18th Century
Midnight Fires
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Biographical FictionMystery/Crime
After a major disappointment in love, aspiring author Mary Wollstonecraft must support herself and takes a position as governess to a wealthy family ...Read Review
The Admiral’s Game
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This is the fifth in the series of novels about John Pearce, a naval officer by default rather than proper entitlement. As in ...Read Review
Evangeline
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Based on the poem of the same name by Longfellow, Evangeline tells the story of the Great Upheaval, the forcible removal of the ...Read Review
The Story of Cirrus Flux
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Britain’s Age of Enlightenment is an intriguing period of history to explore. It’s rich in scientific discovery, philosophical debate, and a ...Read Review
The Lieutenant
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Kate Grenville is a bestselling Australian author who has already written about her country’s convict past. In The Lieutenant she goes back ...Read Review
The Kitchen House
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In 1791, Lavinia, a seven-year-old Irish orphan, becomes an indentured servant on a Virginia tobacco plantation. Although she is white, she is raised by ...Read Review
Here Burns My Candle
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In 1745 in Edinburgh, the widowed Lady Marjory Kerr and her family await the arrival of the Jacobites, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie. Sharing ...Read Review
The Queen’s Necklace
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Published originally in 1942 in Hungarian, The Queen’s Necklace is a nonfiction work by an author known primarily to English speakers for his ...Read Review
The Pirate Devlin
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After the success of Pirates of the Caribbean and its sequels, walking the plank, pieces of eight and buried treasure are once again ...Read Review
The Highest Stakes
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Emery Lee vividly portrays the world of 18th-century British and American horseracing in her debut novel. Robert Devington has spent much of his ...Read Review