Posted in Georgette Heyer, tagged Georgette Heyer's Portraits on August 10, 2011| 4 Comments »
I have reviewed many Georgette Heyer novels for this blog. Here are some images of the author over the years. She had a strong handsome face. Not pretty, but full of character.
Georgette Heyer in 1923 at 21. She had already written her first book.
Looking rather modish
Wearing a rather severe look
The author at her son's wedding
Georgette in 1970, four years before her death
Read this review in the Guardian UK of her latest biography by Jennifer Kloester.
Also, Happy Birthday, Georgette Heyer!
Read the review of the book, edited by series editor Ben Wiebracht here.
https://janeaustensworld.com/2021/09/22/bath-an-adumbration-in-rhyme-by-john-matthews-a-critical-edition-for-readers-of-jane-austen-series-editor-ben-wiebracht-review-by-vic/ Click in the above link to order the book on Amazon. Scroll down to US and UK Amazon links.
The neglected tombstone found in an overgrown burial ground said:
“Sacred to the memory of His Excellency C.J. Austen, Esq.,
Champion of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath,
Rear Admiral of the Red and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty’s Naval Forces on the East India and China Station,
Rear Admiral Charles Austen CB
Died off Prome, the 7th October 1852, while in command of the Naval Expedition on the river Irrawady against the Burmese Forces, aged 73 years.”
The grave after restoration
Read the full article in The Sunday Times. June 27, 2021.
Click on image to read the story.
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