Mary F. Burns

The Age of Genius: The 17th Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind

By A. C. Grayling - Published 2016

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Nonfiction

This is the book for you if you need to know anything about the 17th century in Europe and Great Britain. As a ...Read Review

The Great Revolt: A Brother Athelstan Medieval Mystery

By Paul Doherty - Published 2016

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This is the tenth Brother Athelstan mystery in the series, and Doherty delivers crime and politics in equal measure. In 1381, his “diminutive Dominican” ...Read Review

Behind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West

By Matthew Dennison - Published 2015

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Nonfiction

This new biography of Vita Sackville-West is a treasure trove of quotes from letters sent and received by the inimitable iconoclast whose life ...Read Review

The Language of Paradise

By Barbara Klein Moss - Published 2015

Genres:

Literary

This novel requires a new genre: Literary-Philosophical-Historical might be a start. The premise is intriguing and esoteric: against the background of early to ...Read Review

The Dragon of Handale

By Cassandra Clark - Published 2015

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Fifth in the Abbess Hildegard mystery series, this installment sees Hildegard returning to England after a year abroad, with the decision before her ...Read Review

Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins

By James Runcie - Published 2014Published 2015

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Mystery/Crime

This is a collection of six short stories, closely adjacent in time, which is the fourth installment in the Grantchester Mysteries, starring the ...Read Review

The Voices

By Frank Tallis - Published 2014

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeThriller

Tallis’ recent move away from the Max Liebermann Mysteries, set in early 20th-century Vienna, into more modern-era psychological mysteries comes solidly into its ...Read Review

In the Company of Sherlock Holmes

By Laurie R. King (ed.) - By Leslie S. Klinger (ed.) - Published 2014

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Mystery/CrimeShort Stories

For anyone who loves Sherlock Holmes, this is a must read! It’s a collection of short stories by a wide variety of ...Read Review

Consult the Oracle: A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling

By Gabriel Nostradamus - Published 2013Published c1899

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Nonfiction

This handy little compendium of Victorian-era superstitions and folklore is a fun resource if you need research for this time period, or if ...Read Review

Lisette’s List

By Susan Vreeland - Published 2014

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Lisette’s List is a sojourn—a long stay—in the south of France, in the small village of Roussillon, and as such, ...Read Review