nostr:npub1ks70cf3wt30sn2gqjnw4zjtd7ztwnnaq4fy0azpdvtlthg7eqrpqlteg5u nostr:npub1kvnpp3m60derhwpqwc09zhk3ehk48tr6agc6dk9z2vggu9sga28qpxhm73 Lots of popular authors are largely ignored by critics. Which creates huge holes in our knowledge of the past and of reader habits.
"The charm of your society, My Sparrow, lies in not knowing what will you say next - though one rapidly learns to fear the worst!"
Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle, 1957
Georgette Heyer was born #OTD in 1902. Heyer essentially invented the historical romance & created the subgenre of the Regency romance. Despite her popularity and success, Heyer was largely ignored by critics other than Dorothy L. Sayers. via nostr:npub1kvnpp3m60derhwpqwc09zhk3ehk48tr6agc6dk9z2vggu9sga28qpxhm73
Books by Georgette Heyer at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39614
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