A Gentleman in Moscow

OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD A Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD

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A Gentleman in Moscow

historical fiction
literary fiction
political fiction
Aristocracy (Social class)
Home detention
FICTION / Literary
FICTION / Political
Fiction
Interpersonal relations
Hotels
FICTION / Historical
History
Detention of persons
Fiction, historical
Moscow (russia), fiction
Fiction, political
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New York Times reviewed
Fiction, historical, general
Saint petersburg (russia), fiction
Hotel Metropol (Moscow, Russia)


Accordion Crimes

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.

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Accordion Crimes

Fiction
Accordionists
Accordionists in fiction
Accordion
Accordion in fiction
History
Musical fiction
Historical fiction
Large type books
Fiction, historical, general
Musicians, fiction
United states, fiction

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Emperor

The epic new novel in Conn Iggulden’s bestselling EMPEROR series.

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Emperor

Generals
Military History
Fiction
Romans
Historical Fiction
Emperors
Rome Civil War, 49-45 B.C.
Heads of state
Rome Social War, 90-88 B.C.
History
Fiction, historical, general
Rome, fiction
Fiction, biographical
Fiction, war & military
Great britain, fiction
Africa, fiction
Empereurs
Romans, nouvelles
Histoire
Biographical fiction

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HUMAN TRACES

'An extraordinary novel of magnificent scope' Evening Standard As young boys both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa. As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia. Moving and challenging in equal measure, Human Traces explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really are. 'Shocking and enlightening...touching and affecting' Daily Mail Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2023

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HUMAN TRACES

Fiction
History
Psychiatrists
New York Times reviewed
Austria, fiction
Fiction, general
Physicians, fiction
Fiction, medical
Physicians
Historical Fiction
Literature
Fiction, historical, general
Europe, fiction
Psychiatrists, fiction

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The Fortune of War

Now in its second edition, this expanded work catalogs every person, animal, ship and cannon mentioned by name in the 21 books of Patrick O'Brian's series on the maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. The novels, renowned for their "far-ranging web of wit and allusion," teem with thousands of characters and ships, both imaginary and historical. From Master and Commander to 21: The Unfinished Voyage, this book distinguishes the fictional from the factual, making a useful series companion for the casual reader and the most ardent fans. Each of the more than 5,000 alphabetized entries provides a reference to the novels and chapters in which the topic appears. Additionally, biographical notes on the historical figures are included, with sources provided in an annotated bibliography.

Fiction; Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character); Naval History; Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character); History; Ship captains; Ship physicians; Fiction, historical; Great britain, fiction; Sea stories; Aubrey, jack (fictitious character), fiction; Maturin, stephen (fictitious character), fiction; United states, history, war of 1812, fiction; Fiction, action & adventure; Fiction, historical, general; History, Naval; Historical Fiction; Fiction in English; United States War of 1812; Large type books; Blind, books and reading; Romans, nouvelles; Histoire; Histoire naval; English literature; Seafaring life

The Fortune of War

Fiction

Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character)

Naval History

Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character)

History

Ship captains

Ship physicians

Fiction, historical

Great britain, fiction

Sea stories

Fiction, action & adventure

Fiction, historical, general

History, Naval

Historical Fiction

Fiction in English

United States War of 1812

Large type books

Blind, books and reading

Romans, nouvelles

Histoire

Histoire naval

English literature

Seafaring life

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Sharpe's battle

A novel of the Napoleonic wars follows the adventures of British captain Richard Sharpe as he faces a powerful and dangerous enemy--Napoleon's armies and General Guy Loup

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Sharpe's battle

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)

Military History

Peninsular War, 1807-1814 in fiction

Fiction

Historical Fiction

Great Britain in fiction

Peninsular War, 1807-1814

Peninsular War, 1800-1814

Spanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg

Belletristische Darstellung

Fiction, historical

Fiction, war & military

Peninsular war, 1807-1814, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Spain, fiction

Romans, nouvelles

Histoire militaire

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The archer's tale

A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear -- to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.

Fiction; History; Grail; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453; Archers; Historical Fiction; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Fiction; Archers -- Fiction; Grail -- Fiction; Historical fiction; Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377 -- Fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Great britain, fiction; Poetry (poetic works by one author); English fiction; Hundred years' war, 1339-1453, fiction; Fiction, historical

The archer's tale

Fiction

History

Grail

Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453

Archers

Historical Fiction

Archers -- Fiction

Grail -- Fiction

Historical fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Great britain, fiction

Poetry (poetic works by one author)

English fiction

Hundred years' war, 1339-1453, fiction

Fiction, historical

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The Glass Palace

Amitav Ghosh; Christiane besse; Christiane Besse; Amitav Ghosh

Since Its Inception In 19Th Century, Indian Writing In English Has Coruscated Worldwide And The English Works Of Indian Authors Have Been Highly Appreciated Even By The People Of English-Speaking Nations. Not Remaining Confined To The Restricted Gamut Of Themes And Style Of Olden Days, Indian Writing In English Has Made Its Dent In Myriad Human Concerns At The Hands Of Great Number Of Indian Writers.In The Present Anthology, A Sincere Attempt Has Been Made To Provide An In-Depth Study Of The Works Of Reputed Indian Authors Like Bhabani Bhattacharya, Amitabh Ghosh, Shashi Tharoor, Raj Kamal Jha, Arundhati Roy, Jhumpa Lahiri, Shobha De, Manju Kapur, Anita Nair To Name But A Few. Aiming At Encouraging Variegated Opinions Without Conforming To Fixed And Rigorous Critical Canons, The Anthology Not Only Focuses On Novels But Also On The Other Forms Of Literature That Are Brilliant Evocation Of Historical, Philosophical And Social Issues Of Great Importance. It Also Traverses Through Psychological And Subliminal Issues. Contributors To The Present Anthology Have Explored The Varied Aspects Of Literary Works Of The Noted And Award-Winning Writers, Besides Analysing Critically And Impartially The Question Of Equal Rights For Women Raised By The Eminent Indian Writers In Their Works.It Is Hoped That Indian Writings In English Would Prove Indispensable For The Students Of English Literature And Would Even Appeal To Those Interested In The English Works Of Indian Writers. It Will Undoubtedly Enkindle In Readers An Avid Interest Towards Their Works And Also Help Them Sharpen Their Critical Understanding With Its Ample Food For Thought.

Fiction; History; Historical fiction; Love stories; Domestic fiction; Literature; FICTION / Romance / Historical; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Historical; Fiction, sagas; Fiction, historical, general; India, history, british occupation, 1765-1947, fiction; Fiction, historical

The Glass Palace

Fiction

History

Historical fiction

Love stories

Domestic fiction

Literature

FICTION / Romance / Historical

FICTION / Literary

FICTION / Historical

Fiction, sagas

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, historical

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Lord Tony's Wife

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. This is one of her novels.

Fiction; History; Sir Blakeney, Percy (Fictitious character); Nobility; British; Blakeney, percy, sir (fictitious character), fiction; France, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, action & adventure; France, history, revolution, 1789-1799, fiction; Fiction, general; Historical fiction; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction; Adventure stories; British -- France -- Fiction; Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Russia. Glavnoe upravlenie zemleustroĭstva i zemledi͡eli͡a. Otdi͡el zemelʹnykh uluchsheniĭ; Russia; School hygiene; The Scarlet Pimpernel

Lord Tony's Wife

Fiction

History

Nobility

British

France, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, action & adventure

Fiction, general

Historical fiction

Adventure stories

British -- France -- Fiction

Russia

School hygiene

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The Sixth Wife (Wheeler Compass)

Soon after the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII is seeking his next wife. His choice is Katherine Parr. Surrounded by enemies, haunted by memories of her predecessors' tragedies and deeply in love with Thomas Seymour, Katherine knows her life depends on Henry's whims. Miraculously, she survives to enter her fourth marriage with its mysterious end. Jean Plaidy depicts the Tudor court in all its glory, dominated by the most merciless tyrant ever to sit upon the throne of England.

