Victorian
The Perfect Poison
Lucinda Bromley is a botanist living in Victorian London. She has an apparently paranormal knack for detecting poisons which makes…
Emily’s Ghost: A Novel of the Brontë Sisters
William Weightman, the personable young curate who assisted the Reverend Patrick Brontë at Haworth Parsonage for several years, is best…
Without a Mother’s Love
In 1830s Yorkshire, Harriet Trent moves to Hill Top House, hired as a governess for Olivia Copley who has been…
Hammer
Set in Victorian London and concerning a young woman pursued by a master criminal with murder on his mind, this…
The Collector of Worlds: A Novel of Sir Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton — British military officer, spy, and gifted linguist — has been the subject of multiple biographies,…
The Quickening Maze
England, around 1840, and John Clare, the middle-aged poet of rural England, is incarcerated with his delusions and alter egos…
Girl in a Blue Dress
All of Victorian London is mourning the death of famous author Alfred Gibson, but one woman has not been invited…
The Wet Nurse’s Tale
Editors' choice
Miss Susan Rose is the narrator and protagonist of this tale, which takes place in Victorian England. Raised by a…
We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
Gill, biographer of Florence Nightingale, turns her attention to one of the most famous marriages of 19th-century England, that of…
Florence Nightingale
At the age of 17, Florence received a calling from God, and although she persisted in her quest to study…
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