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18th Century

Cecelia’s Harvest: A Novel of the Revolution

By Blonnie Bunn Wyche - Published 2009

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It is the eve of the Revolutionary War, but the only independence on the mind of 16-year-old Cecelia Moore is freedom from her ...Read Review

Constable in Love, Love, Landscape, Money and the Making of a Great Painter

By Martin Gayford - Published 2009

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Nonfiction

When John Constable, a struggling young painter, fell in love with Maria Bicknell, daughter of a prominent London lawyer, it was not only ...Read Review

The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession

By Andrea Wulf - Published 2009

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Nonfiction

During the 18th century, Britain moved from following the French and Italian styles of gardening to become the foremost nation in gardening and ...Read Review

The Patriot Witch

By C. C. Finlay - Published 2009

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

I must admit that I approached this novel predisposed to write a negative review. I was not a fan of fantasy fiction and ...Read Review

Hannah Pritchard, Pirate of the Revolution

By Bonnie Pryor - Published 2008

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Hannah Pritchard, a young teenaged New York farm girl, returns to her home after a carefree day of berry gathering to discover her ...Read Review

Sovay

By Celia Rees - Published 2008

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

1794. England. The government is in the grip of paranoia about the effects of the French Revolution on Britain’s political stability. Any Republican ...Read Review

The Musician’s Daughter

By Susanne Dunlap - Published 2009

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Children/Young Adult Mystery/Crime

Christmas Eve in Vienna isn’t a time for celebration. Rather it is a time to mourn, for Theresa’s father is dead. ...Read Review

Cat O’Nine Tails

By Julia Golding - Published 2007

Genres:

Adventure Children/Young Adult Nautical

1791. In this fourth Cat Royal adventure, Cat, dressed as a boy, is kidnapped and taken on board HMS Courageous under the vicious and ...Read Review

A Nest of Vipers

By Catherine Johnson - Published 2008

Genres:

Children/Young Adult Mystery/Crime

London, 1712. Mother Hopkins is the fearsome matriarch of a young criminal gang based in the Nest of Vipers pub. There is Sam, a ...Read Review

Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore

By Wendy Moore - Published 2009

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Nonfiction

When Mary Eleanor Bowes’ father dies, she’s left one of the richest heiresses in mid-18th-century England. She cultivates her interests in ...Read Review