Fiction; History; Queens; Historical Fiction; Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548; V leposlovju; Fiction, historical; Widows, fiction; London (england), fiction; Courts and courtiers; Fiction, romance, general; Fiction, historical, general

The Sixth Wife (Wheeler Compass)

Fiction

History

Queens

Historical Fiction

V leposlovju

Fiction, historical

Widows, fiction

London (england), fiction

Courts and courtiers

Fiction, romance, general

Fiction, historical, general

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A single shard

‘Delightful... I read the novel with enormous pleasure and admiration.’ PHILIP PULLMAN A SPECIAL 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THIS AWARD-WINNING TALE ABOUT THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A LONG WALK TO WATER 13-year-old Tree-ear lives in a Korean village famous for its ceramics. He doesn’t have much but he loves to watch master potter Min at work and dreams of learning the craft one day. Reluctantly Min agrees to let Tree-ear help him. Determined to do whatever it takes to prove himself, Tree-ear embarks on a dangerous journey to present his master’s work to the king, unaware it will change his life forever.

Pottery; Newbery Medal; Fiction; Orphans; Juvenile fiction; History; Boy orphans; Waisenkind; Twelve-year-old boys; Twelfth century; Voyages and travels; Jugendbuch; Villages; Keramiker; Soziale Rolle; Historical fiction; Freie Berufswahl; Ausbildung; Preteen boys; Potters; Children's fiction; Pottery, fiction; Korea, fiction; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, study and teaching; Juvenile; award:Newbery_award

A single shard

Pottery
Newbery Medal
Fiction
Orphans
Juvenile fiction
History
Boy orphans
Waisenkind
Twelve-year-old boys
Twelfth century
Voyages and travels
Jugendbuch
Villages
Keramiker
Soziale Rolle
Historical fiction
Freie Berufswahl
Ausbildung
Preteen boys
Potters
Children's fiction
Pottery, fiction
Korea, fiction
Large type books
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, study and teaching
Juvenile
award:Newbery_award

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Burr

For readers who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton,Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel—and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation. Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated—and misunderstood—figures among the Founding Fathers. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. But he is determined to tell his own story, and he chooses to confide in a young New York City journalist named Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler. Together, they explore both Burr's past—and the continuing civic drama of their young nation. Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series, which spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to post-World War II. With their broad canvas and sprawling cast of fictional and historical characters, these novels present a panorama of American politics and imperialism, as interpreted by one of our most incisive and ironic observers.

the American revolution; historical fiction; party politics; scandal; Fiction; Vice-Presidents; LGBT-related literature; historical fiction; Narratives of Empire

Burr

the American revolution
historical fiction
party politics
scandal
Fiction
Vice-Presidents


Poor White

Reproduction of the original: Poor White by Sherwood Anderson

Classic Literature; Fiction; Industrial revolution; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, historical; Fiction, historical, general; Historical fiction; Middle West; Poor; Inventors; Small cities; Industries; Social life and customs

Poor White

Classic Literature

Fiction

Industrial revolution

Fiction, historical

Fiction, historical, general

Historical fiction

Middle West

Poor

Inventors

Small cities

Industries

Social life and customs

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The Hope

An epic of Israel from its founding to the Six-Day War by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author: “Full of excitement.” —Entertainment Weekly From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Winds of War and The Caine Mutiny, this saga spans from 1948 to 1967, the early decades of the state of Israel as it struggles for its life, outmatched and surrounded by enemies—the first of the two-part epic that concludes with The Glory. Zev Barak, Sam Pasternak, Don Kishote, and Benny Luria are all officers in the Israeli army caught up in the sweep of history, fighting the desperate desert skirmishes and meeting the larger-than-life personalities that shaped Israel’s fight for independence. The four heroes and the women they love weave a compelling tapestry of individual destinies through a grand recounting of one nation’s battle against the odds. “Much of the dialogue is witty; the descriptions of back-channel diplomacy between the United States and Israel are fascinating and convincing.” —The New York Times Book Review “Solid historical research . . . fictional characters of Wouk’s own invention rub shoulders with real-life historical figures like David Ben Gurion [and] Moshe Dayan.” —The Christian Science Monitor “Rich and satisfying . . . deftly portrays the human face of inhuman conflict.” —The Plain Dealer “An engrossing and often moving tale.” —Publishers Weekly

Fiction; Jewish families; Military History; War stories; Historical fiction; Israel; Belletristische Darstellung; Fiction, historical; Israel, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Jews, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, general

The Hope

Fiction
Jewish families
Military History
War stories
Historical fiction
Israel
Belletristische Darstellung
Fiction, historical
Israel, fiction
Fiction, war & military
Jews, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction, general

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American Pastoral

Seymour Levov es el modelo a seguir por todos los muchachos judíos de New Jersey, es un gran atleta y mejor hijo, y es el sólido heredero de la fábrica de guantes que su padre levantó desde la nada. Seymour ha rebasado la mitad del siglo xx sin conflictos que puedan estropear la vida placentera que comparte con su mujer Dawn, ex Miss New Jersey, y con su hija Meredith. Sin embargo, precisamente ahora, todo lo que le rodea se derrumbará estrepitosamente. "En la actual literatura norteamericana está Philip Roth y,después, todos los demás." Chicago Tribune

facelift surgery; Vietnam War; Marines; Jewish Americans; History; Pastoral fiction; Anglo-American literature; Historical fiction; Literary Fiction; Suspense & Thriller; fiction; domestic fiction; social conditions; social life and customs; family relations; open_syllabus_project; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, general; Jewish businesspeople; Fathers and daughters; Bombings; American trilogy

American Pastoral

facelift surgery

Vietnam War

Marines

Jewish Americans

History

Pastoral fiction

Anglo-American literature

Historical fiction

Literary Fiction

Suspense & Thriller

fiction

domestic fiction

social conditions

social life and customs

family relations

open_syllabus_project

Fiction, general

Jewish businesspeople

Fathers and daughters

Bombings

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Lonesome Dove

Two former Texas Rangers, Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call, leave their Texas ranch to lead a cattle drive to Montana, encountering outlaws, Native Americans, and ex-loves along the way.

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Lonesome Dove

fiction

western cattle drives

cowboys

Man-woman relationships

Western Fiction

historical fiction

Historical - General

Fiction / General

Fiction - Historical

Texas Rangers

Cattle drives

Western stories

Roman américain

Cattle drives -- Fiction

Translations into Russian

Adventure stories

Translations from English

Fiction, westerns

West (u.s.), fiction

Fiction, romance, western

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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' INDEPENDENT Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial and Commonwealth Writers' Prizes 'Thrillingly suspenseful' SUNDAY TIMES 'Stunning' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Brilliant' THE TIMES 'Entirely original' OBSERVER 'A classic' WASHINGTON POST The Sunday Times Number One bestseller from the author of Cloud Atlas and Utopia Avenue In your hands is a place like no other: a tiny, man-made island in the bay of Nagasaki, for two hundred years the sole gateway between Japan and the West. Here, in the dying days of the eighteenth century, a young Dutch clerk arrives to make his fortune. Instead he loses his heart. Step onto the streets of Dejima and mingle with scheming traders, spies, interpreters, servants and concubines as two cultures converge. In a tale of integrity and corruption, passion and power, the key is control - of riches and minds, and over death itself. PRAISE FOR DAVID MITCHELL 'A thrilling and gifted writer' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' DAILY MAIL 'Mitchell is, clearly, a genius' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'An author of extraordinary ambition and skill' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A superb storyteller' THE NEW YORKER

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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

East and West
Trading posts
Fiction
History
historical fiction
New York Times bestseller
nyt:hardcover_fiction=2010-07-11
Large type books
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, historical, general
Japan, fiction
Japan
Fictional Works
Fiction, historical
Romans, nouvelles
Histoire
Historical fiction

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The angel of darkness

In one of the most critically acclaimed novels of the year, Caleb Carr-- bestselling author of The Alienist--pits Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and his colleagues against a murderer as evil as the darkest night. . . .

