Biographical Fiction
Wife to Charles ll
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In this reissue of a novel first published in 1965, author Lewis gamely attempts to relate the story of Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza, ...Read Review
The Melancholy Fate of Capt. Lewis
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This is a story about Meriwether Lewis, who embarked in 1804 on his famous expedition with William Clark. He died, presumably by suicide, a ...Read Review
The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene
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Originally published in England in 1984 under the title The Wild Girl, this is what has almost become a genre unto itself since—a ...Read Review
The Dragons of the Storm
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Captain John Smith, upon his election as president of the Jamestown Colony in the 1620s, wishes to organize the colonists to become self-sufficient ...Read Review
Antony and Cleopatra
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In this sprawling seventh novel, the latest in her Masters of Rome series, author McCullough recounts the gigantic power struggle for dominance in ...Read Review
Loyal in Love: Henrietta Maria, Wife of Charles l
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Plaidy’s eighth novel in her Queens of England series, a reprint of the 1983 title Myself, My Enemy, brings readers the story of ...Read Review
The Uncertain Hour
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What would you do if someone were to tell you that you had one more night to live? How would you spend those ...Read Review
The Eagle and the Raven
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Had the tale been passed down from earliest times, The Eagle and the Raven could well be Britain’s epic poem. But instead ...Read Review
Cassandra’s Sister
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Cassandra’s Sister opens in revolutionary Paris as a young man is guillotined. In due time, his English widow, Eliza, makes her way ...Read Review
Lady Macbeth
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As the descendant of Scottish kings, young Gruadh is a valuable prize, as a man who marries her can claim the throne of ...Read Review