Elizabeth Hawksley
Summer’s End: Seasons of War, Book 1
In the hot summer of 1914, nobody in the village of Ashden is thinking of war. In the rectory, the…
In Search of Mary: The Mother of All Journeys
Editors' choice
In Search of Mary is one of the most interesting books I’ve read all year. Journalist Bee Rowlatt follows 18th-century…
Escape from France
1791. Richard Carey is young, good-looking, rich – and can be shockingly rude. The only things he enjoys at Cambridge…
Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head
Editors' choice
1930s New York. Times are hard for Dumfrey’s Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities and Wonders. The museum, which has wonders…
The History of Modern France: From the Revolution to the Present Day
Fenby argues that France is a prisoner of her own history; she sees her casting off the shackles of tyranny…
Nicholas Carey
1853, Italy. Nicholas Carey, a young army captain, is more interested in wine, good food and landscape painting than his…
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo
England, April 1819. Mary Willcox, destitute and desperate, is attacked, assaulted and left in a ditch by two farm labourers.…
A Brief History of Magna Carta
In 1215, English barons forced King John to sign Magna Carta, which, for the first time, enshrined the principle that…
World War II Tales, 2: The Bike Escape
London, 1939. Britain is at war and London children are being evacuated to the country. Young Harry is always in…
The Great Elephant Chase
1881, Pennsylvania. Fifteen-year-old Tad is mistreated and exploited by everyone, including the creepy Hannibal Jackson, a man with a nose…
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