Historical Fiction
The Second Chance
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Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she move…
His Excellency Eugene Rougon, Book Six of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Here, in Zola's sixth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, we get to know Pierre and Felicite's eldest son, Eugene. He's the son that made …
The English Orphans; Or, A Home in the New World
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Mary Jane Holmes
After Mary Howard and her sisters are left without parents in America, they are put up for adoption. Mary's pretty sister, Ella was adopted …
St Martin's Summer
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Rafael Sabatini
This rollicking story set in 17th-Century France centres on the young heiress, Valerie de la Vauvraye, and the crisis surrounding her marria…
The Beecher Beached
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John B. Tabb
Father John Banister Tabb was an American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and professor of English. Father Tabb (as he was commonly known) was …
For God And Gold
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Julian Corbett
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent navy historian and geologist. This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the person…
On the Red Staircase
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Mary Imlay Taylor
"“The Czarevitch Ivan is said to be indifferent to the high office,” I replied, in a low tone; “he is blind.”“Ay, and deformed!” said t…
The Magpie
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Douglas Durkin
In the aftermath of World War I, even the victors are rocked by social upheaval, as returning soldiers expect a reward for their war-time sa…
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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Anna Maria Porter
Romantic history of the fictional Don Sebastian, which was suggested to the author by a plaque commemorating a mysterious "Portuguese s…
Nana (Version 2), Book Nine of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Anna Coupeau, known as Nana, makes her debut in 1867 at the Theatre de Varietes, and is an instant sensation. It is as a prostitute, howeve…
Painted Fires
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Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she moved …
Persephone of Eleusis
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Clare Winger Harris
A romance of Ancient Greece featuring the hero's journey and evil plotting. Will either succeed? - Summary by Christine Rottger
La Vendée
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Anthony Trollope
Trollope’s only historical novel is set during a rebellion against the Republic established by the French revolution. The rebellion occurred…
The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 2
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George Sand
This second volume of a two volume work is a novelized social commentary of this famous author. Despite its treatment of political theory, t…
Arrah Neil; or, Times of Old
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George Payne Rainsford James
During his lifetime, James published an estimated 100 novels. Arrah Neil was published some 40 years after his death. In this historical nov…
L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Gervaise Macquart runs away to Paris with Lantier, to work as a washerwoman. Lantier abandons her and their two sons. She then marries the…
A Voyage Round the World, Vol. I
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James Holman
This is Volume 1 of 4 volumes. Some territories explored are Sierra Leone, Fernando Po, Calabar, and Prince Edward's Island. Standard clash …
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza: An Historical Romance, Volume 4
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Anna Maria Porter
Now living peacefully with his young family as an anonymous exile, Don Sebastian has just received word that the queen of England will back …
Saxby: a tale of old and new England
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Emma Leslie
Set in the 17th Century, this book tells of the backdrop to the settlement of New England in the American Colonies: the struggles of the Chu…
Canadian Battlefields and Other Poems
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John Richardson Wilkinson
Canadian Battlefields And Other Poems is an important historical record of Canadian soldiers participating in wars prior to 1899. - Summar…