Loved Bridgerton? The best historical novels to escape into another world
From Regency romance queen Georgette Heyer to a novel about the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, author Harriet Evans picks her favourites
Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury and Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in Bridgerton. Photograph: Liam Daniel/Netflix
Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury and Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in Bridgerton. Photograph: Liam Daniel/Netflix
Mon 18 Jan 2021 02.00 EST
Along with the rest of “the Ton” I am enjoying the Netflix adaptation of Julia Quinn’s series of
novels. What makes it so good is not a strict adherence to historical facts (guys, it’s not and never will be “Your Dukeship”) but producer Shonda Rhimes and her team’s understanding of storytelling. Had it been given a more traditional British costume drama treatment,