Georgette Heyer#Works

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A list of some works of Georgette Heyer.

Georgette Heyer was extremely prolific, publishing at least 58 novels[1] beginning at the age of nineteen until her death in 1974 (she was then 71).

A few novels are now in the public domain and are freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg[2]. Others are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive[3]. Most are available from bookstores, and used out-of-print editions are often for sale online.

Novels, pre-Regency England (8)[edit]

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 The Black Moth 1921 ebook at Project Gutenberg[4]  
2 The Transformation of Philip Jettan 1923 ebook at Project Gutenberg[5] republished as "Powder and Patch"
3 These Old Shades 1926 ebook at OverDrive[6]  
4 The Masqueraders 1928 ebook at OverDrive[7]  
5 Devil's Cub 1932 ebook at OverDrive[8] sequel to "These Old Shades"
6 The Convenient Marriage 1934 ebook at OverDrive[9]  
7 The Talisman Ring 1936    
8 Faro's Daughter 1941 ebook at OverDrive[10]  

Novels, Regency period (26)[edit]

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Regency Buck 1935    
2 An Infamous Army 1937    
3 The Spanish Bride 1940    
4 The Corinthian 1940    
5 Friday's Child 1944    
6 The Reluctant Widow 1946    
7 The Foundling 1948    
8 Arabella 1949    
9 Regency Buck 1935    
10 The Quiet Gentleman 1951 ebook at OverDrive[11]  
11 Cotillion 1953    
12 The Toll-Gate 1954    
13 Bath Tangle 1955    
14 Sprig Muslin 1956    
15 April Lady 1957    
16 Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle 1957    
17 Venetia 1958 ebook at OverDrive[12]  
18 The Unknown Ajax 1959    
19 A Civil Contract 1961 ebook at OverDrive[13]  
20 The Nonesuch 1962    
21 False Colours 1963    
22 Frederica 1965 ebook at OverDrive[14]  
23 Black Sheep 1966 ebook at OverDrive[15]  
24 Cousin Kate 1968    
25 Charity Girl 1970    
26 Lady of Quality 1972    

Other historical novels (6)[edit]

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 The Great Roxhythe 1922    
2 Simon the Coldheart 1925    
3 Beauvallet 1929    
4 The Conquerer 1931    
5 Royal Escape 1938    
6 My Lord John 1975    

Contemporary novels (4)[edit]

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Instead of the Thorn 1923    
2 Helen 1928    
3 Pastel 1929    
4 Barren Corn 1930    

Detective novels (12)[edit]

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Footsteps in the Dark 1932    
2 Why Shoot a Butler? 1933    
3 The Unfinished Clue 1934    
4 Death in the Stocks 1935    
5 Behold, Here's Poison 1936    
6 They Found Him Dead 1937    
7 A Blunt Instrument 1938    ;
8 No Wind of Blame 1939    
9 Envious Casca 1941    
10 Penhallow 1942    
11 Duplicate Death 1951    
12 Detection Unlimited 1953    

Essays (2)[edit]

There are two of these from 1954, to be added.

Short stories (26)[edit]

There are six stories, and two books containing 11 and 9 stories each, to be added.

Attribution[edit]

Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.

The basic list of works and original publication dates was obtained from Wikipedia.[16] A few plot summaries may be similar to those in Wikipedia because I wrote them first here.Pat Palmer (talk) 13:56, 5 January 2023 (CST)

Notes and References[edit]

  1. ↑ One novel (The Grand Sophy, 1950) has been omitted from the lists on this page below due to its anti-semitism; we cannot recommend it to anyone.
  2. ↑ Project Gutenberg is a non-profit that scans books which are in the public domain and makes them available as free downloads for anyone in a variety of formats.
  3. ↑ OverDrive is a service that makes ebooks available to public libraries and to individuals; to use it, a logon account is needed (available through many libraries), or you can make a (free) account there for yourself.
  4. ↑ The Black Moth free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
  5. ↑ The Transformation of Philip Jettan free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
  6. ↑ These Old Shades borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  7. ↑ The Masqueraders borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  8. ↑ Devil's Cub borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  9. ↑ The Convenient Marriage borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  10. ↑ Faro's Daughter borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  11. ↑ The Quiet Gentleman borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  12. ↑ Venetia borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  13. ↑ A Civil Contract borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  14. ↑ Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  15. ↑ Black Sheep borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  16. ↑ List of works by Georgette Heyer on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.


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