HNR Issue 59 (February 2012)
Praetorian
Praetorian is the 11th book in the series relating the careers of Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro. A consignment of…
Ireland: A History
Irish history is often fragmented into single-period studies – examinations of early Christian Ireland, treatments of the Protestant Ascendancy, narratives…
Paris to Die For
In 1951, a young Jacqueline Bouvier declined a position with Vogue magazine because she had been offered “a special job…
Velazquez and the Surrender of Breda: The Making of a Masterpiece
Diego Velazquez is perhaps best known for his rendering of one of the few Spanish victories during the long war…
In Borrowed Light
Sister authors Barbara and Stephanie Keating, who grew up in Kenya, offer great escapism with In Borrowed Light, which transports…
The Last Days of Richard III
John Ashdown-Hill is a historian and member of the Royal Historical Society and the Richard III Society. With several nonfiction…
Good Graces
Eleven-year-old Sally O’Malley and her younger sister, Troo, are as close as two sisters can be, their lives knit together…
Red Flags
Corruption in the South Vietnamese government and a lack of commitment on the part of the regular South Vietnamese army…
The Silence (Viennese Mysteries)
Editors' choice
In this excellent mystery set in Vienna in 1900, Werthen, a lawyer, is hired by a wealthy family to find…
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