[LMB] QOTD #7: Emotional genre, re: ACC dedication (Sat. Mar. 1st)

[Laura Gallagher]

Elvi wrote:
>  I always wondered how others reacted to that dedication, and whether it
>  was instantly clear to most of LMB's readers who those people were, or
>  whether she has a lot of readers who were not familiar with the four
>  ladies. Perhaps there are a lot of people who have now read and enjoyed
>  Heyer, Sayers, Austen and Bronte who would otherwise never have picked
>  them up? Are there any here now?

Oh yes.  I'd read lots of Austen, and a little Bronte.  When the
dedication was explained, I looked into Sayers - especially having
heard of parallels between Peter-and-Harriett and Miles-and-Ekaterin.
I ended up adoring Sayers, reading all her books, and I own most of
them now.

It took longer for me to get into Heyer, because I was told it was
romance, and ew, romance meant cheap Harlequin stuff, right?  I was SO
wrong.  I heard enough recommendations here on the list to give it a
try, and oh MY!  So now I have a long shelf-ful of Heyers, and it's
favorite comfort reading for both myself and my husband.

So yes, two of my other favorite authors I discovered thanks to that
dedication.  I appreciate it very much!

Laura Gallagher