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Jul 19, 2022
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Jul 19, 2022
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Scarrow, Simon
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329 pages : 20 cm
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Topics: Mithridatic Wars (Rome : 88-63 B.C.), Gladiators -- Fiction, Undercover operations -- Fiction,...
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Jul 8, 2022
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Jul 8, 2022
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Avi, 1937-
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157 pages ; 20 cm
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Topics: Historical fiction, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction, United...
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Jun 29, 2022
06/22
Jun 29, 2022
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North, Sterling, 1906-1974; Schoenherr, John, illus
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Bibliographical references included in "Documentary notes" (p. [205]-222)
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Topics: Kumlien, Thure Ludwig Theodore, Historical fiction, Wolves
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Jun 3, 2022
06/22
Jun 3, 2022
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Candace Camp
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Topics: American Historical Fiction, American Light Romantic Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Romance:...
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Mar 27, 2022
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Mar 27, 2022
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Gabaldon, Diana
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Topics: Fraser, Jamie (Fictitious character from Gabaldon) -- Fiction, Randall, Claire (Fictitious...
LibriVox recording of Bladys of the Stewponey, by Sabine Baring-Gould. Read by Andy Minter. The setting, geography and history of this story by Rev'd Sabine Baring-Gould, author of Onward Christian Soldiers and other well-known hymns, are all accurate, or at least as accurate as local lore will allow. Kinver has long been a midlands beauty spot, and the UK National Trust own and open one of the rock-dwellings mentioned. The 'Stewponey' too was an inn until a year or two into the twenty-first...
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Topics: Librivox, audiobook, fiction, historical fiction, romance, horror, adventure, Kinver
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
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Oct 21, 2021
10/21
Oct 21, 2021
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Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
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Fifteen-year-old Violet Travilla is determined to live the Christian life by braving doubts, dangers, and fear in order to help the poor
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Topics: Religious - Christian, Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children's Books/All...
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241
Oct 6, 2021
10/21
Oct 6, 2021
by
Speare, Elizabeth George, author
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255 pages ; 22 cm
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Topics: Jesus Christ -- Juvenile fiction, Jesus Christ -- Fiction, Jesus Christ, Newbery Medal, Historical...
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Sep 22, 2021
09/21
Sep 22, 2021
by
Graham, Winston
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Originally published: London : Macmillan, 2002
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Topics: Historical fiction, Sagas, Fiction, Fiction - Historical, Historical - General, CORNWALL (ENGLAND :...
LibriVox recording of Beric the Briton: a Story of the Roman Invasion by G.A. Henty. Read by Gary Olman. My series of stories dealing with the wars of England would be altogether incomplete did it not include the period when the Romans were the masters of the country. The valour with which the natives of this island defended themselves was acknowledged by the Roman historians, and it was only the superior discipline of the invaders that enabled them finally to triumph over the bravery and the...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, historical fiction, Christians, Romans, invasion, Beric, Britons, Saxons,...
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
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433
Sep 7, 2021
09/21
Sep 7, 2021
by
Gear, W. Michael; Gear, Kathleen O'Neal
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A Tom Doherty Associates Book
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Topics: Historical - General, Fiction / Historical, Fiction - Historical, Fiction, Prehistoric peoples,...
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89
Jul 22, 2021
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Jul 22, 2021
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Barrett, Julia
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238 pages ; 22 cm
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Topics: Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) --...
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Jul 9, 2021
07/21
Jul 9, 2021
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Raymond, Jonathan
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The discovery of two skeletons during the filming of a movie in the Pacific Northwest intertwines the lives of two pairs of friends, separated by generations
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Topics: Northwest, Pacific, Historical - General, American First Novelists, American Historical Fiction,...
The 1976 winner of the Newbery Medal, this novel tells the story of how the Logan family survives poverty and racism in the rural United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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Topics: LIT.UP, Historical Fiction, C3, Racism--Fiction, LIT, UP, Audiobooks, Chapter Books (Long), Fiction
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May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021
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Grote, JoAnn A
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Ages 8-12
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Topics: Juvenile Fiction, United States, General, Conduct of life, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction,...
