19th Century
David
Born and sold in 1847, David is the biracial child of a slave and her master. When David’s mother is…
Infamy
Editors' choice
It’s 1830. William Burr is recovering from injuries after his latest skirmish chasing mahogany pirates in British Honduras when he…
Song of the Spirits
Song of the Spirits is the second in the In the Land of the Long White Cloud saga, which intimates…
Meeting Cezanne
In this charming little book, British Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Yannick, a young Parisian boy who…
The Thicket
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Upon the death of his parents from smallpox, Jack Parker begins a trek through East Texas along with his younger…
Lover be Mine
New York Times bestselling author Jordan plans to follow five aristocratic Wilde cousins in Regency England to their true mates.…
Iron, Steam and Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution
One of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics was the moment at which the green…
A Bargain Struck
In Wyoming in the late 1800s, Connor Maguire, a widower with an eight-year-old daughter, Bridget, advertises for a wife. Ellen…
Blind Justice
In this, the 19th installment in Perry’s William Monk series, a moral dilemma is presented to us: if someone knows…
Mrs. Poe
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In this tremendously detailed account of Edgar Allan Poe’s supposed affair with poet Frances Osgood, the years 1845 to 1847…
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