty girls"!!