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May 5, 2021
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May 5, 2021
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Gedge, Pauline, 1945-
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Reared by her Pharoh father to assume his throne upon his death, Hatshepsut - a real historical figure - has to contend with her weak half-brother before she can realize her dream
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Topics: Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt, Queens, Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
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Apr 23, 2021
04/21
Apr 23, 2021
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Edward Chupack
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Topics: Modern fiction, American First Novelists, American Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - General,...
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930
Apr 6, 2021
04/21
Apr 6, 2021
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Flores-Galbis, Enrique
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292 pages ; 20 cm
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Topics: 1960-talet, Mobbning, Refugees -- Fiction. -- Miami (Fla.), Historical fiction, Cuba -- Fiction,...
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Mar 31, 2021
03/21
Mar 31, 2021
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Coerr, Eleanor
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Staying with her grandparents after the atomic bomb has been dropped on Nagasaki, ten-year-old Mieko feels that the happiness in her heart has departed forever and she will no longer be able to produce a beautiful drawing for the contest at school
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Topics: Juvenile Historical Fiction, Historical - Asia, Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12...
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97
Mar 24, 2021
03/21
Mar 24, 2021
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Gear, W. Michael; Gear, Kathleen O'Neal
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-431)
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Topics: Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542, Mound-builders, Indians of North America, Historical...
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502
Mar 12, 2021
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Mar 12, 2021
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Cornwell, Bernard
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With Wellington out numbered, the bankrupt army's only hope of avoiding, collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Only Captain Richard Sharpe is capable of stealing it, and it means turning against his own men
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Topics: Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815), Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character),...
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Feb 28, 2021
02/21
Feb 28, 2021
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Trish Malone
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A Ninja Kitteh vs Shaolin Puppy alternate universe detective story.
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Topics: Kitteh, NKVSSP, Puppy, Noir, Noir Story, Film Noir, detective, Detective stories, Whodunit,...
LibriVox recording of In Freedom's Cause by G.A. Henty Another stirring tale from the master of historical fiction set in the time of Robert Bruce and William Wallace and their struggle for Scotland's independence. (Summary by Annise) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit...
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Topics: Librivox, audiobook, English, Historical Fiction, Scotland
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
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Nov 8, 2020
11/20
Nov 8, 2020
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Dubosarsky, Ursula, 1961- author
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149 pages ; 22 cm
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Topics: High schools -- Juvenile fiction, Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction, Death -- Juvenile fiction,...
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307
Oct 11, 2020
10/20
Oct 11, 2020
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Bradford, Chris
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422 p. ; 23 cm
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Topics: Samurai -- Juvenile fiction, Martial arts -- Juvenile fiction, British -- Japan -- Juvenile...
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121
Oct 11, 2020
10/20
Oct 11, 2020
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Cornwell, Bernard, 1944-
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Originally published: London : Collins, 1982
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Topics: Historical adventure, Historical fiction, Fiction, Great Britain. Army, Peninsular War (1807-1814),...
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213
Sep 14, 2020
09/20
Sep 14, 2020
by
George Eliot
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Book from Project Gutenberg: Middlemarch
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Topics: Historical Fiction, Best Books Ever Listings, England -- Fiction, Domestic fiction, PR, Didactic...
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8227
LibriVox recording of Quo Vadis, by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Read by David Leeson. Sienkiewicz’s epic novel of ancient Rome finds the Empire at the height of her power and splendor, but struggling with the madness and cruelty of the Emperor Nero. A new religion is sweeping across the world, causing many Romans to wonder and leading many others to sacrifice everything for it. Yet, even as a great city burns and darkness threatens to overwhelm the age, hope is found in the love of the Roman tribune...
