Historical Fiction
Nana (Version 2), Book Nine of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Anna Coupeau, known as Nana, makes her debut in 1867 at the Theatre de Varietes, and is an instant sensation. It is as a prostitute, howeve…
La Vendée
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Anthony Trollope
Trollope’s only historical novel is set during a rebellion against the Republic established by the French revolution. The rebellion occurred…
Painted Fires
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Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she moved …
Persephone of Eleusis
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Clare Winger Harris
A romance of Ancient Greece featuring the hero's journey and evil plotting. Will either succeed? - Summary by Christine Rottger
The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 2
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George Sand
This second volume of a two volume work is a novelized social commentary of this famous author. Despite its treatment of political theory, t…
Arrah Neil; or, Times of Old
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George Payne Rainsford James
During his lifetime, James published an estimated 100 novels. Arrah Neil was published some 40 years after his death. In this historical nov…
L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Gervaise Macquart runs away to Paris with Lantier, to work as a washerwoman. Lantier abandons her and their two sons. She then marries the…
A Voyage Round the World, Vol. I
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James Holman
This is Volume 1 of 4 volumes. Some territories explored are Sierra Leone, Fernando Po, Calabar, and Prince Edward's Island. Standard clash …
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza: An Historical Romance, Volume 4
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Anna Maria Porter
Now living peacefully with his young family as an anonymous exile, Don Sebastian has just received word that the queen of England will back …
Saxby: a tale of old and new England
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Emma Leslie
Set in the 17th Century, this book tells of the backdrop to the settlement of New England in the American Colonies: the struggles of the Chu…
Canadian Battlefields and Other Poems
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John Richardson Wilkinson
Canadian Battlefields And Other Poems is an important historical record of Canadian soldiers participating in wars prior to 1899. - Summar…
The Poems and Some Satires of Andrew Marvell
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Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell is a man of many faces, in both poetry and politics. A master of the pastoral dialogue, he can equally well fire out a Juvena…
Canadian Battlefields and Other Poems
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John Richardson Wilkinson
Canadian Battlefields And Other Poems is an important historical record of Canadian soldiers participating in wars prior to 1899. - Summar…
The Poems and Some Satires of Andrew Marvell
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Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell is a man of many faces, in both poetry and politics. A master of the pastoral dialogue, he can equally well fire out a Juvena…