Criminal psychology; Fiction; Historical Fiction; Literature; Private investigators; Psychologists; Serial murders; Suspense; Detective and mystery stories; Children; Crimes against; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, historical; New york (n.y.), fiction; Kreizler, laszlo (fictitious character), fiction; Forensic psychiatrists, fiction; Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919, fiction; Fiction, suspense; Fiction, psychological; Fiction, historical, general; Laszlo Kreizler (Fictitious character); Kidnapping; Forensic psychiatrists; Fiction, thrillers, general; Missing persons, fiction; Private investigators, fiction; Serial murders, fiction

The angel of darkness

Criminal psychology

Fiction

Historical Fiction

Literature

Private investigators

Psychologists

Serial murders

Suspense

Detective and mystery stories

Children

Crimes against

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, historical

New york (n.y.), fiction

Forensic psychiatrists, fiction

Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919, fiction

Fiction, suspense

Fiction, psychological

Fiction, historical, general

Laszlo Kreizler (Fictitious character)

Kidnapping

Forensic psychiatrists

Fiction, thrillers, general

Missing persons, fiction

Private investigators, fiction

Serial murders, fiction

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Blackfoot Lodge Tales

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Fiction; Folklore; Historical Fiction; Indians of North America; Legends; Siksika Indians; Tales; Western; Young Adult Fiction; Indians; Social life and customs; Grinnell, george bird, 1849-1938; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples in literature

Blackfoot Lodge Tales

Fiction
Folklore
Historical Fiction
Indians of North America
Legends
Siksika Indians
Tales
Western
Young Adult Fiction
Indians
Social life and customs
Grinnell, george bird, 1849-1938
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples in literature


People of the book

View our feature on Geraldine Books’s People of the Book. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna, a caustic loner with a passion for her work, discovers a series of tiny artifacts in its ancient binding—an insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals, a white hair—she begins to unlock the book’s mysteries. The reader is ushered into an exquisitely detailed and atmospheric past, tracing the book’s journey from its salvation back to its creation. In Bosnia during World War II, a Muslim risks his life to protect it from the Nazis. In the hedonistic salons of fin-de-siècle Vienna, the book becomes a pawn in the struggle against the city’s rising anti-Semitism. In inquisition-era Venice, a Catholic priest saves it from burning. In Barcelona in 1492, the scribe who wrote the text sees his family destroyed by the agonies of enforced exile. And in Seville in 1480, the reason for the Haggadah’s extraordinary illuminations is finally disclosed. Hanna’s investigation unexpectedly plunges her into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultra-nationalist fanatics. Her experiences will test her belief in herself and the man she has come to love. Inspired by a true story, People of the Book is at once a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity, an ambitious, electrifying work by an acclaimed and beloved author.

Jewish; Sarajevo; Historical Fiction; Judaism; Books; Conservation and restoration; Prayers and devotions; Fiction; Hebrew manuscript; Hebrew Manuscripts; Mothers and daughters; Sarajevo Hagggadah; Antisemitism; Rare books; Manuscripts; Fiction, historical, general; Bosnia and hercegovina, fiction; Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts; History; Manuscrits; Romans, nouvelles; Livres; Conservation et restauration

People of the book

Jewish

Sarajevo

Historical Fiction

Judaism

Books

Conservation and restoration

Prayers and devotions

Fiction

Hebrew manuscript

Hebrew Manuscripts

Mothers and daughters

Sarajevo Hagggadah

Antisemitism

Rare books

Manuscripts

Fiction, historical, general

Bosnia and hercegovina, fiction

Social life and customs

Manners and customs

History

Manuscrits

Romans, nouvelles

Livres

Conservation et restauration

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Birds Without Wings

Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia - a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries. When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal and political costs of war, and about love: between men and women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; and between Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd, who has courted her since infancy. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, it is an enchanting masterpiece. 'A mesmerising patchwork of horror, humour and humanity' Independent

Historical Fiction; Historical Romance; History; Social conditions; Fiction; Fathers and sons; Relations; Christianity; Soldiers; City and town life; Islam; interfaith relations; World War, 1914-1918 in fiction; Fathers and sons in fiction; City and town life in fiction; Islam in fiction; Turkey in fiction; Soldiers in fiction; World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey -- Fiction.; World War, 1914-1918; Large type books; Fiction, historical; Fiction, religious; Fiction, war & military; Fathers and sons, fiction; World war, 1914-1918, fiction; Turkey, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Romans, nouvelles; Christianisme

Birds Without Wings

Historical Fiction

Historical Romance

History

Social conditions

Fiction

Fathers and sons

Relations

Christianity

Soldiers

City and town life

Islam

interfaith relations

World War, 1914-1918 in fiction

Fathers and sons in fiction

City and town life in fiction

Islam in fiction

Turkey in fiction

Soldiers in fiction

World War, 1914-1918

Large type books

Fiction, historical

Fiction, religious

Fiction, war & military

Fathers and sons, fiction

World war, 1914-1918, fiction

Turkey, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Romans, nouvelles

Christianisme

Vie urbaine

Pères et fils

Bevölkerung

Feindschaft

Griechisch-Türkischer Krieg

Kleinstadt

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The Mirror and the Light

Now a major TV series The Sunday Times bestseller Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Booker Prize ‘It is a book not read, but lived’ Telegraph ‘Mantel has taken us to the dark heart of history ... and what a show’ The Times

Fiction, historical; England, fiction; Historical fiction; fiction; history; Courts and courtiers; literary fiction; nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2020-03-29; New York Times bestseller; New York Times reviewed; Fiction, historical, general; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Literary; Court and courtiers; historical fiction; Wolf Hall

The Mirror and the Light

Fiction, historical

England, fiction

Historical fiction

fiction

history

Courts and courtiers

literary fiction

New York Times bestseller

New York Times reviewed

Fiction, historical, general

FICTION / Historical / General

FICTION / Literary

Court and courtiers


السكرية

>«إني أُومِن بالحياة والناس، وأرى نفسي مُلزمًا باتِّباع مُثلِهم العليا ما دمت أعتقد أنها الحق؛ إذ النكوصُ على ذلك جبنٌ وهروب. كما أرى نفسي مُلزَمًا بالثورة على مُثلهم ما اعتقدتُ أنها باطل؛ إذ النكوص عن ذلك خيانة! وهذا هو معنى الثورة الأبدية.» «السكرية» هي الجزء الثالث والأخير من «الثلاثية»، تقع معظم أحداثها في حارة «السكرية»، وفيها يبدأ ظهورُ الجيلِ الثالث، جيلِ الأحفاد، ويُقدِّم «نجيب محفوظ» من خلال هذا الجيل الحَراكَ السياسي والحالة الفكرية التي كانت عليها البلاد في الحرب العالمية الثانية وما تبعها، ويَتجلَّى ذلك من خلال الأخوَين «أحمد» و«عبد المنعم» ابنَي «خديجة»، فبينما يَتبنَّى «أحمد» الفكرَ الشيوعي، ينتمي «عبد المنعم» إلى جماعة الإخوان المسلمين. أما الحفيد الثالث «رضوان»، ابن «ياسين»، فهو تجسيدٌ صارخ لحالة عدم الاستقرار الأسري؛ إذ تقوده الظروف إلى التعرُّف على أحدِ رجال السياسة المصاب بالشذوذ، فتَتوطَّد علاقته به ويُعيِّنه بعد تخرُّجه سكرتيرًا للوزير. وفي هذا الجزء يستمر الدور الرئيسي ﻟ «كمال»، الذي يدخل في حالةٍ من الحيرة والتخبُّط وإثارة الكثير من الأسئلة الفلسفية والوجودية. أما «عائشة» فهي الصورة الحية لتقلُّبات القَدَر؛ فيقلب الموتُ حالَها من البهجة والجمال إلى الضَّعْف وشحوب الوجه.