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Topics: audiobook, librivox, historical fiction, Rome, Nero, Christianity
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
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330
Aug 21, 2020
08/20
Aug 21, 2020
by
Wiggs, Susan
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Topics: Romance: Historical, Romance - General, Blake, Jennifer - Prose & Criticism, Fiction - Romance,...
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189
Jul 30, 2020
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Jul 30, 2020
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Hearn, Lian
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"The last tale of the Otori."
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Topics: Twins, Prophecy, Historical fiction
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Jul 20, 2020
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Jul 20, 2020
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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A five-part BBC Radio adaptation by Constance Cox of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel set against the backdrop of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685. In 1685, England is once again threatened by civil war as rumors fly that the Protestant Champion, the Duke of Monmouth, will land any day and try by any means possible to usurp the throne of his Catholic uncle, King James II. Micah Clarke and his friend Reuben Lockarby are fishing off Spithead when they find themselves drawn into the center...
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Topics: BBC, BBC Radio, BBC Radio Drama, BBC Drama, radio drama, historical fiction, Monmouth Rebellion,...
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436
Jul 10, 2020
07/20
Jul 10, 2020
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Pargeter, Edith, 1913-1995
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The heaven tree -- The green branch -- The scarlet seed
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Topics: Stone carvers, Historical fiction, English
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178
Jun 19, 2020
06/20
Jun 19, 2020
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Joens, Michael R
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Norduk, the Wolf, relentlessly seeks Aeryck, sending barbaric Saxon leaders and packs of wolves to kill him, but Aeryck continually eludes him, though horrified by the shadow of death trailing him. Hatred is welling up in Aeryck for his enemy, and doubts threaten his new faith as he wonders why God allows such evil to prevail. Saxon treachery brings armies marching in Britain again, forcing Terryll and Aeryck to prepare Killwen Eden for war
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Topics: Popular American Fiction, Fiction - Religious, Fiction, Religious, Christianity, Historical...
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535
May 11, 2020
05/20
May 11, 2020
by
Hartnett, Sonya; Powers, Don T. 1950- illustrator
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A Junior Library Guild selection
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Topics: Juvenile Historical Fiction, Storytelling, Historical - Military & Wars, Children's Books/Ages...
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477
May 1, 2020
05/20
May 1, 2020
by
Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010
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204 pages : 22 cm
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Topics: Gold mines and mining -- Fiction, Stowaways -- Fiction, Historical fiction, Braille books --...
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Mar 30, 2020
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Mar 30, 2020
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Grass, Günter, 1927-
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Acclaimed as the greatest German novel written since the end of World War II, The Tin Drum is the autobiography of thirty-year-old Oskar Matzerath who has lived through the long Nazi nightmare and who, as the novel begins, is being held in a mental institution. Willfully stunting his growth at three feet for many years, wielding his tin drum and piercing scream as anarchistic weapons, he provides a profound yet hilarious perspective on both German history and the human condition in the modern...
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Topics: Historical fiction, Political fiction, German fiction
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659
Mar 26, 2020
03/20
Mar 26, 2020
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Ng, Fae Myenne, 1956-
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Topics: Chinese American families, Guilt, Family sagas, Chinese American, Historical fiction, Domestic...
