Victorian
Execution Dock
William Monk, hero of a series of Victorian crime novels by Anne Perry, is a favorite of mine because he…
River’s Reach
In 1887 Rose Adams, a schoolmistress in a village school, longs for a better life. She has exciting ideas for…
Two Victorian Ladies on the Continent
In 1844, Miss W., a well-educated lady in her forties, with her teenage charge, Minnie, set out on a tour…
Florence Nightingale: The Making of an Icon
What could a brilliant, wealthy young woman do in Victorian England if marriage did not entice her, and domestic spinsterhood…
No Cure For Love
This debut novel, by Jean Fullerton, is a masterpiece of its genre and will be the start of a glittering…
Becoming Queen
Despite the picture on the cover of a young Queen Victoria, this book is actually about both her and Princess…
The Peachgrowers’ Almanac
This debut novel is set in India and England in 1857. It is narrated in turns by twin sisters, Lilian…
A Bouquet of Thorns
In A Bouquet of Thorns, Tania Crosse continues the story of Rose Maddiford, the free-spirited Dartmoor mill-owner’s daughter she introduced…
Oscar Wilde And A Game Called Murder
In this mystery, set in 1892, Oscar Wilde and friends—including Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle—indulge in an after-dinner game.…
The Land Of Summer
1880s Massachusetts: ‘Poor’ Emmaline Nesbitt, being the eldest of four sisters, had always understood from her mother that she must…
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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.