Fiction; Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author); Egypt, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Historical Fiction; 18.74 modern Arabic literature; Comics & graphic novels, general; Fiction, family life; Fiction, sagas; Cairo (egypt), fiction; Arabic fiction

السكرية

Fiction

Egypt, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Historical Fiction

18.74 modern Arabic literature

Comics & graphic novels, general

Fiction, family life

Fiction, sagas

Cairo (egypt), fiction

Arabic fiction

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The Light in the Forest

A Study Guide for Conrad Richter's "The Light in the Forest," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

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The Light in the Forest

Delaware Indians
Delaware Indians in fiction
Fiction
Group identity
Group identity in fiction
History
Identity (Psychology)
Indian captivities
Indian captivities in fiction
Indians of North America
Juvenile fiction
Pennsylvania in fiction
Young men
Young men in fiction
United States
Historical fiction
Reading Level-Grade 7
Reading Level-Grade 9
Reading Level-Grade 8
Reading Level-Grade 11
Reading Level-Grade 10
Reading Level-Grade 12
Juvenile literature
Children's fiction

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Esperanza Rising

A Mexican "Grapes of Wrath," based on a family story, from the award-winning author Pam Munoz Ryan. Esperanza pensaba que siempre viviria con su familia en su rancho en Mexico, y que siempre tendia hermosos vestidos y una linda casa llena de sirvientes. Pero una tragedia inesperada las obliga a ella y a su madre a escapar a California en la epoca de la Gran Depresion, y a asentarse en un campamento para trabajadores agricolas mexicanos. Esperanza no esta preparada para el trabajo duro, las penurias economicas o la falta de aceptacion que ahora sufre; pero cuando su nueva vida se ve amenazada, debera buscar la manera de sobreponerse a las dificultades: su vida y la de su madre dependen de ello. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.

Agricultural laborers; fiction; Juvenile works; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino; Juvenile Fiction - Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty; Juvenile Fiction - Historical - United States - 20th Century; Juvenile fiction; Mexican Americans; Ficción juvenil; Trabajadores agrícolas; Mexicano-americanos; JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino; Historical fiction; Rich people; Strikes and lockouts; Multicultural literature; Immigrant families; Mothers and daughters; Reading Level-Grade 7; Reading Level-Grade 9; Reading Level-Grade 8; Reading Level-Grade 11; Reading Level-Grade 10; Reading Level-Grade 12; Mexicans; Social conditions; History; Children's stories, American; Children's fiction; Mexican americans, fiction; biography

Esperanza Rising

Agricultural laborers

fiction

Juvenile works

Juvenile fiction

Mexican Americans

Ficción juvenil

Trabajadores agrícolas

Mexicano-americanos

Historical fiction

Rich people

Strikes and lockouts

Multicultural literature

Immigrant families

Mothers and daughters

Reading Level-Grade 7

Reading Level-Grade 9

Reading Level-Grade 8

Reading Level-Grade 11

Reading Level-Grade 10

Reading Level-Grade 12

Mexicans

Social conditions

History

Children's stories, American

Children's fiction

Mexican americans, fiction

California, fiction

Homeless persons, fiction

Children - fiction & literature

Fiction - people

Places & cultures


Ho kapetan Michalēs

In this celebrated, landmark history of the Balkans, Misha Glenny investigates the roots of the bloodshed, invasions and nationalist fervour that have come to define our understanding of the south-eastern edge of Europe. In doing so, he reveals that groups we think of as implacable enemies have, over the centuries, formed unlikely alliances, thereby disputing the idea that conflict in the Balkans is the ineluctable product of ancient grudges. And he exposes the often-catastrophic relationship between the Balkans and the rest of Europe, raising profound questions about recent Western intervention. Updated to cover the last decade's brutal conflicts in Kosovo and Macedonia, the surge of organised crime in the region, the rise of Turkey and the rocky road to EU membership, The Balkans remains the essential and peerless study of Europe's most complex and least understood region.

Fiction; History; Modern Greek literature; Fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, general; Greece, fiction; Historical fiction

Ho kapetan Michalēs

Fiction
History
Modern Greek literature
Fiction (fictional works by one author)
Fiction, general
Greece, fiction
Historical fiction

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The Lords of the North

Fiction; Historical fiction; History; Vikings; Betrayal; Saxons; Sieges; Fiction, historical, general; Great britain, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Fiction, general; England, fiction; historical fiction; The Saxon Stories

The Lords of the North

Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Vikings
Betrayal
Saxons
Sieges
Fiction, historical, general
Great britain, fiction
Fiction, war & military
Fiction, general
England, fiction


Sharpe's Fury

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam. In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy. The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.

Fiction; Historical Fiction; Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character); Barrosa, Battle of, Spain, 1811; Military History; History; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; Soldiers; Great britain, fiction; Sharpe, richard (fictitious character), fiction; Spain, fiction; Fiction, historical; Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, war & military; War stories; Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Fury

Fiction

Historical Fiction

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)

Barrosa, Battle of, Spain, 1811

Military History

History

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Great Britain

Great Britain. Army

Soldiers

Great britain, fiction

Spain, fiction

Fiction, historical

Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, war & military

War stories

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The Volcano Lover

A historical romance, Sontag's book is based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century. Passionately examining the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment, Sontag's novel is an exquisitely detailed picture of revolution, the fate of nature, art and love.

Fiction; British; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); History; Mistresses; Ambassadors' spouses; Ambassadors; Admirals; Biographical fiction; Historical fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, biographical; American fiction (fictional works by one author); Italy, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Británicos; Embajadores; Novela histórica; Amantes; Triángulos amorosos; Historia; Almirantes; Ficción

The Volcano Lover

Fiction

British

Triangles (Interpersonal relations)

History

Mistresses

Ambassadors' spouses

Ambassadors

Admirals

Biographical fiction

Historical fiction

Fiction, historical

Fiction, biographical

Italy, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Británicos

Embajadores

Novela histórica

Amantes

Triángulos amorosos

Historia

Almirantes

Ficción

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Paths of Glory

Inspired by the true story of mountaineer George Mallory, Paths of Glory bring to life one of history's enduringly enigmatic figures in a stunning novel from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. 'Archer at the peak of his imaginative powers' – The Times Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Amy Johnson, and Neil Armstrong are among such individuals. But what if one man had such a dream, and when he'd fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition? Paths of Glory is the story of such a man. But not until you've turned the last page of Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary novel, will you be able to decide if mountaineer George Mallory should be added to this list of legends. Because if he were, another name would have to be removed . . .

Death; Family; Men; Biographical Fiction; English Historical fiction; Fiction; Historical Fiction; Soldiers; Mountaineering; History; Fiction, biographical; Large type books; Mountaineers; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2009-03-22; New York Times bestseller; war novel

Paths of Glory

Death
Family
Men
Biographical Fiction
English Historical fiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Soldiers
Mountaineering
History
Fiction, biographical
Large type books
Mountaineers
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2009-03-22
New York Times bestseller

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The king's own

Fiction; Naval History; Nore Mutiny, 1797; Historical Fiction; Fiction, historical, general

The king's own

Fiction
Naval History
Nore Mutiny, 1797
Historical Fiction
Fiction, historical, general

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Black Bartlemy's Treasure

This antiquarian book contains Jeffrey Farnol's fictional tale 'Black Bartlemy's' Treasure'. It is the story of Martin Conisby, a man who escapes slavery aboard the Spanish ship Esmeralda during a battle at sea. With revenge in his mind, he makes his way to England to find the man responsible for the death of his father and for his own enslavement. A masterful work of romance fiction, this text will appeal to lovers of swashbuckling literature, and it is a veritable must-have for fans of Farnol's work. The chapters of this book include: 'Of What Befell on Pembury Hill', 'How I Heard a Song in A Wood at Midnight', 'Tells How I Stole my Breakfast', 'Telleth How I Met one Adam Penfeather', 'How I Came to Conisby Shene', 'Of My Shameful Sufferings and How I Was Delivered Therefrom', etcetera. Jeffery Farnol (1878 – 1952) was a British writer famous for his romance novels and for founding the Regency romantic genre. This book is being republished now complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Black Bartlemy's Treasure

Pirates
Historical fiction


The Last Enchantment

When the rose-gold witch Morgause, King Arthur's half-sister, ensnares him into an incestuous liaison to her own evil ends, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven.

