HNR Issue 57 (August 2011)
Death at Pullman
In this third mystery in the series, set in Chicago in 1894, we find Emily Cabot working at Hull House…
The Dark Enquiry
Editors' choice
After her eldest brother, Viscount Bellmont, secretly visits her husband, Lady Julia Brisbane ponders why since the two don’t particularly…
The Long Hitch
If you want to know about managing mule trains in the Old West, this is the book for you. In…
The House of Women
The House of Women is a poignant, very readable novel of life in Victorian England, which is set in Leeds…
Perhaps Tomorrow
Life has not been easy for Mattie Maguire. Since her husband died, she has struggled to keep the family’s business…
A Woman’s Way
Every action and every utterance of the heroine, Marie Desraismes, show her to be generous, self-effacing and idealistic. During the…
An Evil Eye
The history of the Ottoman Empire is an endlessly fascinating one, stretching across centuries and populated by a diverse set…
Into the Blue
In late 19th-century Devon, vicar’s daughter Hester Redding longs to experience all the exciting challenges that the approaching new century…
The Tea Lords
Haasse’s books have achieved classic status in her native Netherlands, and this is the first to be translated for 15…
The Raven’s Bride
We all know how sad and dreary Edgar Allan Poe’s life was, in real life and in his stories and…
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