HNR Issue 47 (February 2009)
The Book of Love
Estranged both from the man she loves and her brother, Maureen Pascal requires their assistance to unravel Matilda of Tuscany’s…
Patterns of Fashion 1540-1660
This illustrated work devoted to linen clothes of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods is the companion to the previous…
The Whispering Bell
In Anglo-Saxon Mercia at the time of King Penda’s wars, the orphan Wynflaed is taken in and raised by a…
The Pagan House
Thirteen-year-old Eddie Pagan (or Edgar as he prefers to be called) travels from London to New York State to visit…
Fire At Midnight
Rachael Penrose has been confined to Bedlam by her wicked uncle Victor, who frames her in order to steal her…
The Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher
This gorgeously designed book is a journal-within-a-journal, the story of a modern-day photographer who finds the papers and photographs of…
The Fog of Gettysburg: The Myths and Mysteries of the Battle
Another book on Gettysburg? Fortunately, the answer is “yes.” While the battle of Gettysburg is indeed the most analyzed three…
The Killing Way
It was only a matter of time before historical mysteries discovered King Arthur. Modern mysteries occasionally feature Excalibur and the…
Nor The Battle To The Strong
Editors' choice
This novel of the American Revolution in the South is told from the contrasting viewpoints of Major General Nathanial Greene…
A Secret Alchemy
A Secret Alchemy is a book of three parts and three voices. First there is Una Pryor, brought up, after…
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