#heyer

Georgette Heyer, on the other hand, was much more interested in peers, especially in her Regency novels. 43% of Heyer books have duke, marquess, or earl (or their issue) as heroes; and if you consider all peerage ranks (down to baron), 68% of Heyer’s heroes are peers or their issue. According to Laura Vivanco, the bestselling authors who shaped the modern standard of Regency—including Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, and Mary Jo Putney—cite Heyer as their inspiration. Everyone claims to love Austen still, but do we love a Heyer-istic or chronotope remake of what we expect Austen to be, possibly based on our film and television adaptations of her work?

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Let’s stop talking about syphilis. Let’s be historically selective for the purposes of a happily-ever-after, character-driven story: this is “escapism.” One blogger called this chronotope a “Never-Neverland mash-up that’s been dubbed ‘The Recency’ or ‘Almackistan.’” I have also heard it called a “wallpaper historical,” a ”costume drama,” or a “Disney Regency.” It is a cleaner, safer, prettier, better-smelling, and happier world than the real Regency ever was.

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German Grand Prix - 1977

involved: Hans Heyer

Hans Heyer in 1977 failed to qualify for the German Grand Prix.

However, Heyer was well known by the marshals who looked the other way on lap 1 when he pulled out of the pit lane and joined the race.

The stewards had no idea that he had joined the race until the local crowd erupted after seeing him drive by.

Hans retired from the race on lap 9 with a gearbox problem and then was disqualified leaving him with a DNQ, a DNF AND a DSQ in single Grand Prix. that’s just impressive at this point

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

a ghost in the back of your closet (downton abbey)

an infamous army (itv) (redcoats and greenjackets)

armed multitudes (tilbury/sylvester)

as good a run as reynard (georgette heyer, the quiet gentleman)

a very doubtful happiness (redcoats and greenjackets/wimsey)

bab vs the plot of cousin kate (redcoats and greenjackets/cousin kate)

bracken targaryens (asoiaf)

Cornley Does Jacobean (the goes wrong show)

december 2023 (the terror)

don we now our gay apparel (downton abbey)

katherine hay (the flight of the heron)

october 2023 (the terror)

surrounded by amiable companions (georgette heyer, the quiet gentleman)

that glorious song of old (biggles)

the rascally and forlorn persons (tilbury/the reluctant widow)

thy own life's key (redcoats and greenjackets)

unhappy in its own way (redcoats and greenjackets)

whose love for me has always stayed the same (downton abbey)

with a heart to let and no tenant yet (the terror)

Carol Heyer, Al-Qadim