Georgian
Scandalous Desires
Widow Silence Hollingbrook has a quiet life, working as headmistress of a foundlings’ home in the stews of St. Giles.…
The Gilded Shroud
The screams of the maid announce the discovery of the strangled body of Emily, Marchioness of Polbrook, in the early…
A Killing Frost
A year after German George of Hanover became King of England, the winter was so cold the Thames froze. Thus,…
The Nightmare: A Mystery with Mary Wollstonecraft
In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft has just published her A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and is active with the…
The Quality of Mercy
Editors' choice
Barry Unsworth’s new novel takes up the stories of two characters who originally appeared in his Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger.…
Fortune’s Son
Philip Drake is the errant son of the Earl of Hastings. He has renounced the life his father and brother…
The Devil’s Mask
Two years after the slave trade has been made illegal, the port of Bristol is thriving. Merchants are making themselves…
On His Majesty’s Service
Matthew Hervey is back in the saddle after a three-year absence. The eleventh novel in the series, On His Majesty’s…
Fire on Dark Water
Pirates, it seems, are in! The latest Pirates of the Caribbean film has just been released, a Pirates & Wenches…
Mistress of My Fate
In October 1789, fearing for her life, 17-year-old Henrietta Ingerton makes the fateful decision to flee from the only home…
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