HNR Issue 63 (February 2013)
The Joy of Sexus
Anyone who reads or writes about the ancient world has to wonder how human sexuality was expressed in those days. …
The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People
John Kelly’s account of the Irish potato famine is a thoroughly researched and smoothly written story of the events that…
Patton: Blood, Guts, and Prayer
In the acknowledgements, Michael Keane describes his work as focused on General George S. Patton’s “formative and guiding principles”. To…
Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
This extraordinary and important book is based on 20 years of research on the horrific failure of the Great Leap…
The Cook’s Tale: Life Below Stairs As It Really Was
This nonfiction book will appeal to admirers of BBC series Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. Beyond the atmosphere it offers…
The Historical Novel in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Representations of Reality in History and Fiction
Hamnett sets himself two major tasks. The first might be more intriguing to the casual reader: to explain why the…
Emerald Star
Editors' choice
1891. Fourteen-year-old Hetty Feather has had a life of adventure but also tragedy. Left in an orphanage as a baby,…
The Deadly Sisterhood
After her much lauded biography of Catherine de’ Medici, Frieda has shifted her chronological focus back a few years and…
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
This new biography of Nancy, Lady Astor (1879-1964) charts her astonishing life with wit and a lively intelligence. She was…
The People Speak
You probably know Colin Firth better as an actor than an author, so it may be no surprise to learn…
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