CK - Historical 13

Set in seventeenth-century New England in the aftermath of the Pequod War, Hope Leslie not only chronicles the role of women in building the republic but also refocuses the emergent national literat……続きを見る

An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O’Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary……続きを見る

On the nights of the full moon, fra Angelo Lorenzini crawls into the darkest part of his dungeon and pulls his blanket over him. He stays away from stray moonbeams, those stairways to the edge of hi……続きを見る

Maria Elvira is a strong and courageous woman born in pre-revolutionary Cuba with a privileged background, living happily with her husband until they are forced to flee an oppressive regime. ‘To The……続きを見る

'The Treasure Hunt' is historical fiction for Christians, set in the first century. Cyrus, a gifted teen from Tarsus, Cilicia, grows up fast in the rough and tumble world of the Roman Legion. His ad……続きを見る

Long ago, along a stretch of a river deep and wide but far away from the consciousness or imagination of anyone outside All Under Heaven (China), a battle was fought that determined whether or not t……続きを見る

The thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride. Perfect for fans of The White Queen. Even the greatest of queens have rul……続きを見る

A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Dunca……続きを見る

A magnificent novel that vividly evokes the atmosphere of a seventeenth century English country estate, and the seething intrigue of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam where the population is in the grip of a fe……続きを見る

David Copperfield is the common name of the eighth novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a novel in 1850. Its full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of Dav……続きを見る

On a summer’s afternoon, shadows cast by the ancient red gums of the Oxley Flats near Glenrowan unfailingly creep across the parched earth: inevitably those shadows will diffuse into night. And as e……続きを見る

It was one of the coldest days felt in New-York, during the winter of 182–, that a baker's cart made its accustomed halt before a door in Church-street. It was driven by Charles Lovett, the baker's ……続きを見る

An ancient prophecy. An urgent message. A deadly plot. In the twenty-fifth instalment of Michael Jecks' Knights Templar mysteries, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Simon Puttock find themselves surround……続きを見る

Detained in a Cornish village, can Sir Baldwin and Simon discover who is behind a series of devastating attacks? Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock's seventeenth mystery, The Toll of……続きを見る

Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing, and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd set in the London of the 1960s. Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel, and Sam Hanway, a trio of brothe……続きを見る

“Without sin, can we know beauty? Can we fully appreciate the summer without the winter? No, I am glad to suffer so I can feel the fullness of our time in the light.” Upstate New York, 1928. Laura K……続きを見る

~~This novel is an account of an imaginary attempt launched in June 1918 to rescue Tsar Nicholas of Russia and his family from their imprisonment in Ekaterinburg. The attempt is mounted by a British……続きを見る

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Patrick White's magnificent debut novel - first published 1939, long out of print and now a Text Classic. Based on Patrick White's own experiences in the early 1930s as a jackaroo at Bolaro, near Ad……続きを見る

In this, the first of Patrick O’Brian’s much lauded Aubrey–Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character. 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is the ……続きを見る

This profound and poetic novel has been described as George Mackay Brown's most innovative work. He recounts the tale of the murder of the Earl of Orkney in the 12th century and links it to the stor……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Lorsque Zacharias Kobus, juge de paix à Hunebourg, mourut en 1832, son fils Fritz Kobus, se voyant à la tête d'une belle maison sur la place des Acacias, d'une bonne ferme dans la vallée de……続きを見る

It’s spring, 1963 in the “Nickel Capital of the World.” Nineteen-year-old Jake McCool is about to undergo a rite of passageーhis first shift underground in a hard rock mine. But the Cold War is at i……続きを見る

Nazi Germany has been defeated. The British people are struggling through post war austerity. A new government is piecing together post-war reconstruction after sweeping to power in a landslide vict……続きを見る

"La rapidez de su historia te mete de lleno en la trama…" - Sociedad de Novela Histórica "¡Es una gran historia!... Disfruté como nunca leyendo La forja de Dios." - Ashley LaMar, Closed the Cover Lo……続きを見る

A sword forged A home built A new era born The Roman armies are now gone, and Publius Varrus, the legionnaire turned blacksmith, along with his former commanding general Caius Britannicus, begin to ……続きを見る

A country in ruins A struggle for survival A dynasty begun The Empire is collapsing and after 450 years of occupying Britain, the Roman legions are departing to defend the homeland. Soldier turned b……続きを見る

The Thomas Kydd novels are the story of one man's journey from pressed man to Admiral during the Great Age of Fighting Sail. Command: Thrilled at his first command, a little brig sloop called Teazer……続きを見る

**The Thomas Kydd novels are the story of one man's journey from pressed man to Admiral during the Great Age of Fighting Sail. Invasion:** Napoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain, and Command……続きを見る

Handsome, brilliant and precocious, young Edward De Vere is living an idyllic life at Castle Hedingham as the son and only heir of John DeVere, Sixteenth Earl of Oxford. Not only will he one day inh……続きを見る