Fiction; Merlin (Legendary character); Arthurian romances; Adaptations; Wizards; Britons; Kings and rulers; Fiction in English; Legends; Large type books; Merlin; Romances; Fiction, fantasy, historical; Merlin (legendary character), fiction; Arthur, king, fiction; Fiction, romance, historical, general; Fantasy fiction; Historical fiction; Fiction, romance, historical; Great britain, fiction; Belletristische Darstellung; Arthurian romances, adaptations; fantasy; Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy

The Last Enchantment

Fiction
Merlin (Legendary character)
Arthurian romances
Adaptations
Wizards
Britons
Kings and rulers
Fiction in English
Legends
Large type books
Merlin
Romances
Fiction, fantasy, historical
Merlin (legendary character), fiction
Arthur, king, fiction
Fiction, romance, historical, general
Fantasy fiction
Historical fiction
Fiction, romance, historical
Great britain, fiction
Belletristische Darstellung
Arthurian romances, adaptations

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The Help

It's 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi, and Skeeter has just graduated from Ole Miss. At a time and place where the ideal white woman is petite with carefully groomed straight hair and even more carefully groomed manners, Skeeter is tall and outspoken, with curly hair. Her mother wants Skeeter to wed; Skeeter wants to be a journalist. With the help of two of the town's black maids, Skeeter sets out to write a book telling the maids' stories from their point of view. But in Jackson, where a black boy is blinded for accidentally using a whites-only bathroom, and Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers is shot in his driveway in front of his children, this is a dangerous undertaking. Every Bookclub-in-a-Box discussion guide includes complete coverage of the themes and symbols, writing style and interesting background information on the novel and the author.

novels; Fiction; Civil rights movements; Household employees; African American women; literary fiction; historical fiction; domestic fiction; Civil Rights Movement; Literature; mothers; nyt:hardcover_fiction=2009-03-29; New York Times bestseller; Housekeepers; caregivers; friends; daughters; Reading Level-Grade 7; Reading Level-Grade 6; Reading Level-Grade 9; Reading Level-Grade 8; Reading Level-Grade 11; Reading Level-Grade 10; Reading Level-Grade 12; Fictional Works; Literary; Historical; Small Town & Rural; African American; NEW LIST 20091215; historical fiction

The Help

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Civil rights movements
Household employees
African American women
literary fiction
historical fiction
domestic fiction
Civil Rights Movement
Literature
mothers
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New York Times bestseller
Housekeepers
caregivers
friends
daughters
Reading Level-Grade 7
Reading Level-Grade 6
Reading Level-Grade 9
Reading Level-Grade 8
Reading Level-Grade 11
Reading Level-Grade 10
Reading Level-Grade 12
Fictional Works
Literary
Historical
Small Town & Rural
African American
NEW LIST 20091215
Fiction, historical
Mississippi, fiction
African americans, fiction
Large type books
Derechos civiles
Novela
Movimientos sociales
Afronorteamericanos
Mujeres
Historia
Spanish language materials
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, historical, general

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Nefer le silencieux

Dans une cité interdite de la Haute-Egypte vit une poignée d'artisans chargés de creuser et de décorer les tombes de la Vallée des Rois. A l'intérieur des enceintes du village protégé par de redoutables gardes, un secret séculaire se perpétue grâce à eux de génération en génération : une formule, connue d'eux seuls, pour fabriquer l'or et la lumière qui ornent les demeures d'éternité. A la fin du règne de Ramsès le Grand, un militaire thébain avide de richesses et de pouvoir rêve de détruire la puissance des pharaons en s'emparant de leur secret. Pour déjouer les plans de cet homme, l'héritier d'une dynastie de maîtres artisans, Néfer le Silencieux, s'unit à Paneb l'Ardent, un jeune paysan qui rêve d'entrer dans la confrérie. Ensemble, parviendront-ils à sauver la Pierre de Lumière ?

Fiction, historical, general; Egypt, fiction; Romans; Égypte; C.; Romans historiques; Histoire; Jusqu'à 332 av. J.; Fiction; History; Historical fiction; Artisans; Ambition; Sacred stones; Fiction, fantasy, historical

Nefer le silencieux

Fiction, historical, general
Egypt, fiction
Romans
Égypte
C.
Romans historiques
Histoire
Jusqu'à 332 av. J.
Fiction
History
Historical fiction
Artisans
Ambition
Sacred stones
Fiction, fantasy, historical


El oro del rey

En esta cuarta entrega de «Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste», que acontece en Sevilla en 1626, el capitán recibe tras su regreso de Flandes el encargo de reclutar a un pintoresco grupo de bravos espadachines para una peligrosa misión. Sevilla, 1626. A su regreso de Flandes, donde han participado en el asedio y rendición de Breda, el capitán Alatriste y el joven mochilero Íñigo Balboa reciben el encargo de reclutar a un pintoresco grupo de bravos espadachines para una peligrosa misión, relacionada con el contrabando del oro que los galeones españoles traen de las Indias. Los bajos fondos de la turbulenta ciudad andaluza, el corral de los Naranjos, la cárcel real, las tabernas de Triana, los arenales del Guadalquivir, son los escenarios de esta nueva aventura, donde los protagonistas reencontrarán traiciones, lances y estocadas, en compañía de viejos amigos y de viejos enemigos. La crítica ha dicho: «Esta novela, fabulosa y embaucadora de principio a fin, llena de hondura y de realismo, es un retablo social, una crónica cultural y un personaje cuya grandeza crece al ritmo de sus hazañas». El Cultural «Se precisa ser muy maestro y haber trabajado mucho cada página para dar vida a los viejos aires de la picaresca y poderlo hacer sin que la narración de aventura se incomode o resienta... El oro del rey es fruto de una documentación copiosísima de argot, de nombres de utensilios, de léxico sobre vestimenta, sobre el barco, sobre jergas de taberna y de cada oficio de los convocados,... que ha dado en esta novela páginas magistrales... Pérez-Reverte es capaz de dotar a cada capítulo de autonomía propia, y cada uno resulta antológico de una atmósfera, dominando los diferentes registros ligados a espacios urbanos y/o sociales». José María Pozuelo Yvancos, Abc Cultural

Historical Fiction; Fiction; History; Diego Alatriste (Fictitious character); Swordsmen; Fiction, action & adventure; Fiction, humorous, general; Fiction, historical, general; Spain, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Gold smuggling; Spanish language materials; Alatriste, Diego (Personnage fictif); Épéistes; Romans, nouvelles; Or; Contrebande; Histoire; Espadas; Novela; Oro; Contrabando; Historia; FICTION / Action & Adventure; Espadachines; Contrabandistas; Large type books; Livres en gros caractères; Large print books; Spanish literature

El oro del rey

Historical Fiction
Fiction
History
Diego Alatriste (Fictitious character)
Swordsmen
Fiction, action & adventure
Fiction, humorous, general
Fiction, historical, general
Spain, fiction
Fiction, war & military
Gold smuggling
Spanish language materials
Alatriste, Diego (Personnage fictif)
Épéistes
Romans, nouvelles
Or
Contrebande
Histoire
Espadas
Novela
Oro
Contrabando
Historia
FICTION / Action & Adventure
Espadachines
Contrabandistas
Large type books
Livres en gros caractères
Large print books
Spanish literature
Adventure stories

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The Known World

A Study Guide for Edward P. Jones's "The Known World," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

African American slaveholders; Slaves; African American plantation owners; Fiction; Slavery; Plantation life; African americans, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Large type books; Esclavitud; National Book Critics Circle Award Winner; award:national_book_critics_circle_award=2003; Historical fiction; Vida en la plantación; Dueños de plantaciones afronorteamericanos; Novela histórica; open_syllabus_project; Dueños de esclavos afronorteamericanos; award:national_book_critics_circle_award=fiction; Esclavos; Ficción; African Americans; African American plantation owners-Fiction; Plantations; African American Novel And Short Story; Fiction - General; Spanish: Adult Fiction; General; Historical - General; Propriétaires d'esclaves noirs américains

The Known World

African American slaveholders

Slaves

African American plantation owners

Fiction

Slavery

Plantation life

African americans, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Large type books

Esclavitud

Historical fiction

Vida en la plantación

Novela histórica

open_syllabus_project

Dueños de esclavos afronorteamericanos

Esclavos

Ficción

African Americans

Plantations

African American Novel And Short Story

Fiction - General

Spanish: Adult Fiction

General

Historical - General

Esclaves

Esclavage

Vie dans les plantations

Romans, nouvelles

18.06 Anglo-American literature

Fiction, historical

Slaves, fiction

Virginia, fiction

Sklavenhalter

Plantagenbesitzer

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Brother Cadfael’s penance

The twentieth chronicle of Brother Cadfael.

