HNR Issue 59 (February 2012)
Master and God
More cloak-and-dagger than sword-and-sandals, Master and God follows Emperor Domitian’s Rome (AD 80-96) through the eyes of ‘a reluctant hero’,…
The Corpus Conundrum: A Third Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger
As the title suggests, this is the third book of a series featuring Pliny the Younger. Using Pliny’s first person…
The Song of Achilles
Editors' choice
Whether you are fascinated by the history and the people of The Iliad, or you’re looking for an achingly good…
Spartacus: The Gladiator
Editors' choice
Thanks to Hollywood, Spartacus is one of the most familiar figures of Roman history, notorious and glorified for his slave…
Mr Micawber Down Under
A brilliant, fast, enjoyable read, this shows the ever optimistic Wilkins Micawber and family under hard times in Australia, in…
Island of Wings
In 1830, the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge sends the Reverend Neil MacKenzie to St. Kilda, the remotest…
Accidents of Providence
Set in England during Cromwell’s interregnum, Accidents of Providence centers on Rachel Lockyer, a glove maker’s apprentice accused of murdering…
The Faerie Ring
Tiki and her family of orphans live in a hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London in 1871, picking…
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