Historical Fiction

For anyone who loves the historical novels of Sara Gruen, Geraldine Brooks, and E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime, a barnstorming tale of an irrepressible, brawling, bawdy era and the remarkable woman who...

In the very darkest hour, who do you trust, who do you love, and who can be saved? It is 1943 - the height of the Second World War. With...

From New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper comes a novel based on the lives of two amazing sisters . . . One sailed the Titanic and started a fashion...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Less and Less is Lost The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells is a rapturously romantic story of a woman...

`A modern day Nancy Mitford.' Sir Elton John `Fans of Downton Abbey will love this.' Davina McCall Christmas morning, 1969. All eleven-year-old Esme Munroe wants for Christmas is for her...

A medieval tragedy and tale of retribution - The Dungeon is a powerful story from a writer of great skill and potency. The setting is medieval Scotland, a land dominated...

Compulsive and terrifying adult fiction from renowned Australian author Catherine Jinks. Fourteen-year-old convict Tom Clay lives in a shepherd's hut in the bush, protecting his master's sheep from wild dogs....

A timeless love story that grew out of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that...

Author: Jeffery FarnolBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd, London, 1915Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerBeltane The Smith...

Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Sundial, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some light general wear, pages have some light foxing/yellowing, previous owner...

Author: Wilbur SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann/Octopus, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has some general wear and tear at corners and edgesWilbur Smith's...

Author: Catherine CooksonBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some light wearA Dinner Of Herbs chronicles the poignant journey of a...

Author: Dave O'MayBinding: HardbackPublished: Self-published, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some light wear in parts, Song Of Steam chronicles the rise and...

Author: Mabel BrookesBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan of Australia, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear along spine top edge, price clipped,...

Author: Frances Parkinson KeyesBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Steamboat Gothic is a...

Author: Richard GordonBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical account The Private Life Of Doctor Crippen chronicles the infamous case of Hawley Harvey Crippen, a...

Author: Lord LyttonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and dull boards. "Sandglass" laid in A vivid historical novel, The Last Days Of...

Author: George Eliot; Illustrated by Lynton LambBinding: HardbackPublished: Heritage Press, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dull and worn cover. Internally sound. "Sandglass" laid-in. This poignant Victorian novel...

Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Strauss and Giroux, NY, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on back endpaper. Isaac Bashevis Singer's The Estate chronicles...

Author: M.M. KayeBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe historical narrative The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life In Moghal Delhi chronicles the...

Author: J.G. JeffreysBinding: HardbackPublished: Walker & Co,, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Thistlewood Plot immerses readers in a gripping historical thriller, chronicling a clandestine conspiracy that threatened...

Author: Anthony BurgessBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Kingdom Of The Wicked by Anthony Burgess presents a compelling narrative that reimagines the early...

Author: Maslyn WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W.Cheshire, Melbourne, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe Far Side of the Sky chronicles Maslyn Williams's compelling experiences...

Author: Henry KingsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil , 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked binding. Pages attached.The Recollections Of Geoffry Hamlyn...

Author: Philip GibbsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1946Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners. Philip Gibbs' The...

Author: Michael J. BirdBinding: HardbackPublished: Allan Wingate, London, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis novel chronicles a thrilling journey into ancient mysteries. It uncovers a dangerous legacy tied...

Author: Louis De WohlBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on back endpaper. Louis De Wohl's The Quiet Light...

Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, a timeless story of how war transforms lives in unexpected and often tragic ways as seen through the eyes of three World War I...

Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed...

A tale of murder, passion and intrigue set in the majestic city of Constantinople. From global superstar Matthew Reilly comes this gripping historical thriller . . . * * *...

The new novel from the international No. 1 bestselling author When Ruby and Verity met as girls they came from different worlds. Verity was privately educated, living in a beautiful...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER * A magisterial novel of love and war that traces the life of one man from World War II to the present. Available...

The third installment of the international best-selling Hangman's Daughter series 1662: Jakob Kuisl, the hangman of a village in the Alps, receives a letter from his sister calling him to...

Bridget Mulligan loves her husband. He is caring, loyal and dependable - everything a woman could ask for. But she can't quite forget Harry - the one that got away...

The magnificent new novel by the bestselling and award-winning Kate Atkinson- 'Masterpiece' - Telegraph; 'Pageturner' - Evening Standard; 'Wise, funny and paced like a thriller' - Observer The magnificent novel...

Three girls. One city. Who will be the last flapper standing? i> t's Chicago 1924. Born into American high society, Gloria is the girl who has it all. Living the...

At the opening of the War of 1812, the British control the most powerful navy on earth, and Americans are again victims of piracy. Bliven Putnam, late of the Battle...

N.B. R S Downie is published in the US as Ruth Downie and this book, RUSO AND THE DISAPPEARING DANCING GIRLS, is published in the US as MEDICUS: A NOVEL...

In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and...

Don't miss the brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller... Will a dark shadow destroy her family? As a servant below stairs at the big manor house,...

The Penobscot Expedition is an extraordinary story, one that has fascinated the author for years, and will now fascinate his readers. Summer 1779, a British force of fewer than one...

Author: Marcel AyméBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head., 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to block edges, slight tear to back of...

Author: Mayer AbramowitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Gefen Publishing House., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps and rubs to DJ, sun-fading to spine.This historical novel chronicles the brutal...

Author: Gillian AveryBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins (Evergreen Library), London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical adventure, The Elephant War, transports readers to Victorian London, where a young protagonist...

Author: Maurice WalshBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. Stained boards....