Heyer, Georgette (1902–1974)
Heyer, Georgette (1902–1974)
British novelist. Name variations: (pseudonym) Stella Martin. Born Georgette Heyer, Aug 16, 1902, in London, England; died July 4, 1974, in London, England; dau. of George Heyer and Sylvia (Watkins) Heyer; attended Westminster College, London; m. George Ronald Rougier, 1925.
Began writing to support family; wrote mystery novels and novels of the Regency period for which she became an authority; works include The Black Moth (1921), Helen (1926), The Barren Corn (1930), The Unfinished Clue (1934), Royal Escape (1938), Friday's Child (1944) Arabella (1949), Detection Unlimited (1953), Venetia (1958), Frederica (1965), and My Lord John(1975).
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