Fiction; History; Monks; Brother Cadfael (Fictitious character); Herbalists; Detective and mystery stories; Historical fiction; Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Fiction, historical; Cadfael, brother (fictitious character), fiction; England, fiction; Clergy, fiction; Fiction, historical, general

Brother Cadfael’s penance

Fiction

History

Monks

Brother Cadfael (Fictitious character)

Herbalists

Detective and mystery stories

Historical fiction

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Fiction, historical

England, fiction

Clergy, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

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Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey-Maturin)

"The old master has us again in the palm of his hand." —Los Angeles Times Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace brings with it both the desertion of nearly half of Captain Aubrey's crew and the sudden dimming of Aubrey's career prospects in a peacetime navy. When the Surprise is nearly sunk on her way to South America—where Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are to help Chile assert her independence from Spain—the delay occasioned by repairs reaps a harvest of strange consequences. The South American expedition is a desperate affair; and in the end Jack's bold initiative to strike at the vastly superior Spanish fleet precipitates a spectacular naval action that will determine both Chile's fate and his own.

Fiction, historical; Great britain, fiction; Chile, fiction; Aubrey, jack (fictitious character), fiction; Maturin, stephen (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Chile War of Independence, 1810-1824; Sea stories; Open Library Staff Picks; Fiction; Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character); Naval History; Historical fiction; Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character); History; Ship captains; Ship physicians; Large type books; Naval battles; War of Independence, 1810-1824; Chile; Great Britain; Histoire navale; Romans, nouvelles; Great Britain. Royal Navy; English literature

Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey-Maturin)

Fiction, historical

Great britain, fiction

Chile, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Chile War of Independence, 1810-1824

Sea stories

Open Library Staff Picks

Fiction

Jack Aubrey (Fictitious character)

Naval History

Historical fiction

Stephen Maturin (Fictitious character)

History

Ship captains

Ship physicians

Large type books

Naval battles

War of Independence, 1810-1824

Chile

Great Britain

Histoire navale

Romans, nouvelles

Great Britain. Royal Navy

English literature

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Crispin--The Cross of Lead

A 2003 Newbery Award winner for his book Crispin : The Cross of Lead, Avi is one of the foremost children's and young adults' authors read in the classroom today.

Historical Fiction; Young adult fiction; juvenile fiction; Newbery Medal; Children's fiction; Identity, fiction; Orphans, fiction; Middle ages, fiction; Great britain, history, fiction; Identity; Fiction; Orphans; Middle Ages; History; Large type books; award:Newbery_award; lexile:780; lexile_range:701-800; age:min:10; age:max:13; grade:min:3; grade:max:7; Identity (Philosophical concept); Identity (Psychology); Social aspects; Life change events; Civilization

Crispin--The Cross of Lead

Historical Fiction
Young adult fiction
juvenile fiction
Newbery Medal
Children's fiction
Identity, fiction
Orphans, fiction
Middle ages, fiction
Great britain, history, fiction
Identity
Fiction
Orphans
Middle Ages
History
Large type books
award:Newbery_award
lexile:780
lexile_range:701-800
age:min:10
age:max:13
grade:min:3
grade:max:7
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Identity (Psychology)
Social aspects
Life change events
Civilization

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Rou pu tuan

"In this new study of desire in Late Imperial China, Martin Huang argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was closely related to changes in conceptions of the fundamental nature of desire. He further suggests that the rise of vernacular fiction during the late Ming dynasty should be studied in the context of contemporary debates on desire, along with the new and complex views that emerged from those debates. Desire and Fictional Narrative in Late Imperial China shows that the obsession of authors with individual desire is an essential quality that defines traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre. Thus the maturation of the genre can best be appreciated in terms of its increasingly sophisticated exploration of the phenomenon of desire."

China; Fiction; Sex customs; Sexual behavior; Social life and customs; Young men; Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author); Chinese fiction; Translations into English; History; LITERARY CRITICISM; Asian; General; Ming dynasty; Manners and customs; Languages & Literatures; East Asian Languages & Literatures; Erotic stories; Historical fiction; Fiction, general; Chinese Erotic literature; Chinese Erotic stories; Sex in literature; Chinese literature

Rou pu tuan

China

Fiction

Sex customs

Sexual behavior

Social life and customs

Young men

Chinese fiction

Translations into English

History

LITERARY CRITICISM

Asian

General

Ming dynasty

Manners and customs

Languages & Literatures

East Asian Languages & Literatures

Erotic stories

Historical fiction

Fiction, general

Chinese Erotic literature

Chinese Erotic stories

Sex in literature

Chinese literature

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A Column of Fire

Millions of readers have been enthralled by the saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, gripping A Column of Fire. A WORLD IN TURMOIL 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended to the throne but she is not safe in this dangerous new world. There are many who would see her removed, not least Mary Queens of Scots, who lies in wait in Paris. A NEW ORDER Elizabeth determines to set up a new secret service: a group of resourceful spies and courageous agents entrusted to keep her safe and in power. As she searches for those who will make the difference, one man stands out. A MAN WHO WOULD DIE FOR HIS QUEEN For Ned Willard the opportunity to serve his queen is God-sent. He cannot stay in Kingsbridge and watch the love of his life marry another, and as fires burn and extremism begins to spark throughout Europe, Ned makes his choice. He will spend his life protecting his monarch from the tyrants who aim to destroy her or die trying . . . More than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international no.1 bestselling phenomenon returns. *Ken Follett’s Column of Fire was an instant Sunday Times HB bestseller when it published in 2017

Historical fiction; medieval fiction; Kingsbridge Series; Reinas; Catedrales; Cathedrals; Ficcion; Fiction; Historia; Queens; History; Middle Ages; Catholics; Social life and customs; Fiction, historical; Fiction, suspense; Great britain, fiction; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2017-10-01; New York Times bestseller; Fiction, historical, general; Kingsbridge

A Column of Fire

Historical fiction
medieval fiction
Kingsbridge Series
Reinas
Catedrales
Cathedrals
Ficcion
Fiction
Historia
Queens
History
Middle Ages
Catholics
Social life and customs
Fiction, historical
Fiction, suspense
Great britain, fiction
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2017-10-01
New York Times bestseller
Fiction, historical, general

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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy; Baroness Orczy

From the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, comes a series of 12 classic cozy British mysteries featuring one of literatureÍs first female detectives. Molly Robertson-Kirk a.k.a. Lady Molly shares the same mental prowess as C. Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes but brings a womanÍs wit to the table making for a formidable crime buster. Join her as she solves the crimes that plague the hills and highlands of Inverness, Scotland.

Detective and mystery stories, English; English Detective and mystery stories; Fiction; Historical Fiction; Police; Fiction, general

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Detective and mystery stories, English
English Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Police
Fiction, general

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Old Yeller

Juvenile Fiction; Fiction; Boys; Human-animal relationships; Dogs; Newbery Honor; Children's fiction; Human-animal relationships, fiction; Dogs, fiction; Boys, fiction; Texas, fiction; Frontier and pioneer life; Chiens; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Historical fiction; Realistic fiction; Animals; Pets; History; award:Newbery_award

Old Yeller

Juvenile Fiction

Fiction

Boys

Human-animal relationships

Dogs

Newbery Honor

Children's fiction

Human-animal relationships, fiction

Dogs, fiction

Boys, fiction

Texas, fiction

Frontier and pioneer life

Chiens

Historical fiction

Realistic fiction

Animals

Pets

History

award:Newbery_award

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Sharpe's company

To stem the Napoleonic tide, Sharpe must capture a fortress—where his wife and infant daughter are trapped—while protecting himself from a fellow officer determined to destroy him.

Fiction; Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character); Military History; Sieges; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; History; Historical Fiction; Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction; Sharpe, richard (fictitious character), fiction; Great britain, fiction; Spain, fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, war & military; Fiction, historical, general; Soldiers; Livres en gros caractères; Large print books

Sharpe's company

Fiction

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)

Military History

Sieges

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

History

Historical Fiction

Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction

Great britain, fiction

Spain, fiction

Fiction, historical

Fiction, war & military

Fiction, historical, general

Soldiers

Livres en gros caractères

Large print books

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Sharpe's siege

Sharpe's mission has seemed simple: capture a small unguarded French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon's supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But behind the lines, Sharpe's old enemy, Pierre Ducos, awaits Sharpe's arrival with a battalion of French soldiers and a vicious commanding general who keeps the scalps of his dead enemies as trophies. Outmaneuvered by Ducos's treachery and abandoned by his own navy, Sharpe has only two choices: to escape with the aid of the charming, unscrupulous American mercenary, Cornelius Killick, or die.

