18th Century
Scapegallows
Editors' choice
A ‘scapegallows’ is one who deserves and has narrowly escaped hanging. One such is Margaret Catchpole, born in Suffolk, who…
Fashion’s Lady
On the death of her mother, Susannah Garland goes to live with her uncle, Lord Devereux, and cousin, Miles, at…
Under Enemy Colors
It is 1793, and the French revolutionary wars are just getting underway. France and England battle for control of the…
Bone Rattler
It’s the mid-18th century, and young Highland Scot Duncan McCallum is on a convict ship bound for the New World.…
The Queen of Bedlam
Early 18th century New York is a raw and unformed place. Young law clerk Matthew Corbett is trying to make…
Troubled Waters
This is the 14th in the Alan Lewrie series, Lewrie now being a captain in His Majesty’s Navy of the…
Death in Hellfire
This is the latest novel in Deryn Lake’s excellent John Rawlings mystery series. After his adventures in Cornwall, told in…
Someone Knows My Name
Aminata Diallo is enslaved as a child in 1745 and lives through six decades by working in the indigo fields…
All for Love
Elyot has written three fictional memoirs about women whose passions ruled their lives. Like Helen of Troy (The Memoirs of…
Mistress of the Revolution
Editors' choice
Though Gabrielle de Montserrat was born into the minor aristocracy of France’s Auvergne region and convent-educated, she is less concerned…
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