Ann Oughton
The Contemporary British Historical Novel: Representation, Nation, Empire
This ‘first full-length study of a genre that has had increasing critical attention and popular appeal at the turn…
The House of Special Purpose
When Georgy Jachmenev inadvertently stops a bullet meant for the Tsar’s uncle, his life is changed forever. It is 1916…
The Dead of Winter
This is the final book in the murder mystery trilogy featuring Inspector Madden. In wartime London, a young Polish girl…
The Town House / The House at Old Vine / The House at Sunset
This trilogy, spanning six centuries, is the story of a Suffolk house and the people who lived in it from…
Constable in Love, Love, Landscape, Money and the Making of a Great Painter
When John Constable, a struggling young painter, fell in love with Maria Bicknell, daughter of a prominent London lawyer, it…
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer (c1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Best known for The Canterbury Tales he…
Florence Nightingale
At the age of 17, Florence received a calling from God, and although she persisted in her quest to study…
Rubies in the Snow
This is the fictionalised diary of ten-year-old Anastasia, youngest daughter of Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia. In the straightforward style…
Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths
Socrates was tried and put to death in 399 BCE by his fellow Athenians, events that have subsequently become iconic.…
London Belongs to Me
It is Christmas 1938 with the prospect of war ever present, but daily life must go on. The setting is…
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