Nonfiction
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
In an event well known to history, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on the morning of June 28,…
The Dreyfus Affair: The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History
This notorious case has undergone numerous academic and popular study, following the centenary of Alfred Dreyfus’ rehabilitation in 1906. The…
Helga’s Diary
Having read only a small amount about Terezin, a ghetto/concentration camp where many Jews spent time during the war, I…
Reading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction
Meaningful critical treatments of children’s literature are all too rare, and close examinations of children’s historical fiction are rarer still.…
The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker
Browning’s text collects in print for the first time rare and unknown writings by or about Bram Stoker, produced between…
They Also Serve
Born the son of a gamekeeper in 1902, Bob Sharpe’s life “in service” spans the latter era of classist society…
Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini’s Italy
The book’s title contains the clue to its unique approach. Duggan has drawn on the reams of correspondence received by…
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
Master of the Mountain by Henry Wiencek shows us American history as it was, not as we might want it…
Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year
As our country struggles to define its future and conquer rising debt, we turn hopeful eyes to Abraham Lincoln. Against…
The Maid Narratives: Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South
If you enjoyed The Help, take a look at The Maid Narratives (a takeoff on the famous slave narratives), which…
About our Reviews
Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
