Pegasus Books

Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck that Shocked Restoration Britain

By Nigel Pickford - Published 2023

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NauticalNonfiction

James, Duke of York (later, briefly, James II of England before he was exiled to France in 1688) traveled aboard the Gloucester in 1682 to ...Read Review

Terra Nova

By Henriette Lazaridis - Published 2022

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It is 1910, and Edward Heywoud and James Webb are attempting to reach the South Pole while Viola, who is wife to Edward and ...Read Review

Godmersham Park

By Gill Hornby - Published 2022

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The Jane Austen literary industry continues apace, but this is a marvelous addition to the genre—waspish and well-written, with all the incisive ...Read Review

The Lion: A Novel of Ancient Athens

By Conn Iggulden - Published 2022

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AdventureMilitary

Set in the 5th century BC, the Golden Age of Athens, The Lion tracks the early life and exploits of Pericles during the ...Read Review

Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine’s Pogroms

By Lisa Brahin - Published 2022

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Nonfiction

This meticulously researched book tells the story not only of the author’s family during the anti-Jewish pogroms, from 1917 until their escape to ...Read Review

Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2022

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Nonfiction

This biography is an absorbing, well-written examination of the life and influence of one of Britain’s most reviled consorts, Henrietta Maria, wife ...Read Review

Mary Churchill’s War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill’s Youngest Daughter

By Emma Soames (ed.) - By Mary Churchill - Published 2022

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Nonfiction

For anyone interested in World War II (and who isn’t?), opening this book is like opening a treasure chest. Having read Erik ...Read Review

Lion

By Conn Iggulden - Published 2022

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AdventureMilitary

In his notes at the end of the book Iggulden writes, ‘The lack of information for key years between the Persian Wars and ...Read Review

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Regency Britain: A Handbook for Visitors to 1789–1830

By Ian Mortimer - Published 2022

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Nonfiction

If you love the Regency era like I do, then this is the book for you! Within the pages of The Time Traveler’...Read Review

Hemingway’s Widow: The Life and Legacy of Mary Welsh Hemingway

By Timothy Christian - Published 2022

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Nonfiction

Canadian biographer and former law professor Christian’s meticulous archival research, interviews with people who knew Mary Hemingway, and quotes from her memoir, ...Read Review