HNR Issue 49 (August 2009)
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre and Villette are two of my favorite books, and I’ve always been interested in Charlotte Brontë and her…
My Cousin Caroline
This is, before you rush out and buy it, book six in a ten-book series following on from the events…
Remarkable Creatures
In this novel, Tracy Chevalier turns her novelist’s eye to the life of Mary Anning who, although reasonably well known…
Seduce Me
Esme Worthington, a self-taught scholar, lives in Victorian London and dreams of finding the location of the legendary Pandora’s Box.…
Gold Digger: A Klondike Mystery
The mysterious Fiona MacGillivray and her 12-year-old son Angus came to Dawson at the end of the 1898 Klondike Gold…
The Streets of Babylon: A London Mystery
Renowned Swedish mystery author Euthanasia Bondeson and her companion, Agnes, travel to England to spend a season enjoying the Great…
The Children’s Book
Editors' choice
This long-awaited novel, A.S. Byatt’s first since 2001, is extraordinarily difficult to encapsulate and to do full justice within the…
McNaughten
It is 1843, a time of intense agitation about the Corn Laws. Sir Robert Peel’s Private Secretary is shot and…
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile
Oscar Wilde sails back to Europe after one of his visits to the United States, where this latest mystery begins…
Darcy and Anne
Readers of Pride and Prejudice will remember that Darcy had a cousin called Anne de Bourgh, daughter of the formidable…
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