18th Century
Vivaldi’s Muse
The story of Annina Giro, virtuous and strong-willed young heroine of Sarah Bruce Kelly’s Vivaldi’s Muse, begins in 1719 in…
Liberty’s Children
In this third novel of the Smithyman series, More has provided interesting insight into the conflicts existing in the early…
A Passel of Hate
Editors' choice
“You can’t sit on the fence anymore,” a character tells Jacob Godley in Joe Epley’s ripping-good Revolutionary War novel, A…
The Académie
Editors' choice
Eliza Monroe, daughter of the future president of the United States, arrives at a French boarding school in 1799 ostensibly…
Pure
Editors' choice
Pure is a novel about the clearance of the cemetery at Les Innocents in Paris in 1785 and the transportation…
Unrest in Eden
Unrest in Eden is the fourth novel in a series about the adventures of Father Ignaz Pfefferkorn, a character based…
The Winter Palace
When shy Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst arrives at the Russian court to marry Empress Elizabeth Petrovna’s nephew and heir, Peter,…
The Schoolmaster’s Daughter
This story, an action-packed, superbly written piece of historical fiction, takes place in Boston and covers the two months from…
The Good Hope
William Heinesen was a native of the Faeroe Islands – where this book is set – although he wrote in…
The Anatomist’s Apprentice
In 1781, when young Lord Crick dies of convulsions, his sister Lydia seeks the help of Dr. Silkstone to ascertain…
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