Georgette Heyer poll

[altariel]

At the weekend, I broke my 'No New Books' rule resoundingly with a single visit to one of the secondhand book stalls on the market. There was a pile of eleven or twelve Georgette Heyer novels, going for a quid each; the stallholder gave me the lot for a tenner, and threw in a couple more that were a bit worn round the edges.

The burning question chez Altariel is now which one Mr A. should start off with. I haven't read most of them, but I'm certain most of you have, so I thought I'd ask the experts. It's a check box poll to give you a few options, but don't tick all fifteen, LOL! Feel free to expound in the comments.



[Poll #495367]


(I had to break it across two questions because there weren't enough option spaces for all the books - hope that works out OK. Probably should have included a 'none of these' option.)

Comments

[dolamrothdame.livejournal.com]

I picked Black Moth because it's been forever since I read any of them, but I remembered that one. You've got to love a highwayman who won't rob women or old folks, so he ends up dueling the young bucks for their goodies. And the horse was cute too.

But it truly read like a 30's sort of Errol Flynn picture, so it might not be the best thing for Mr. A. to start on.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

It sounds a blast. I think it was her first novel too, written when she was some ridiculously youthful age, IIRC.

[catalyst42.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think she was 17 or something and wrote it to entertain her brother while he was ill.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

God knows what I was writing at 17, but I don't think it would have kept my brothers entertained.