18th Century
The Turning of Anne Merrick
This sequel to The Tory Widow takes place in 1777. Widow Anne Merrick has infiltrated General Burgoyne’s British army as…
In Darkness
Two years after the earthquake, the crippling poverty and devastation faced by the Haitian people has all but disappeared from…
The Journey of Anders Sparrman
The Journey of Anders Sparrman is a biographical novel of the life of the 18th-century naturalist, explorer, and physician. The…
A Very Murdering Battle
This is the last of the Captain Rawson novels. The father of the hero, as followers of the series will…
Brothers in Arms
Readers will always be grateful to Bernard Cornwell for bringing the common soldiers, and the spectacularly uncommon Richard Sharpe, to…
The Pearls of Tangier
This is the third book in the Bresciano Mysteries series, but it works perfectly well as a standalone read. This…
Fat Fingers
Fatfingers, the name of the unlucky protagonist whose professionally wielded hammer struck his hand more than it did a nail,…
Embracing the Divine: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
Hindiyya al-‘Ujaimi was a Maronite visionary woman and nun who changed the face of Middle-Eastern Christianity in the 18th century.…
First Family: Abigail and John Adams
First Family was originally published in 2010, and the reception was overwhelmingly positive. I read the book then and thoroughly…
Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped
In 1728, twelve-year-old James Annseley, heir to a large fortune, was snatched off the streets of Dublin by his uncle…
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