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character); Military History; Fiction; Sieges; Peninsular War, 1807-1814; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, action & adventure; Sharpe, richard (fictitious character), fiction; Great britain, fiction; Historical Fiction; Fiction, historical; Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction; Fiction, war & military; Soldiers; Cavalry; History; Great Britain. Army; Great Britain; Large type books; Livres en gros caractères; Large print books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Sharpe's siege

Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)

Military History

Fiction

Sieges

Peninsular War, 1807-1814

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, action & adventure

Great britain, fiction

Historical Fiction

Fiction, historical

Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction

Fiction, war & military

Soldiers

Cavalry

History

Great Britain. Army

Great Britain

Large type books

Livres en gros caractères

Large print books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

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Excalibur

Fiction; Kings and rulers; Arthur, in fiction; Britons in fiction; Great Britain in fiction; Britons; History; Arthurian romances; Adaptations; Kings and rulers in fiction; Legends; Rulers; Sixth century; Saxons; War; Merlin (Legendary character); Large type books; Historical Fiction; Fiction, fantasy, historical; Arthur, king, fiction; Arthurian romances, adaptations; Fiction, historical; Arthurian; Fiction, historical, general; England, fiction; Celtic rock; fantasy

Excalibur

Fiction
Kings and rulers
Arthur, in fiction
Britons in fiction
Great Britain in fiction
Britons
History
Arthurian romances
Adaptations
Kings and rulers in fiction
Legends
Rulers
Sixth century
Saxons
War
Merlin (Legendary character)
Large type books
Historical Fiction
Fiction, fantasy, historical
Arthur, king, fiction
Arthurian romances, adaptations
Fiction, historical
Arthurian
Fiction, historical, general
England, fiction

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The bloody ground

Bernard Cornwell; Grover Gardner narrator

A superbly exciting novel which vividly captures the horror of the battlefield, The Bloody Ground is the fourth volume in the Starbuck Chronicles.

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Nathaniel Starbuck (Fictitious character); Fiction; Maryland in fiction; Historical Fiction; Maryland Civil War, 1861-1865; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 in fiction; History; Fiction, historical; United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction; Large type books; Fiction, historical, general; Literature and fiction, historical fiction; Antietam, Battle of (Maryland : 1862) fast (OCoLC)fst01404253; American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658; Starbuck, nathaniel (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, war & military; Fiction, action & adventure

The bloody ground

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862

Fiction

Maryland in fiction

Historical Fiction

Maryland Civil War, 1861-1865

History

Fiction, historical

Large type books

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, war & military

Fiction, action & adventure

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The Captive Queen of Scots

Based on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Fiction; History; Mary, in fiction; Queens in fiction; Queens; Great Britain in fiction; Scotland in fiction; Historical Fiction; Great britain, fiction; Scotland, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Large type books; Fiction, romance, historical, general; Bolivian fiction; Fiction, historical

The Captive Queen of Scots

Fiction
History
Mary, in fiction
Queens in fiction
Queens
Great Britain in fiction
Scotland in fiction
Historical Fiction
Great britain, fiction
Scotland, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Large type books
Fiction, romance, historical, general
Bolivian fiction
Fiction, historical


Gay Lord Robert

Based on the life of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

Fiction; History; Royal Favorites; Nobility; Queens; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, biographical; Elizabeth i, queen of england, 1533-1603, fiction; Great britain, fiction; Fantasy fiction; Fiction, fantasy, general; Historical Fiction; Large type books; Great Britain - History - Elizabeth, 1558-1603 - Fiction; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 - Fiction; Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588 - Fiction

Gay Lord Robert

Fiction

History

Royal Favorites

Nobility

Queens

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, biographical

Great britain, fiction

Fantasy fiction

Fiction, fantasy, general

Historical Fiction

Large type books

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A Good Woman

Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington was born into a life of privilege, but everything changed on an April day in 1912, when the sinking of the "Titanic" shattered her family and her world forever. Finding strength within her grief, Annabelle pours herself into volunteer work, igniting a passion for medicine that would shape the course of her life. But for Annabelle, first love, and a seemingly idyllic marriage, will soon bring grief caused by the secrets of her husband. Betrayed, and pursued by undeserved scandal, Annabelle flees New York for war-ravaged France, hoping to lose herself in a life of service. There, in the heart of the First World War, in a groundbreaking field hospital run by women, Annabelle finds her true calling, studying medicine and saving lives. When the war ends, Annabelle begins a new life in Paris--now a doctor, a mother, her past almost forgotten...until a fateful meeting opens her heart to the world she had left behind. Filled with breathtaking images and historical detail, Danielle Steel's new novel introduces one of her most unique and fascinating characters: Annabelle Worthington, a remarkable woman--a good woman--who triumphs against overwhelming odds. More than compelling fiction, her story is a powerful celebration of life, dignity, and courage--and a testament to the human will to survive.

Rich people; World War, 1914-1918; Married women; Married women in fiction; Open Library Staff Picks; Rich people in fiction; Fiction; Military nursing in fiction; Military nursing; Americans; Americans in fiction; Upper class women; Upper class women in fiction; World War, 1914-1918 in fiction; Women; Rich; Fate and fatalism; Historical fiction; Wives; Love stories; Upper class; Fiction, romance, general; Married people, fiction; World war, 1914-1918, fiction; France, fiction; New york (n.y.), fiction; American Romance fiction; American Fantasy fiction; American Short stories; nyt:hardcover-fiction=2008-11-16; military fiction; romantic fiction; Escape

A Good Woman

Rich people
World War, 1914-1918
Married women
Married women in fiction
Open Library Staff Picks
Rich people in fiction
Fiction
Military nursing in fiction
Military nursing
Americans
Americans in fiction
Upper class women
Upper class women in fiction
World War, 1914-1918 in fiction
Women
Rich
Fate and fatalism
Historical fiction
Wives
Love stories
Upper class
Fiction, romance, general
Married people, fiction
World war, 1914-1918, fiction
France, fiction
New york (n.y.), fiction
American Romance fiction
American Fantasy fiction
American Short stories
nyt:hardcover-fiction=2008-11-16
New York Times bestseller
Gente adinerada
Estadounidenses
Mujeres casadas
Enfermería
Ficción
Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918
Clase alta
Femmes de la classe supérieure
Romans, nouvelles
Américains
Soins infirmiers militaires
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918
New york (state), fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Romans en novellen ; vertaald

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The Terror

"En 1847, dos barcos de la Armada britâanica, el HMS Erebus y el HMS Terror, que navegaban bajo el mando de sir John Franklin, estâan atrapados en el hielo del âArtico. En su anhelada busca del paso del Noroeste, parecen haber fracasado. Sin poder hacer nada por continuar su marcha y completar su expediciâon, rodeados del frâio polar y de inminentes peligros, sâolo pueden esperar a que llegue el deshielo que les permita escapar. Poco a poco, los dâias van pasando y las condiciones de supervivencia se vuelven mâas extremas; temperaturas que superan los cincuenta grados bajo cero, provisiones de comida escasas, el deterioro de los barcos o la llegada de enfermedades van mellando la esperanza de la tripulaciâon Por si fuera poco, la extraäna presencia de una criatura bestial y misteriosa hace que los hombres crean que se enfrentan no sâolo a las condiciones naturales mâas adversas, sino tambiâen a fuerzas sobrenaturales que superan, por momentos, sus creencias y su razâon. Con el tiempo y la llegada de las primeras muertes, fantasmas como el de la rebeliâon, el motâin o el canibalismo hacen su entrada en escena, en un panorama desolador"--Back cover.

