1805, and Hornblower is both humbled and honoured in quick succession... After near disaster on board a canal barge, Horatio Hornblower is given his first assignment as Captain, taking charge of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop that will act...
Historical Fiction
- Author:C. S. ForesterSummary:
- Author:LIPPI, RosinaSummary:
In 1909, in the remote Alpine village of Rosenau, the postmistress has gathered a group of village women to solve a problem. A postcard has arrived addressed to "Anna Fink", who, because of the naming conventions of this close...
- Author:JACOBS, AnnaSummary:
In 1845 Annie Gibson can finally leave Salem Street. Her dreams of an elegant dressmaking salon in Bilsden, have come true. She is taking her father and the family away from poverty and the Rows. Trouble follows with several men trying...
- Author:Wilson, John W.Summary:
The Great Depression continues to sweep across the land where the Brazos and Navasota rivers meet, taking with it the hope of many poor black farmers. One of these farmers, young Cleveland Webster, labors on property belonging to rich...
- Author:SPRING, HowardSummary:
Romance and family saga set in a 19th Century newspaper empire.
- Author:JACOBS, AnnaSummary:
Lancashire, 1858. Annie Hallam has at last found complete happiness. She has three healthy children and adores her husband Frederick. After years of struggling to make a living in Blisden, Annie knows she deserves to enjoy her life. But...
- Author:HEARN, LianSummary:
The sequel to "Across the Nightingale Floor" follows the separate fates of young lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede, as they fight for survival in a violent time of war, famine and treacherous alliances.
- Author:Mitchell, MargaretSummary:
Gone with the Wind, published on June 30, 1936, is a romantic novel and the only novel written by Margaret Mitchell. The story is set in Jonesboro and Atlanta, Georgia during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and follows the...
- Author:Laurens, StephanieSummary:
After roguish Max Rotherbridge is saddled with four young wards, he must figure out a way to protect the Twinning sisters from his equally disreputable friends while winning the heart of the captivating Caroline Twinning.
- Author:C. S. ForesterSummary:
Hornblower becomes a national hero when he escapes a French firing squad. But the Terror of the Mediterranean becomes Europe's most wanted man, forced to fight alone for England - and liberty.
- Author:FRASER, George MacdonaldSummary:
If only Flashman had got on with his dinner and ignored the handkerchief dropped by a flirtatious hussy in a Calcutta hotel ... Well, American history would have been different, a disastrous civil war might have been avoided, and...
- Author:Groot, TracySummary:
A retelling of the Old Testament tale of Rahab the harlot that takes place in Nazi-occupied France. After American fighter pilot Tom Jaeger is shot down and harbored by the French Resistance, he figures prominently in a plan to...
- Author:GOWER, IrisSummary:
At the age of 14, Llinos Savage becomes the owner of a Welsh pottery. Two men in her life complicate things and as she fends off one and tries to cope with the other her life unfolds in a tale of love, tragedy, mysticism and romance....
- Author:Tripp, ValerieSummary:
Growing up in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, nine-year-old Felicity is a spunky girl dealing with everyday life as the Revolutionary War looms on the horizon. But while she wades through her childhood, the American colonies and...
- Author:GREGORY, PhilippaSummary:
Lily Valance has had enough of war; her father has been killed in France and several of her friends are dead or maimed beyond recognition. Even the dashing hero Steven Winters, whom she marries, is badly scarred by his experiences.
- Author:CORNWELL, BernardSummary:
The Lazenders, a gilded family, have been the envy and pride of Britain for centuries. But Toby Lazender, their heir, is now mysteriously absent. His sister, Campion, is running the familly estates. But the Fallen Angels - among the...
- Author:Tremblay d'Essiambre, LouiseSummary:
Après une année à la fois difficile et exaltante, Agnès quitte l'école du rang 3 pour s'installer dans le village de Saint-Clément-des-Laurentides. Elle a beau être fière de sa promotion, c'est le cœur lourd qu'elle...
- Author:JACOBS, AnnaSummary:
Years of sitting on the stairs while her mother entertains her 'visitors' in their house in Weavers Lane have taught Emmy Carter that prostitution is a life she must avoid at all costs.
- Author:PASTERNAK, BorisSummary:
Set in the first half of the 20th century during the most radical revolution of the age. Seen through the life of Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet, who has to come to terms with the new world and his love for two women.
- Author:Cather, WillaSummary:
Death Comes for the Archbishop sprang from Willa Cather's love for the land and cultures of the American Southwest. Published in 1927 to both praise and perplexity, it has since claimed for itself a major place in twentieth-century...