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[467] Thu 15 May 2008, 11:15 - Mary - from: United Kingdom I am a frequent visitor to this site but this is the first time I have left a message, I never knew that there were so many others like me who go back to her stories again and again. In answer to Cecily's question, I'm pretty sure that this quote did not come form any Georgette Heyer regency story. Rating:

[466] Wed 14 May 2008, 11:39 - Morgan - from: United States The Talisman Ring is a good entry-level for the not-so-gently reared middle schooler, I feel - the history shouldn't be too overwhelming though the language could. But it's got witty dialogue and a rather rollicking (and slightly parodic) Gothic plot, too! Rating:

[465] Thu 8 May 2008, 04:39 - Corina - from: Australia On the front of some of the UK Arrow editions of the Heyer novels (they were reprinted only a couple of years ago) there are some pictures by Vittoriu Reggianini. Can someone tell me please where you can find others of his paintings (or prints of them) and what other Heyer books they are on, because they are absolutely gorgeous - and match the books so well Rating:

[464] Wed 7 May 2008, 01:00 - Cecily - from: Australia Hi I just found this site while I was trying to find a quote I wrote down from one of Heyers regency novels. Problem is that I did not write down which novel it was from when I wrote the quote over 10 years ago! "I will never again revert to that sick girl who found the real world so horrifying that she had to live in a fantasy night and day" I wrote the quote down because it is exactly who I was at the time and why I loved to escape into her books. Please help me to locate the book reference from which it came. Thanks a heap Cecily Rating:

[463] Sun 13 Apr 2008, 11:00 - pureheart - from: United States As requested, the English translation of Philip's rondeau in "Powder and Patch" -- To the Pearl that Trembles in her Ear This little pearl which trembles At the tip of your ear, and which whispers - I know not what - something tender and malign, Her manner at the same time modest and roguish; She's such a tease, but yet so devout. Look at this all as a gavotte, Where you advance, lean, and turn, Then in a fine movement you shake This little pearl. She's a star which floats in the heavens - A sharp lightening-flash which lights up a cave - A Will-o-the-wisp which draws me Out of my way, dazzles me, misleads me - (and Saint-Dantin's conclusion) ...in all, It annoys me - dammit - This little pearl! Rating:

[462] Mon 7 Apr 2008, 14:03 - Valerie Best - from: Canada Hi: I am so excited to have won the latest competition and I am looking forward to getting my book in the mail. I have just finished reading False Colours and hope to find a copy of the Toll Gate as it'e been a while since I read it. I have been a GH fan since I was 18 and I am now past 60! Rating:

[461] Sun 6 Apr 2008, 12:31 - Ann - from: United Kingdom Where have all the quizzes gone? Rating:

[460] Sun 6 Apr 2008, 09:22 - Shenaz - from: United Kingdom Hi Bob, I think that The Talisman Ring, Fridays Child or The Grand Sophy would be good, fun reads for your pupils. Rating:

[459] Sun 6 Apr 2008, 05:38 - Greeneyedlady - from: Netherlands Hi Bob, Although everyone has his or her own favourites of course, I would say The Grand Sophy will make a very good start. Plenty of wit in there, it can still make me laugh out loud, even after so many years. Hope this helps... Rating:

[458] Fri 4 Apr 2008, 18:29 - Bob Klimowski - from: United States OK, Heyer fans. Here's a challenge. I'm a 7th grade literature teacher. I'm looking for an accessible, entry-level Heyer book for young people - something that won't overwhelm them historically, but will overwhelm them with Heyer's charm and wit. Where would you suggest young readers begin? MANY THANKS! Rating:

[457] Thu 3 Apr 2008, 08:35 - Heyerfan - from: United Kingdom I've been a fan of Georgette Heyer since I was 12 and I'm now in my fifties. Splendid books, beautifully written and researched and cracking good plots. Bob Klimowski, 7 Jan 08 - I thought I was the only John Westbrook fan in existence. You know what you've done, don't you - I just looked up Isis and buying all those JW tapes is going to cost me a fortune. (Did you see him as James II in "The First Churchills"?) Rating:

[456] Wed 2 Apr 2008, 12:19 - alessia - from: Italy when can we see the result of the competition? Rating:

[455] Mon 31 Mar 2008, 08:54 - Greeneyedlady - from: Netherlands Private Entry If you are the webmaster, you may view the comments by clicking the padlock. Rating:

[454] Sun 30 Mar 2008, 07:40 - Greeneyedlady - from: Netherlands According to the list of Heyer Novel Translations on this site, there should be a Dutch translation of Venetia. Does anyone know who the publisher is and when it was published? I'd really like to find a copy of this Dutch translation, all help you can give me will be appreciated. Thanks. Rating:

[453] Wed 26 Mar 2008, 17:11 - feebee - from: United Kingdom This is a great site - Congratulations Sally! Interesting the clusters of fans in India and Australia, far more than I would have thought to find as proportions of your posts. I would love to know if anyone has ever found or made an English translation of the french poetry of Phillip Jettan in Powder and Patch? I would love to know the full text of 'to the pearl that trembles in her ear' and other jems that my late twentieth century Australian country education has deprived me of.I suspect they are more dry gentle genius. To answer Monday's post, I have never found her mysteries a patch on her romances, but would probably read the cereal packet if she had written it...so try them too! Just a thought on other authors and GH - Vita Sackville-West's history of Knole and the Sackvilles has a short dictionary of 18th Century thieves' cant listed in the back, and lots of the terms were old friends, from The Corinthian in partiular. It was written in the 20's. I do wonder if GH had read it. Especially given her interest in English history. I also wonder if the fantastic JK Rowling may be a fan of GH - the horrible tutor that Tom is escaping from in the Foundling is Mr Snape. I have never found another author as wonderful as GH, but for anone who can find it 'Delia' by Diana Morgan is as close in tone and delight as I have ever got in 20th Century authors. Cheers. Rating:

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