HNR Issue 60 (May 2012)
Dancing at the Chance
Pepper MacClair, daughter of the seamstress, has grown up in the Chance Theater and is thrilled when she is given…
A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death that Changed the British Monarchy
The image of Queen Victoria as a dour, gloomy widow in black pervades popular culture, overshadowing the vivacious young queen…
The Pleasures of Men
The year is 1840, and London is in the grip of economic depression. There are riots in the streets, and…
Words Spoken True
Adriane is a woman born ahead of her time, lacking the desire to be socially acceptable in her prim and…
Sacrilege
S.J. Parris offers the reader a multisensory, cinematic experience surrounding the deadly black plague of London in 1584. Sacrilege, her…
SOS Titanic
With the coming anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Harcourt is re-releasing this children’s novel of the event. Barry…
Queen without a Crown: An Ursula Blanchard Mystery
In this ninth installment in the series, Ursula, now happily remarried and living a quiet existence as Elizabeth’s lady-in-waiting, seeks…
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