HNR Issue 40 (May 2007)
The Wayward Muse
In every era, artists have naturally banded together—the Bloomsbury Group in the 1920s, the Rat Pack in the 1960s, and…
In Pursuit of Glory
In 1807, the fledging American merchant marine and naval ships continued to be harassed by the British Royal Navy in…
The Sun Over Breda
Editors' choice
This is the third in the adventures of Captain Alatriste in 17th century Spain, following Captain Alatriste and Purity of…
Nobody’s Child
Valerie Wood is very good at what she does, with a specific style which permeates all her books. Nobody’s Child…
His Boots Under Her Bed
1867 California: Rory O’Grady tartly informs Garth Fraser that, unlike the other saloon girls, she doesn’t take men upstairs to…
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Editors' choice
Paris, 1880. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is thirty-nine, his enchantment with the revolutionary Impressionist style is fading, and the movement threatens to…
Last Stand at Majuba Hill
Inside John Wilcox is there a factual historian struggling to get out? In their fourth outing, Simon Fonthill and 352…
The Perfect Royal Mistress
The subject of Diane Haeger’s latest historical novel is “pretty, witty” Nell Gwynn, the low-born actress who became a mistress…
Sue Mundy
The 19th century media mislabeled M. Jerome Clarke female for their own purposes as well as because of his youth,…
Blood on the Strand
Editors' choice
Spring 1663, the eve of the third year of the Restoration, but all is not well in the capital city.…
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