HNR Issue 44 (May 2008)
The Venetian Mask
Originally published in 1993, this novel of Venice is set in the last quarter of the 18th century. Marietta Fontana,…
The Trojan War : A New History
In this most interesting book, Barry Strauss, an expert in ancient military history, places Homer’s The Iliad in its…
Pinkerton’s Secret
This novel is told from the point of view of Scottish immigrant Allan Pinkerton, who became the backbone of…
Now Face to Face
In 1721, Barbara Montgeoffry, Countess Devane, newly widowed and mourning the death of her brother as well, travels to her…
Bound
Editors' choice
Gunning’s second outstanding historical novel explores a young woman’s difficult coming of age, a process that teaches her much about…
A Flag of Truce
Toulon, 1793. In this fourth John Pearce adventure, our hero, now a naval lieutenant, continues to be a thorn in…
An Awkward Commission
This is the third novel in Donachie’s 1790s naval series and so continues the story of John Pearce and his…
Dreamers of the Day
(1) Mary Doria Russell takes readers from post-World War I Ohio to Egypt and back again in this roman à…
My Enemy’s Cradle
Cyrla, child of a Polish Jewish father and a Dutch mother, is sent to live with her late mother’s…
On Account of Conspicuous Women
In 1919, Richmond debutante Ina Fitzhugh, widowed after just a few days of marriage, decides to make a change…
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