 regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the british regency (1811-1820) or early 19th century. rather than simply being versions of contemporary romance stories transported to a historical setting, regency romances are a distinct genre with their own plot and stylistic conventions that derive from the works of jane austen (and to some extent from distinguished austen progeny such as georgette heyer and clare darcy), and from the fiction genre known as the novel of manners. in particular, the more traditional regencies feature a great deal of intelligent, fast-paced dialog between the protagonists and very little explicit sex or discussion of sex. ==sub-genres== many readers and writers of regency romance make a distinction between "traditional regency romance" and "regency historical". many authors have written both traditionals and historicals, including mary balogh, jo beverley, loretta chase, susan carroll, edith layton, barbara metzger, and mary jo putney. ===traditional regency romance=== the distinction rests on the genre definition of regency romance: works in the tradition of georgette heyer, with an emphasis on the primary romance plot, are considered traditional. traditional regency romance writers usually pay close attention to historical detail, as their readers are notorious for noting errors, and the writers often do extensive research so they can clearly understand and replicate the voice of the genre. the regency-set books published by the fawcett coventry line are considered to be traditional regency works. ===regency historical romance=== the regency-set books written by authors such as christina dodd, eloisa james, and amanda quick are generally considered to be regency historical works. regency romances which may include more social realism, or, conversely, anachronistically modern characterization, might be classed by some as "regency historical", signifying that their general setting is in regency england, but the plot, characterization, or prose style of the work extends beyond the genre formula of the regency romances published by fawcett, heyer, etc. characters may behav
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