Historical Fiction

Author: Lloyd C. DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Davies, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Big Fisherman is a sweeping historical novel that...

Author: Ethel TurnerBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward Lock, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis classic of Australian children's literature, Seven Little Australians, chronicles the boisterous and often mischievous...

Frankie Fish is back in a very special mini adventure for Australia Reads! When Frankie and Drew get in an argument about how Ancient Egyptians really walked, there's only one...

The society wedding of Thomas, an idealistic German architect, and Irene, an English artist, brings together the Curtius and Benson families. Thomas and Irene settle into marital life in Berlin,...

A captivating historical novel of pioneering Australian women finding their way in a man's world, from the author of the bestselling Mr Chen's Emporium. A captivating historical novel of pioneering...

3 Talented Women, 3 Christmas Romances Return to Christmases of yesteryear with three women who use their sewing talents to succeed in the late 1800s. But can love also be...

Published for the first time in English, an atmospheric, brilliant novel from an internationally bestselling literary luminary. Roberto Ampuero s novels starring the wonderfully roguish Cayetano Brule are an international...

**1st Place, CIBA Chanticleer Awards 2021, Chaucer Award for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction** At Olympia, there is one amongst the Greeks who sees light where others only perceive darkness. One...

'Melvyn Bragg's account of the passionate and painful love affair between the 12th century radical theologian, Peter Abelard, and the brilliant young convent-educated Eloise springs magnificently to life . ....

The Search for Maggie Ward is a poignant tale of love, loss, and faith set in the aftermath of World War I, from acclaimed New York Times bestsellling author and...

As Rome rose to power in the 3rd century BCE there was only one real rival in the Mediterranean--Carthage. In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated and humiliated...

In the tradition of Alan Furst, the #1 international bestselling author of the Department Q series delivers his first stand-alone novel, a psychological thriller set in World War II Nazi...

New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest...

From the bestselling author of Prague comes a witty, inventive, brilliantly constructed novel about an Egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king. This darkly comic labyrinth of...

Lambeth, London, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that there is something wrong with her husband, Peter, it is too late. His arthritic hands are crippled, putting his book-binding...

1974: A tiny band of self-styled urban guerrillas, calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army, abducts a newspaper heiress, who then abruptly announces that she has adopted the guerrilla name "Tania"...

Decimus Rex has been wounded - badly! Gladius goes in search of help, but when he returns, Decimus has disappeared. There's no other thing for it, the friends have to...

Beloved author Wayne Johnston returns to the territory of his #1 national bestseller The Colony of Unrequited Dreams with this sweeping tale of ambition, remorse and hope. A World Elsewhere...

A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being a immoral liar. What really happened, and...

In the pantheon of best-selling authors, Colleen McCullough is without peer. From the heights of THE THORNBIRDS to the finely rendered TIM, no one has created more excitement. And now,...

Valoree no longer has to masquerade as her murdered brother and scourge the oceans as Captain Red. She no longer has to command his pirate band in a quest to...

Portrait in Sepia is the best book Allende has published in the United States since her first novel of nearly two decades ago, The House of the Spirits ." --Jonathan...

Once Upon a Time . . . Maria Martingale was going to elope. But Phillip Hawthorne, Marquess of Kayne, put a stop to those plans when he learned his younger...

He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The fifth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back - just in time to...

'A most engaging novel, full of intrigue and atmosphere' Anne O'Brien 'A real page-turner; I couldn't put it down' Tracy Rees 'Weaves the past and present together skilfully' Sarah Morgan...

Michelle Moran returns with another riveting and untold historical tale set against the backdrop of Egypt's demise. Following Cleopatra and Marc Antony's deaths, their three children - twins named Alexander...

Felix and Livia are being pursued across the Roman empire, from the darkest, dampest corner of Gaul to the dry, desert sands of Tadmor. They must reach Rome by the...

"Jenni L. Walsh captures the thrill of being on the court in a vivid and detailed portrayal of Alice Marble's rise to sporting greatness, as well as her struggles to...

Intricate threads from the past and the present bind together a yellow silk dress, lost gold and a missing grandmother in a twisty historical mystery from the bestselling author of...

A SUNDAY TIMES MUST READS PICK "Boundless imagination and a vibrant style . . . a heroine of unforgettable grit" DAVID GROSSMAN "A story of great beauty and surprise" GARY...

Meg, Merlin''s sister, has a power and a will to match those of her brother. She longs to know the mortal world and one day steps out of Avalon as...

Author: Charles HarpurBinding: PaperbackPublished: Currency Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Stalwart The Bushranger; The Tragedy Of Donohoe' presents a compelling narrative...

Abandoned as a baby, Joanna was brought up by the cruel farmer who found her and put to work on his land as soon as she could walk. Despite such...

London, 1660: Ready to throw off a generation of Puritan rule, all England rejoices when Charles Stuart returns to reclaim the throne. Among those welcoming him is young Barbara Villiers...

Author: Dymphna CusackBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bulletin, 1936Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsJungfrau chronicles the journey of a young Australian...

Author: M. Barnard EldershawBinding: HardbackPublished: AUSTRALASIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY in association with GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO. LTD., 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed BlockThis...

Author: James A. MichenerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, 1931Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Very faded on spine, faded binding, yellowed blockThis Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories, Tales...

Author: Alexander SolzhenitsynBinding: HardbackPublished: THE BODLEY HEAD, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'August 1914 chronicles the tumultuous opening month of World War I on the Eastern Front, presenting...

Author: Robert StandishBinding: HardbackPublished: PETER DAVIES : LONDON, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsSingapore Kate presents a gripping narrative of intrigue and adventure set against the...

Author: Victoria HoltBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gothic romance transports readers to a world of intrigue and passion, chronicling a...

Author: Ivan SouthallBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical novel chronicles the harrowing experiences of an...

Author: John BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1919Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping spy thriller, Mr. Standfast, chronicles...

Author: Annemarie SelinkoBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical romance chronicles the extraordinary life of a...

Author: Pierre La MureBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical novel chronicles the passionate and intricate lives of the...