Editing Georgette Heyer (section)

===Character types===
Heyer specialised in two types of romantic male lead, which she called Mark I and Mark II. Mark I, with overtones of [[Mr Rochester]], was (in her words) "rude, overbearing, and often a bounder".<ref>Quoted in [[Jane Aiken Hodge]], ''The Private World of Georgette Heyer'' (London 1984) p. 109</ref> Mark II by contrast was debonair, sophisticated and often a style-icon.<ref>Jane Aiken Hodge, ''The Private World of Georgette Heyer'' (London 1984) p. 59</ref> Similarly, her heroines (reflecting Austen's division between lively and gentle)<ref>G. B. Stern, ''Talking of Jane Austen'' (London 1946) p. 64</ref> fell into two broad groups: the tall and dashing, mannish type,<ref>M. Andrews, ''All the World and Her Husband'' (2000) p. 53</ref> and the quiet bullied type.<ref>Jane Aiken Hodge, ''The Private World of Georgette Heyer'' (London 1984) p. 82</ref>

When a Mark I hero meets a Mark I heroine, as in ''Bath Tangle'' or ''Faro's Daughter'', high drama ensues, whilst an interesting twist on the underlying paradigm is provided by ''The Grand Sophy'', where the Mark I hero considers himself a Mark II and has to be challenged for his true nature to emerge.<ref>Jane Aiken. Hodge, ''The Private World of Georgette Heyer'' (London 1984) p. 82</ref>