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[owl]

I've noticed that there are several pairs of Georgette Heyer's books that have similar plotlines and characters; Lady of Quality and Black Sheep; April Lady and The Convenient Marriage, and Charity Girl and Sprig Muslin.

I suppose she wrote so many books that she was bound to reuse elements. Does anyone have a distinct preference for one out of a pair over the other, or discovered any more similar ones?

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[altariel.livejournal.com]

This article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A757343) at H2G2 talks about Heyer's books falling into four, overlapping categories.

[owl]

They were right about overlapping, especially categories 1 and 3. I don't know that all the 1s were later than the 3s, either, and where would you put, say, Cotillion?

[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

We'd noticed it back in the 70s, and simply referred to them as Plot A, Plot B, Plot C and Plot D:

A is reading new Georgette Heyer:
B: I haven't read that one. Which plot?
A: C.
B: Fine, I'll look out for it.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Which plotline went with which letter?

[owl]

I read somewhere that GH herself said she had A and B heros: dark and savage, and fair and loving :)