17th Century
The Sensorium of God
The novel opens in 1679. Despite the work of Kepler, Galileo and Tycho Brahe, the movement of the stars and…
The Piccadilly Plot
Thomas Chaloner finds himself recalled by his employer from an investigation into corruption in Tangier without the opportunity for a…
Blackmore’s Treasure
Editors' choice
I am a fan of Barbara Erskine’s time slip novels—and this is a superb equivalent for younger readers, boys especially,…
Comely Grace
The principal character in Comely Grace is Abigail Mannory, daughter of a tanner in the Surrey town of Farnham in…
The Bleeding Land
Editors' choice
This is the first in a planned trilogy of novels set during the English Civil War, and this tale begins…
Child of Aetos
Child of Aetos is the story of James Stanley, seventh Earl of Derby and supporter of King Charles during the seventeenth-century…
A Ship for the King
Having first gone to sea at the age of sixteen, spending the better part of forty years in various nautical…
The Judas Blade
Betsy Brand, an actress in the relaxed culture of Restoration England, is doing well financially, but her friends and family…
Moll: The Life and Times of Moll Flanders
The eponymous heroine of Daniel Defoe’s novel, first published in 1722, is a well-known icon of female depravity. Moll was…
My Enemy’s Tears
Mary Bliss (Parsons) moves with her family from England to the colonies to escape religious persecution and the King’s tyranny. …
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