Georgette Heyer or Victoria Holt books?

Question

Can you give any internet links to books by Georgette Heyer (except "The Black Moth") or Victoria Holt?

Suggest any really good book by Victoria Holt.

Among these two books by Georgette Heyer- "Cousin Kate" and "Cotillion", which is better?

If you do not mind a stupid question, does Kate marry Philip at the end?

Answer 1

GH is one of my favorite authors, ever. There is an excellent site, Georgette-Heyer.com
This is a great page with all kinds of information. Have you read "The Grand Sophy", or "Powder and Patch"?
I've always enjoyed "Cotillion" more than "Cousin Kate" myself. If you like a good romantic adventure, and FUNNY, try "The Talisman Ring".
Yes, Kate and Philip do end up together.
Victoria Holt was never a favorite of mine, but she had a lot of variety in what she wrote. She also used the names Jean Plaidy (more Elizabethan) and Philippa Carr.
They're bringing her books out again, a couple of different imprints are available. I like the ones from Arrow publishing, they have beautiful covers, and there's even a website with free shipping!
www.bookdepository.co.uk

Answer 2

For Victoria Holt, I'd start with her first, Mistress of Mellyn, and proceed in chronological order. It seems to me that her work lost a little as she went on--became rather predictable.

Georgette Heyer's Cousin Kate is more of a gothic novel than any of her other Regency romances. Cotillion is far more typical Heyer and is a pure delight. I enjoyed them both immensely and would find it hard to say which is better--they're just rather different.

As for web links, since you're already in Yahoo!, just go to the main page and type in a name. You'll find several for each. (It may help to know that Victoria Holt's real name was Eleanor Hibbert. Georgette Heyer wrote under her real name.) Neither one's books are likely to be online--they haven't been dead long enough.

Answer 3

Your local library should have V. Holt's books which were very popular in the 1970's. Save your cash for G. Heyer (my fav.) I liked Cousin Kate better, I don't remember why. Both were good for a one time read, but I re-read most of my Heyer books. I'm buying many for the 2nd time around. I first bought them when they cost 1.69 a piece! The only books of hers I don't like are her mysteries. They just don't hit my button.

You can buy some books on line at Amazon.com or Alibris.com.

Happy reading!

Answer 4

I think copyright laws prevent Holt's books from being free like that. However, you can always find them at libraries and second-hand stores. As for a good Holt book to read - there are so many to choose from! I've read all but three of Eleanor Hibbert's (Victoria Holt was just one of her pen names) Holt novels, and I've enjoyed nearly all of them. I think she really hit her prime around the years of 72-89 (long prime!) with novels such as On the Night of the Seventh Moon, Lord of the Far Island, Devil on Horseback, The Landower Legacy, and My Enemy, the Queen. However, one book in the 60's did catch my eye - The King of the Castle.

In the rest of the 60's, I think she was still trying to find her groove, and by the tail end of the 90's, it just seemed the stories were starting to dwindle. There's been speculation The Black Opal was not completed by her, because it was writtern around the time of her death. Either way, good luck and great reading!