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‘Romantic I am not,’ Georgette Heyer is once reported to have said, which might seem an odd declaration for a writer who spawned a highly particular genre of historical romantic comedy.
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Heyer is trying to hang on to his right tackle job, and depth could be a problem on the O-line.
More than 100 pounds lighter, 'Skins' Williams back on track 2009
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Although it wasn't pretty and Stephon Heyer is a one-man penalty, they kept McNabb upright and created running lanes for Portis and Torain.
Redskins vs. Eagles checklist: Getting it done in a must-win LaVar Arrington 2010
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Heyer is expected play on the left side again with tackle Jammal Brown remaining on the right side.
Trent Williams, Vonnie Holliday among inactives Jason Reid 2010
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There are more balls in Heyer's oeuvre than in that of any other novelist.
Ten of the best balls in literature John Mullan 2010
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I’m divided about this as Georgette Heyer is not literature.
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She loved beautiful clothes and furniture, good food, nice surroundings, and whilst Aiken Hodge clearly admires and respects her subject and rarely has a bad word to say about her, there is a distinct preoccupation with class in Heyer’s life and novels that indicate her steely edge.
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It’s intriguing to pause here and consider that the book Heyer is both defending and ripping to shreds is a charming, light, funny comedy, designed to lift the spirits of its readers.
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I’ve never read Heyer’s books, as I’m not a fan of the romance genre, historical or otherwise, although I know Heyer is certainly several notches above the usual fare labeled “romantic fiction.”
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In Jane Austen’s work entitlement is a characteristic attributed to the vain, but in Heyer’s world it’s rarely mocked or undermined because it mattered.
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