18th Century

Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold’s March to Quebec, 1775

By Thomas A. Desjardin - Published 2006

Genres:

Nonfiction

One of the major ironies of American history is that one of the first policy decisions taken by the American rebels fighting for ...Read Review

Fashion’s Lady

By Sandra Wilson - Published 2007

Genres:

Romance

On the death of her mother, Susannah Garland goes to live with her uncle, Lord Devereux, and cousin, Miles, at Sanderby, not far ...Read Review

Mr. Jefferson’s Women

By Jon Kukla - Published 2007

Genres:

Nonfiction

Mr. Jefferson’s Women, as its title implies, examines Thomas Jefferson’s attitude toward women through his relationships with the significant females in ...Read Review

The Blacksmith’s Daughter

By Suzanne Adair - Published 2007

Genres:

Adventure

Betsy Sheridan is struggling to maintain her neutrality in a very dangerous Southland of 1780. She discovers that her husband is a spy for ...Read Review

My Swordhand Is Singing

By Marcus Sedgwick - Published 2007

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Sedgwick, a multi-published children’s book author, gives us a new twist on the popular genre of teen vampire fiction in this horror ...Read Review

Lieutenant Fury

By G.S. Beard - Published 2007

Genres:

Nautical

1793. In France, the Royalists are clinging to power in Toulon, but the Republicans are gaining ground. Lieutenant Fury, returning from India, finds that ...Read Review

Privilege And Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana

By Janet Gleeson - Published 2007

Genres:

Nonfiction

Daughter of a prominent family, sister to the infamous Duchess of Devonshire, Harriet Spencer lived in a universe of sophisticated, morally lax aristocrats. ...Read Review

Mozart’s Sister

By Rita Charbonnier (trans. Ann Goldstein) - Published 2007

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Nannerl Mozart, a brilliant musician in her own right, has been close to her brother, Wolfgang, since his birth. Then her father announces ...Read Review

Down And Out In Eighteenth-Century London

By Tim Hitchcock - Published 2007

Genres:

Nonfiction

In this well-researched volume, Tim Hitchcock, Professor of History at the University of Hertfordshire, offers a scholarly look at the beggars and the ...Read Review

The Crimson Cavalier

By Mary Andrea Clarke - Published 2007

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Pre-Regency London is the setting for this debut novel by Mary Andrea Clarke. Sir Robert Foster, whose reputation is far from unblemished, is ...Read Review