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What do readers say about Kidnapped?
18th century scotland 18th century scottish history coming of age adventure scottish highlander hijinksYoung, innocent David Balfour leaves his father's gravesite to claim an inhertitance-and finds himself in a nightmare war for his very life. Betrayed by his own family. Beaten unconscious. Stuffed into the hold of a ship manned by drunken murderers. ... More details on Kidnapped
IWILL begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father’s house. The sun be...
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What do readers say about Outlander?
easy to read plenty of action fantastic historical romance engaging plot lines'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' HERALD
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES, as seen on Amazon Prime
What if your future lay in the past?
1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a sec... More details on Outlander
It wasn’t a very likely place for disappearances, at least at first glance. Mrs. Baird’s was like a thousand other Highland bed-and-breakfast establishments in 1945; clean and quiet, with fading flora...
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What do readers say about First Time with a Highlander?
time-travel romance classic take control attitude time travel novels it was different"Cready plays to her strengths in this dashing, breathtaking, and extremely sexy time-travel romp."-Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
Serabeth's scoundrel of a fiancé is dead, and her only solution is to present her indignant and handsome 21st centu... More details on First Time with a Highlander
“What if one could piece together a perfect man the way Abby’s dressmaker has pieced together the perfect gown?” mused Serafina Fallon, gazing appreciatively on the neatly pinned amethyst silk with so...
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What do readers say about The Winter Sea?
lyrical and very emotional jacobite rebellion of 1608 historical fiction romance great historical fictionA NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters-sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!-DIANA GABALDON, #1 New... More details on The Winter Sea
I learned this later; though the realization, when it came, was hard for me to grasp because I’d always had a firm belief in self-determination. My life so far had seemed to bear this out—I’d chosen c...
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What do readers say about Treasure Island?
direct and straight-forward pirates and buried treasure archetypal pirate story a pirate adventureWhen old drunken sailor Billy Bones dies at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the innkeeper's son Jim Hawkins finds a map amongst his possessions. The local physician, Doctor Livesey, and the squire, Trelawney, believe the map is of an island where the infamou... More details on Treasure Island
How that personage haunted my dreams, I need scarcely tell you. On stormy nights, when the wind shook the four corners of the house and the surf roared along the cove and up the cliffs, I would see hi...
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What do readers say about Robinson Crusoe?
sin and slavery children's illustrated classic surviving against great odds an adventure storyCaught in the howling turmoil of hurricane and tidal wave, a young gentleman merchant named Robinson Crusoe was flung onto the shore of a deserted tropical island. His ship-destroyed. His crew-dead. His location-unknown. The only human across the oce... More details on Robinson Crusoe
I WAS BORN IN the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, a...
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What do readers say about The Game of Kings?
really high-end historical fiction 16th century scotland pretty much completely unreadable a multi-volume historical ficitonCombining all the political intrigue of Game of Thrones with the sweeping romanticism of Outlander, Dorothy Dunnett's legendary Lymond Chronicles have enthralled readers for decades and amassed legions of devoted fans. The first book in the series in... More details on The Game of Kings
First of ye chekker sail be macioune maidAnd sync efter of ye proper movingOf every man in ordour to his kingAnd as the chekker schawis us yis forneRicht so it mayc the kinrik and the crowne,The wand ...
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What do readers say about Ivanhoe?
early 19th-century english classic historical romance too many words chivalry and courtly devotionThis, one of the great works of fiction, is of historical value for its graphic picture of the Saxons and Normans in England after the Norman occupation of the land. The tournament at Ashby, the siege of Torquilstone, the trial of Rebecca, the Jewess... More details on Ivanhoe
In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest, covering the greater part of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie bet...
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What do readers say about Shogun?
action-intrigue-romance-cultural exchange blockbuster japanese cultural history epic novel of japan engaging and epic story'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' Daily Mirror
This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan... More details on Shogun
Blackthorne was suddenly awake. For a moment he thought he was dreaming because he was ashore and the room unbelievable. It was small and very clean and covered with soft mats. He was lying on a thick...
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What do readers say about Master and Commander?
descriptive and economical greta historical yarn so vivid, wonderful characters jane austen at seaThis, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life ... More details on Master and Commander
The music-room in the Governor's House at Port Mahon, a tall, handsome, pillared octagon, was filled with the triumphant first movement of Locatelli's C major quartet. The players, Italians pinned aga...
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