Fiction, historical; Fiction, horror; Fiction, action & adventure; Fiction, sea stories; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, thrillers, general; Historical Fiction; Horror; Thriller; Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks; Survival; Sea stories; Sea monsters; Ships; Monsters; Mutiny; Betrayal; Cannibalism; Inuit; Arctic regions, fiction; Fiction; New York Times reviewed; historical fiction; thriller

The Terror

Fiction, historical

Fiction, horror

Fiction, action & adventure

Fiction, sea stories

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, thrillers, general

Historical Fiction

Horror

Thriller

Shipwrecks

Shipwreck survival

Survival

Sea stories

Sea monsters

Ships

Monsters

Mutiny

Betrayal

Cannibalism

Inuit

Arctic regions, fiction

Fiction

New York Times reviewed

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A ship of the line

Sternlicht includes little-known facts about Forester's background, his days in Hollywood as a screenwriter, and the genesis of the models for the major characters in the Saga-many of whom were friends and acquaintances of Forester's. Sternlicht discusses extensively the research and writing techniques Forester used in his. depiction of naval warfare and specific campaigns and actions of the Napoleonic period with actual procedures, events, and outcomes. In addition, Sternlicht offers readings and historical background to Forester's two other great historical novels, The African Queen and The General.

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A ship of the line

History, Naval

Open Library Staff Picks

Fiction

Naval History

Peninsular War, 1807-1814

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction

Fiction, historical

English Sea stories

Historical fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, action & adventure

Large type books

Fiction, sea stories

English literature

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The Kite Rider

Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the wholeworld beneath him. And it was his. The Great Miao, master of the Jade Circus, offers Haoyou the amazing chance to escape his family's poverty -- by becoming a kite rider. Strapped onto a beautiful scarlet-and-gold kite, Haoyou is sent into the sky, earning money, freedom, and unexpected fame. Miao even plans for Haoyou to perform before Kublai Khan himself. From Carnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean comes a dazzling story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice set in the dramatic world of thirteenth-century China.

Juvenile fiction; Fiction; History; Circus; Mongols; Kites; Family; Families; Family life; Yuan Dynasty (China); Historical Fiction; Children's fiction; Kublai khan, 1216-1294, fiction; Kites, fiction; Family, fiction; Mongols, fiction; Circus, fiction; China, fiction; New York Times reviewed

The Kite Rider

Juvenile fiction
Fiction
History
Circus
Mongols
Kites
Family
Families
Family life
Yuan Dynasty (China)
Historical Fiction
Children's fiction
Kublai khan, 1216-1294, fiction
Kites, fiction
Family, fiction
Mongols, fiction
Circus, fiction
China, fiction
New York Times reviewed

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Flashman at the charge

“Hilariously funny.”—The New York Times Book Review “Great dirty fun!”—Grand Rapids Press “The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time… Moves from one ribald and deliciously corrupt episode to the next… Wonderful and scandalous.”—Publishers Weekly The fourth volume of memoirs in which Harry Flashman confronts destiny with Lord Cardigan and the Light Brigade. Part of the Flashman series, comprising Flashman, Royal Flash, and Flash for Freedom, among others, which explores the successful though scandalous later career of the bully in Tom Brown's School Days.

Fiction; British; Balaklava, Battle of, Balaklava, Ukraine, 1854; Soldiers; Crimean War, 1853-1856; Harry Paget Flashman (Fictitious character); Flashman, harry paget (fictitious character), fiction; Crimean war, 1853-1856, fiction; Fiction, historical; Fiction, action & adventure; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction in English; Historical Fiction; English fiction; Harry Flashman (Fictitious character)

Flashman at the charge

Fiction

British

Soldiers

Crimean War, 1853-1856

Crimean war, 1853-1856, fiction

Fiction, historical

Fiction, action & adventure

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction in English

Historical Fiction

English fiction

Harry Flashman (Fictitious character)

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Lenin in Zurich

Александр Исаевич Солженицын

Fiction; Russian fiction; Political fiction; Historical fiction; Communists; Heads of state; Soviet union, fiction; Soviet union, history, revolution, 1917-1921, influence; Powieści

Lenin in Zurich

Fiction

Russian fiction

Political fiction

Historical fiction

Communists

Heads of state

Soviet union, fiction

Powieści


Empire

Empire, the fourth novel in Gore Vidal's monumental six-volume chronicle of the American past, is his prodigiously detailed portrait of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century as it begins to emerge as a world power. ------While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal's most in-spired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation. From the back offices of her Washington newspaper, Caroline confronts the two men who threaten to thwart her ambition: William Randolph Hearst and his protégé, Blaise Sanford, Caroline's half brother. In their struggles for power the lives of brother and sister become intertwined with those of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, as well as Astors, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys--all incarnations of America's Gilded Age. ------"Mr. Vidal demonstrates a political imagination and insider's sagacity equaled by no other practicing fiction writer," said The New York Times Book Review. "Like the earlier novels in his historical cycle, Empire is a wonderfully vivid documentary drama." ------With a new Introduction by the author.

Newspaper publishing; Fiction; Historical fiction; History; Fiction, historical; Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919, fiction; Presidents, fiction; Washington (d.c.), fiction; Fiction, historical, general; LGBT-related literature; fiction; historical fiction; indie rock; progressive metal; science fiction; Narratives of Empire; Roma Sub Rosa

Empire

Newspaper publishing
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Fiction, historical
Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919, fiction
Presidents, fiction
Washington (d.c.), fiction
Fiction, historical, general

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The Seekers

Abraham Kent leaves Boston to find his destiny on America’s frontier in this saga by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South. Continuing the saga of the Kent family, John Jakes turns his masterful eye to the settlement of the untamed American West. Abraham Kent, the son of Philip Kent and Anne Ware, fought valiantly on the frontier, only to return home to Boston and a life he doesn’t want. Determined not to live in his father’s shadow, Abraham and his young bride join the wave of pioneers carving out farms in the turbulent, dangerous West. But life on the nation’s frontier soon becomes more than their fledgling family can endure. Furthering his reign as the living master of American historical fiction, Jakes unfurls the epic of The Seekers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

Fiction; Fiction in English; Kent family (Fictitious characters); Frontier and pioneer life; Historical fiction; Epic literature; History; Fiction, historical; Fiction, historical, general; family saga; historical fiction; The Kent Family Chronicles

The Seekers

Fiction
Fiction in English
Kent family (Fictitious characters)
Frontier and pioneer life
Historical fiction
Epic literature
History
Fiction, historical
Fiction, historical, general

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The Italian secretary

Mycroft Holmes, charged with ensuring the personal safety of Queen Victoria, calls on his brother for help when a number of attempts have been made on her life and when two unexplained deaths occur amongst the staff at her Scottish residencies. Accompanied by Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes goes north by train, examining the few facts Mycroft has been able to cryptically supply. To Watson's bafflement he is sure there is a link between these deaths and the murder in the old royal apartments at Holyrood of the secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots: a killing which left a bloodstain that daily refreshes itself and in a room where voices can be heard in the darkest hours of the night. Can Holmes's extraordinary deductive powers solve the historical crime as well as the contemporary one? An original, beautifully crafted mystery story which is also a respectful homage to the master of the whodunnit.

Fiction; John H. Watson (Fictitious character); Palace of Holyroodhouse (Edinburgh, Scotland); Private investigators; Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character); Large type books; Fiction, mystery & detective, general; Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), fiction; Murder; Investigation; historical fiction; Conspiracies; Detective and mystery fiction; Detective and mystery stories; Mystery fiction; Assassination attempts; Open Library Staff Picks; Criminal psychology; Assassination; Attempted assassination; New York Times reviewed; Edinburgh (scotland), fiction; Watson, john h. (fictitious character), fiction; Fiction, historical; Private investigators, fiction; Fiction, historical, general; Fiction, action & adventure; Holmes, Sherlock (Personnage fictif); Romans, nouvelles; Roman policier

The Italian secretary

Fiction

John H. Watson (Fictitious character)

Private investigators

Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character)

Large type books

Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Murder

Investigation

historical fiction

Conspiracies

Detective and mystery fiction

Detective and mystery stories

Mystery fiction

Assassination attempts

Open Library Staff Picks

Criminal psychology

Assassination

Attempted assassination

New York Times reviewed

Edinburgh (scotland), fiction

Fiction, historical

Private investigators, fiction

Fiction, historical, general

Fiction, action & adventure

Holmes, Sherlock (Personnage fictif)

Romans, nouvelles

Roman policier

Roman historique

Histoire

Mycroft Holmes (Fictitious character)

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