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Georgette Heyer's Regency World

by Jennifer Kloester · 2005

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Georgette Heyer fans will delight in Jennifer Kloester's definitive guide to her Regency world: the people, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, voted, shopped and drove. A fun read for any Heyer fan.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisRegencyRegencyMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishistorical romancehistorical romanceMore like thisLess of thisRegency romanceRegency romanceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 382 pages
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