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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 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 Wuthering Heights?
love, passion, and hate verbose, formal, passionate difficult to understand 19th century proseThere are few more convincing, less sentimental accounts of passionate love than the story of the tormented Heathcliff, who falls wildly in love with Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of his benefactor, and of the violence and misery that result from ... More details on Wuthering Heights
1801.—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have f...
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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 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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What do readers say about A Kingdom of Dreams?
well developed plotline wonderful and well paced I loved everything the story is hotThe #1 New York Times bestselling author continues her evocative Westmoreland Dynasty Saga with this romance following two defiant hearts clashing over a furious battle of wills in the glorious age of chivalry.
Abducted from her convent school, heads... More details on A Kingdom of Dreams
Under normal circumstances, this call for a wedding toast would have caused the lavishly dressed ladies and gentlemen assembled in the great hall at Merrick castle to smile and cheer. Goblets of wine ...
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What do readers say about Three Men in a Boat—To Say Nothing of the Dog?
episodic and anecdotal short comic novel shaggy dog story style 19th century british comedyOne of the best-loved classics of all time, Three Men in a Boat is a hilarious account of three friends and their dog on a holiday trip on the Thames in England. Harris, George, Jerome (the narrator), and Montmorency (the fox terrier) decide to take ... More details on Three Men in a Boat—To Say Nothing of the Dog
Three Invalids. — Sufferings of George and Harris. — A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies. — Useful prescriptions. — Cure for liver complaint in children. — We agree that we are overworked...
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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 Moby Dick?
dense, luscious writing chasing the white whale a romping good yarn a true classicWhen the young Ishmael gets on board Captain Ahab's whaling ship, little does he suspect that the mission on which he is about to embark is the fulfilment of his master's obsessive desire for revenge on Moby Dick, a white whale who has already claime... More details on Moby Dick
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the w...
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