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

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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

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

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

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

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

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