Moll is born in Newgate prison to a petty thief and is soon left at the mercy of whoever will take her in. From this unfavorable beginning, the lusty, resourceful Moll loves and bargains her way from rags to riches, from prostitution in...
England
- Auteur:Defoe, DanielSommaire:
- Auteur:Harper, KarenSommaire:
A young widow and candlemaker, Varina Westcott, agrees to travel to Wales to investigate the suspicious death of the newly married Prince Arthur as a secret request of Queen Elizabeth of York, the wife of Henry VII. But with each clue,...
- Auteur:Quick, AmandaSommaire:
When a blackmailer threatens her Aunt Zoe, Iphiginia knows she can ferret out the villain. A 26-year-old vixen with the intellect to match her beauty, Iphiginia descends on London society as the dazzling mistress of the missing Earl of...
- Auteur:James, EloisaSommaire:
From four beloved writers-Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, and Erica Ridley-come four original stories that tell a hilarious tale of a Christmas house party that serves up love and scandal in equal measure! The Duke of...
- Auteur:Walker, MeganSommaire:
England, 1820 Rosalind Newbury is counting down the days until her wedding to the Duke of Marlow, a man she has only met twice. The marriage is more an agreement between two families and less a romantic connection between two hearts,...
- Auteur:Thomas, SherrySommaire:
Charlotte Holmes comes face to face with her enemy when Moriarty turns to her in his hour of need, in the USA Today bestselling series set in Victorian England. A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep:...
- Auteur:Abbs, AnnabelSommaire:
In 1835, London is awash with new ingredients, but no one knows how to use them. Eliza Acton hires young Ann Kirby to help her write a cookbook. They break class boundaries while creating new ways of writing recipes.
- Auteur:Quick, AmandaSommaire:
Beautiful, headstrong Imogen Waterstone has recruited the darkly infamous Earl of Colchester to help her seek revenge for the murder of her best friend. As they set a trap for the villain, Imogen and Colchester fearlessly encounter the...
- Auteur:Christie, AgathaSommaire:
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction." —Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of the Dublin...
- Auteur:Hale, ShannonSommaire:
Charlotte Kinder is eager to escape the numbness she feels after her divorce. Deciding to get away, she visits the Regency-themed Pembrook Park resort in England, where talented actors set the perfect scene. But with everyone playing a...
- Auteur:Hill, ReginaldSommaire:
It starts with a phone call to Superintendent Dalziel from an old friend asking for help. But where it ends is a very different story. Gina Wolfe has come to mid Yorkshire in search of her missing husband, believed dead. Her fiancee,...
- Auteur:Perry, AnneSommaire:
When the bodies of two high-profile women are discovered, bearing signs of rape, and an innocent man is accused of the crime, Thomas Pitt's quest for the truth forces him to play a dangerous game of international politics and murder....
- Auteur:Eliot, GeorgeSommaire:
Sisters Dorothea and Cecilia live in genteel poverty in an English village. Dorothea, seeking a life of noble service, falls for the dry intellectual Edward Casaubon, much to her light-hearted sister’s dismay. Eight hundred pages of...
- Auteur:Eliot, GeorgeSommaire:
Through Dorothea and other townsfolk, Eliot shows how various human passions interrelate with Victorian society.
- Auteur:GREGORY, PhilippaSommaire:
This book, the final part of the trilogy begun in "Wideacre" and "The Favoured Child", is set in the savage contrasts of Georgian England and tells of a young woman's struggle to save herself from poverty and...
- Auteur:Smith, IvorSommaire:
Memoirs of a country veterinarian in Australia.
- Auteur:Bradford, Barbara TaylorSommaire:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes the first audiobook in a stunning new historical saga. Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Lionel Falconer, who spends...
- Auteur:Travers, P. L.Sommaire:
Mary Poppins has returned to take the Banks children on another unforgettable adventure. On the most magical of nights, Midsummer's Eve, all kinds of strange things can happen. But Mary Poppins takes it all in stride, drawing...
- Auteur:Schofield, AnakanaSommaire:
Martin John sits beside you on the train. Can he see that look on your face? He needs to see that look in your eyes, the surprise of his touch upon your leg, and your repugnance. Despite his work's distractions, his evil flatmate's...
- Auteur:Kleypas, LisaSommaire:
Catherine Marks is a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters, but their older brother Leo is thoroughly exasperating. When one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response.