Today’s Anne Cleeland has taken this concept a step further in her historical mysteries-a tongue-in-cheek approach that aims to entertain. Because of the dry humor or threads of romance in some of her books, they have quite often been overlooked. The carriages, the conversation, the styles of bonnets and the world of the Prince Regent ring true and popularized the period. Georgette Heyer, who published her first novel in 1921 and her last in 1975, wrote what were called Regency Romances, although (unlike some of their literary descendants) their historical context was beautifully researched. It’s also worth noting that the work of some authors from the past have spawned new books revisiting the same settings or periods, while others have depended on films and TV to carry their titles to fresh audiences.
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