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Regency romance

This genre is defined as novels set in the British Regency period, 1811–1820. This list includes two Classic Regency authors, writers alive and writing at the time, Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth. This far-from-exhaustive list shows a representative novel for regency romance authors. Most of these books are the first in a series. Enjoy!

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  • Since Jane Austen wrote during the Regency period, her books are classic regency fiction. Austen wrote Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Sanditon, among others.
    BookNew York : Bantam, 1981. — F-AUSTEN
  • Maria Edgeworth, born in England on January 1, 1768 and died in Ireland in 1849, joins Jane Austen as one of the very few classic regency fiction authors. Edgeworth also wrote children's books and books about Ireland.
    BookNew York : Norton, 1965. — FICTION Edgeworth M.
  • Georgette Heyer, 1902-1974, is considered the first modern regency fiction author. We have a shelf of her regency romances and her mystery novels also.
    BookNaperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Casablanca, [2009] — RO HEYER
  • First in the Bedwyn Saga.
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 2003.
  • The first of the Spindle Cove series, a seaside resort for “unconventional” young ladies and a few exceptionally brave men.
    BookNew York : Avon, c2011. — RO-DARE
  • First of the Desperate Duchesses series.
    BookNew York : Avon Books, c2007. — RO-JAMES
  • First of the Wallflowers series. Four young ladies enter London society with one necessary goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So they band together, and a daring husband-hunting scheme is born.
    BookNew York : Avon Books, c2004. — RO-KLEYPAS
  • First in the cynster series.
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Avon Books, c1998. — RO LAURE
  • First of the The Rules for Scoundrels series.
    BookNew York : Avon Books, c2012. — MACLEAN
  • The first of the Bridgertons series.
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Avon Books, Inc., 2000. — RO QUINN
  • Don't forget to check the Large Type Romance section!
    Large PrintWaterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2012. — LT FICTION MacLean S.