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Life of a Sailor
Join the military and see the world! That was certainly true for young Frederick Chamier when he signed up with…
The Damnation of John Donellan: A Mysterious Case of Death and Scandal in Georgian England
Theodosius Boughton: youthful heir to a baronetcy, womanizing ne’er-do-well, a year from his inheritance … and dead. This nonfiction work…
Captain Blackwell’s Prize
During the early 1800s, England is at war with France and Spain. Captain James Blackwell, aboard HMS Inconstant, captures the…
Mesmerized
Alissa Walser’s Mesmerized is set against the backdrop of Vienna in the late 1700s. It follows the story of the…
The Raven’s Seal
Gentleman Thaddeus Grainger idles his days, wasting his fortune, in 1776 England. One evening in a notorious tap-room he sees…
Mozart at the Gateway to His Fortune, Serving the Emperor 1788-1791
Christoph Wolff is an eminent scholar, and in this nonfiction work offers new insights into the last four years of…
The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton
Caroline, granddaughter of the playwright Sheridan, marries George Norton and finds him to be violent and unpredictable. She was already…
The Deathly Portent
The second “Lady Fan Mystery” finds the intrepid Ottilia “Tillie” Fanshawe and her husband Sir Francis with their carriage broken…
Monster
When I watch Frankenstein, the misery and longing in Boris Karloff’s eyes make me ache for the mute monster. Though…
This Dark Endeavor
A deft and witty gothic tale, This Dark Endeavor recreates the youth and first experiments of Victor Frankenstein, the famous…
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