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69
Mar 17, 2020
03/20
Mar 17, 2020
by
Forbath, Peter
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Topics: Kongo (African people), Friendship, Young men, Historical fiction
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903
Mar 15, 2020
03/20
Mar 15, 2020
by
Joyce, Brenda
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Topics: Historical fiction, Romance fiction
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1.1K
Mar 14, 2020
03/20
Mar 14, 2020
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Dare, Tessa; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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"While in the town of Spindle Cove, a haven for ladies with delicate constitutions, to gather a militia, the new Earl of Rycliff meets his match in Susanna Finch, a woman who is determined to save her personal utopia from the invasion of his makeshift army."--Novelist
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Topics: Man-woman relationships, Love stories, Historical fiction
LibriVox recording of I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy. Read by Annie Kirkpatrick This is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orczy, it comes (chronologically) third in the series and should be read after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel.(Summary by Wikipedia) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, Scarlet Pimpernel, adventure, French Revolution, historical fiction
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
LibriVox recording of Marriage, Volume 1 by Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier. Read by Patti Cunningham "Love!--A word by superstition thought a God; by use turned to an humour; by self-will made a flattering madness." - Alexander and Campaspe. Lady Juliana, the indulged and coddled seventeen ("And a half, papa") year old daughter of the Earl of Cortland, is betrothed by her father to a wealthy old Duke who can give her every luxury. She instead runs away and marries her very...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, love, marriage, historical fiction, romance, humor
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Ceci est un entregistrement LibriVox des Trois Mousquetaires, par Alexandre Dumas. Lu par Jc Guan. Le roman raconte les aventures d'un gascon désargenté de 18 ans, d'Artagnan, monté à Paris faire carrière. Il se lie d'amitié avec Athos, Porthos et Aramis, mousquetaires du roi Louis XIII. Ces quatre hommes vont s'opposer au premier ministre, le Cardinal de Richelieu et à ses agents, dont la belle et mystérieuse Milady de Winter, pour sauver l'honneur de la reine de France Anne...
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Topics: librivox, audiobook, livre audio, trois mousquetaires, three mousketeers, romance, aventure,...
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
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114
Jul 22, 2019
07/19
Jul 22, 2019
by
Gorman, Edward; Greenberg, Martin Harry; Segriff, Larry
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Introduction -- Tinkler Tam and the Body Snatchers / E.A. Scarborough -- What the cat dragged in / J. Dawson -- Stitches in time / D. De Louise -- Cat and the kinetophone / J.L. Breen -- Tinseltown follies of 1948 / B. Crider -- Death cat of Hester Street / C. Gorman -- St. Margaret's kitten / D. Allyn -- Slightly guilty / M. Hershman -- Of Persephone, Poe, and the whisperer / T. Piccirilli -- Warm nest / S. Kennett -- Fur bearing / B. Hudgins -- Roman of no importance / E. Foxwell -- Connie /...
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Topics: Detective and mystery stories, American, Historical fiction, American, Detective and mystery...
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889
Jul 12, 2019
07/19
Jul 12, 2019
by
Seton, Anya; Gregory, Philippa
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A novel
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Topics: General & Literary Fiction, Historical fiction, Romance, of Gaunt,, John, 20th Century American...
LibriVox recording of The Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. Read in English by Beth Thomas; deongines; Melvin Lee; ToddHW; John Burlinson The enigmatic smile of The Laughing Cavalier of Franz Hals' famous painting invites you to wonder just what mischievousness hides behind that face. In this novel, inspired by the painting, Baroness Orczy recounts the adventures of an ancestor of her famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. Set in Holland during the...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, history, fiction, adventure, Historical Fiction, scarlet pimpernel, 17th...
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Mar 24, 2019
03/19
Mar 24, 2019
by
Blake, Jennifer, 1942- Pieces of dreams; Cassity, Jo Anne. Forever Annie; Shertzer, Linda. Hand-me-down-hearts; Cordaire, Christina. Ring for remembrance
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345 pages ; 18 cm
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Topics: Romance fiction, American, Historical fiction, American, Quilts, Quilting, Quilts -- United States...
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327
Mar 5, 2019
03/19
Mar 5, 2019
by
Compton, Katherine
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Topics: Historical fiction, Romance fiction, Romance-language fiction
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Mar 1, 2019
03/19
Mar 1, 2019
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Chase, Loretta Lynda, 1949-
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Topics: Historical fiction, Love stories
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Mar 1, 2019
03/19
Mar 1, 2019
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Clark, Walter Van Tilburg, 1909-1971
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Originally published: New York : Random House, 1940
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Topics: Historical fiction, Fiction, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Classics, Fiction / General, Action...
