Bloomsbury
Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy
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This is a heart-wrenching narrative that reads less like a stodgy history lesson and more like a personal voyage on the Lusitania. Preston ...Read Review
The Rape of Europa: The Intriguing History of Titian’s Masterpiece
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This revealing examination of a painting by Titian is a scholarly, dense read, ultimately rewarding the reader with a microhistory of the vagaries ...Read Review
Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov & the Dream of a Russian America
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Nikolai Rezanov attached himself to the court of Catherine the Great, giving him an opportunity to participate in what amounted to the colonization ...Read Review
The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man’s Unlikely Path to Walden Pond
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Michael Sims’ well researched biography of one of 19th century America’s most influential writers is a solid, highly informative and detailed book. ...Read Review
Sophie and the Sibyl: A Victorian Romance
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George Eliot is one of the top five people in history I’d most like to meet, so naturally I was drawn to ...Read Review
Sweet Caress
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William Boyd’s latest is a sweeping tour de force seen through the eyes, and lens, of a single character, Amory Clay. Born ...Read Review
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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Natasha Pulley’s debut is part steampunk (with the obligatory octopus featured as a clockwork character, and other steampunk elements such as gaslights), ...Read Review
World War II Tales, 1: The Apple Spy
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This is another in Terry Deary’s series of World War II stories based on true events. The Apple Spy features the discovery ...Read Review
World War II Tales, 2: The Bike Escape
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London, 1939. Britain is at war and London children are being evacuated to the country. Young Harry is always in trouble at school, and ...Read Review
World War II Tales, 3: The Barrel Burglary
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The Barrel Burglary is one of a series of World War II tales of ‘exciting, funny stories based on true historical events’. In ...Read Review
