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18th Century

The Passions of Dr. Darcy

By Sharon Lathan - Published 2013

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Dr. George Darcy, uncle to the famous Fitzwilliam Darcy of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, embarks on his career with the ...Read Review

The Turncoat

By Donna Thorland - Published 2013

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The Turncoat is a strong debut set mostly in British-occupied Philadelphia during the Revolutionary years 1777 to 1780. Kate Grey, the Quaker daughter of a ...Read Review

The Emperor of All Things

By Paul Witcover - Published 2013

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Adventure Historical Fantasy

1758, London. Daniel Quare, bastard, and Journeyman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, is on a mission. His instructions are to get hold of ...Read Review

The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones

By Jack Wolf - Published 2013

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Literary

Tristan Hart is a product of his time (the mid-18th century): conversant in Enlightenment philosophy but puzzled by the mechanics of the ...Read Review

Congo – Spirit of Darkness

By Allain Ngwala and Mayi Ngwala - Published 2012

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Biographical Fiction

Susan Dawson’s journal is read on her deathbed by a nurse. Susan was a journalist and an abolitionist, her story and the ...Read Review

She Rises

By Kate Worsley - Published 2013

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Literary

When dairymaid Louise Fletcher is whisked away from her life on Handley’s farm to become a lady’s maid to Handley’s ...Read Review

The Firebird

By Susanna Kearsley - Published 2013

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Time-slip

When art gallery assistant Nicola Marter takes hold of a small, carved bird, known only as the Firebird, she can tell at once ...Read Review

Sapphire Blue

By Kerstin Gier - Published 2012

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Children/Young Adult Historical Fantasy Time-slip

In this sequel to Ruby Red, reluctant time travelers Gwen and Gideon return to continue their adventures between worlds. The Circle of Twelve ...Read Review

Smuggler’s Kiss

By Marie-Louise Jensen - Published 2013

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Adventure Children/Young Adult Nautical

Set in the Georgian period, the story centres around wealthy 15-year-old Isabelle, who finds her circumstances dramatically changed and, in despair, tries to ...Read Review

Lovers

By Daniel Arsand - By Howard Curtis (trans.) - Published 2012

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Literary

Lovers is a short novel set in prerevolutionary France (1749) that illuminates a relationship between Balthazar de Créon, a nobleman, and a 15-year-old ...Read Review