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Author
Publisher
Murray
Pub. Date
1934.
Language
English
Description
Micah Clarke is an historical adventure novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1889 and set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England. The book is a bildungsroman whose protagonist, Micah Clarke, begins as a boy seeking adventure in a rather romantic and naive way, falls under the influence of an older and vastly experienced, world-weary soldier of fortune, and becomes a grown up after numerous experiences, some of them very...
4) Diary
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1963]
Language
English
Description
Pepys’ Diary is an incredibly frank decade-long snapshot of the life of an up and coming naval administrator in mid-17th century London. In it he describes everything from battles against the Dutch and the intrigues of court, down to the plays he saw, his marital infidelities, and the quality of the meat provided for his supper. His observations have proved invaluable in establishing
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Series
Publisher
Methuen
Pub. Date
1914.
Language
English
Description
This 1914 volume covers the history of England between the years 1603 and 1714, tracing the Civil War, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution, and detailing how English traditions of liberty and representative democracy triumphed over the attempts of the Stuarts to establish a more absolutist monarchy. Trevelyan's novel-esque style is captivating in this history.
17) Kill or be kilt
Author
Series
Highland spies ; 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
1613. It's been three years since Lady Elizabeth Walsingham ended her childish crush on Laird Ian Munro, the fierce Highlander who scared everyone but her. She's a grown woman now, heading to London to find a proper English gentleman. But when the wild Highland laird walks through the door, she's that breathless youth all over again. Ian tries hard to avoid the young lass who's confounded him for years. But now that they're attending court, he must...