19th Century
Angelica
Nothing is as it seems in internationally bestselling author Phillips’ third novel. Set in Victorian England, this tale of the…
Afternoons with Emily
This novel, which echoes of the style of some novels of the 19th century, immediately enveloped me, and it has…
Imposture
Dr Polidori was the youngest ever graduate in medicine, an unfortunate achievement as, through sheer incompetence, all his patients died.…
The Mesmerist
Editors' choice
As Queen Victoria comes to the throne, the mysterious Mrs. Cordelia du Pont begins her meteoric rise to fame and…
The Gentle Wind’s Caress
Orphaned Isabelle will do anything to escape her Halifax, Yorkshire workhouse, where she is harassed by Neville, the matron’s son.…
The Wayward Muse
In every era, artists have naturally banded together—the Bloomsbury Group in the 1920s, the Rat Pack in the 1960s, and…
In Pursuit of Glory
In 1807, the fledging American merchant marine and naval ships continued to be harassed by the British Royal Navy in…
Nobody’s Child
Valerie Wood is very good at what she does, with a specific style which permeates all her books. Nobody’s Child…
His Boots Under Her Bed
1867 California: Rory O’Grady tartly informs Garth Fraser that, unlike the other saloon girls, she doesn’t take men upstairs to…
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Editors' choice
Paris, 1880. Pierre-Auguste Renoir is thirty-nine, his enchantment with the revolutionary Impressionist style is fading, and the movement threatens to…
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