Historical Fiction
Nana
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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…
The Side of the Angels
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Basil King
The book is a sobering examination of how two families can be wrecked by a life of greed. It shows how giving can be done in the wrong way a…
East Wind: West Wind
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Pearl S. Buck
East Wind: West Wind, Buck's first novel (published in 1930), is set in early 20th century China. Kwei-lan, a young aristocratic maiden, nar…
Arrah Neil
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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…
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
Deep Moat Grange
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S. R. Crockett
Deep Moat Grange is a neglected estate in Scotland where this story of murder, mystery, humor and love abides. - Summary by Amy Gramour
The Sin of Monsieur Antoine
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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…
L'Assommoir
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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…
Love-at-Arms
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Rafael Sabatini
A historical novel set in 15th-16th century Italy, Love-at-Arms centres on the surprising rebellion of a young girl, Valentina della Rovere,…
A Voyage Round the World
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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 …
Saxby
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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…
Clearing Weather
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Cornelia Meigs
"It is not the money. It is the ships. I must build ships. But no one wants them now." Cornelia Meigs captures the excitement of …
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza
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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 …
The Poems and Some Satires of Andrew Marvell
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Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell is a man of many faces, in both poetry and politics. A master of the pastoral dialogue, he can equally well fire out a Juvena…
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…
The Poems and Some Satires of Andrew Marvell
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Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell is a man of many faces, in both poetry and politics. A master of the pastoral dialogue, he can equally well fire out a Juvena…
Piping Hot
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Émile Zola
Covering a two-year period, Zola recounts the lives, intrigues, quarrel and loves of a group of five families all living in what was at the …
Piping Hot
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Covering a two-year period, Zola recounts the lives, intrigues, quarrel and loves of a group of five families all living in what was at the …
Dorothy's Double
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G. A. Henty
In the last volume of this series, Captain Ned Hampton and his faithful friend Jacob travel to America to the gold fields of California in s…