Some typically delightful set-piece short stories from Heyer. ( )

Fun- of the cotton candy variety. ( )

A collection of short romances. ( )

When I was sent a review copy of the newly-issued Snowdrift, a collection of Regency short stories by Georgette Heyer, I realised that this volume was a reissue of Pistols for Two, which I already owned (albeit with three newly-added stories). I’ve therefore decided to deal with Snowdrift in two parts: first, by discussing the main batch of stories under their original title Pistols for Two and then, in a separate post, discussing the three new stories included in Snowdrift. Hopefully that won’t be too confusing and it’s also given me a chance to retrieve this rather simpering 1976 edition from my bookshelf. Of course, you know what to expect from these stories: it’s Heyer at her cosiest, by turns predictable and implausible, but always full of wit and humour...

For the full review, please see my blog:
https://theidlewoman.net/2018/03/23/pistols-for-two-georgette-heyer/ ( )

This series of short stories was well-written but felt like teasers, a précis of forthcoming novels. I like longer stories and want to immerse myself for a longer space in time. ( )