Historical Fiction

England in the closing days of the reign of King John is brought vividly to life by one of our finest historical novelists. Despite having signed the Magna Carta and...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2023 This extraordinarily affecting debut novel captures life inside the Siege of Sarajevo. Sarajevo, spring 1992. Each night, nationalist gangs erect barricades, splitting the diverse...

Based on real events, I WAS JANE AUSTEN'S BEST FRIEND is the secret diary of Jenny Cooper, Jane Austen's teenage friend and confidante. Their evenings are a blur of beautiful...

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores...

In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price's Jane Austen Murder Mystery series, Mansfield Park is the center of a deadly accident (or is...

ROYALIST REBEL is the story of Elizabeth Murray, later Countess Dysart, during the English Civil War; a passionate, determined young woman dedicated to Ham House, the Royalist cause and the...

"The sweetest, most uplifting, lovely book about courage, friendship, love ... It'll be huge; it deserves to be" Marian Keyes, author of The Break London, 1940. Emmeline Lake and her...

The Texas Valentine Twins - Cathy Gillen Thacker A Sweetheart deal. Wyatt Lockhart is bound to regret moving in with Adelaide Smythe. She's broken the Texas rancher's heart before, and...

England in the closing days of the reign of King John is brought vividly to life by one of our finest historical novelists. Despite having signed the Magna Carta and...

More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsession-fueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities,...

A dazzlingly inventive tale of troubled legacies, desire and unsung power, inspired by The Scarlet Letter. Glasgow, 1829: Isobel, a young seamstress, and her husband Edward set sail for New...

A VANITY FAIR, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND LIT HUB 'MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019' 'A TREMENDOUSLY TALENTED WRITER' Ann Patchett NORA is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return...

'Written with an incredible eye for detail of the historical setting, this wonderful romantic tale will earn your respect and keep you entertained' Adele Parks 'If you loved Her Heart...

Amid the rising flood waters and shearers' strike violence, can one brave woman reclaim her future? From an Australian bestselling author comes a riveting historical adventure about one woman's journey...

Mutny's family were living uneventful lives in the countryside, until her sister Nefertiti married the Crown Prince of Egypt and whisked the entire family into Malkata Palace in Thebes. Thrust...

A small city in western France,. The early twentieth century. Suzanne Malherbe, a shy 17-year-old with a rare talent for drawing, is entranced by the brilliant but troubled Lucie Schwob,...

Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the Newbery Medal for best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Melding the entirely true and...

In 1829, nine-year-old Victoria begins a journal chronicling her life as an English princess. Includes information on the reign, marriage, and family life of Queen Victoria and English civilization during...

Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote....

Inspired by the life of Rose Bertin, Katherine Woodfine's stunning Little Gem is written with an evocative sense of period furthered by fresh and beautiful full-colour illustrations by Kate Pankhurst....

From the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize. 'A jewel of a novel- luminous, vivid, and deftly shaped.' FIONA McFARLANE Told from five different points of view, each one...

Glory And The Rake by Deborah Simmons Glory Sutton is determined to revive Queen's Well the spa that has been owned by her family for hundreds of years. But someone...

A special invitation. A night to remember . . . The Ball at Versailles is a sparkling, captivating tale of four young women and one life-changing night, from the billion...

August 1939. Thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum's collection of mammals. Once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, however,...

Texas Kidnapping Target - Laura Scott A child in jeopardy. A lawman on a mission. When an intruder attempts to kidnap rancher Mari Lynch's four-year-old son, she fears it's connected...

Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl , delivers an enchantingly reimagined fictional portrait of Wallis Simpson through the lens of her cousin who is engaged to...

"This powerful novel should join classics like Ernest J. Gaines's The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman , Helena Maria Viramontes's Under the Feet of Jesus , and Harper Lee's To...

Marisa de los Santos returns to the world of her beloved, bestselling novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me in an enthralling tale of sisterhood, sacrifice, and the enduring...

The second book in a new epic fantasy trilogy by British author Jane Welch Silas has fled with the broken Chalice of OEnd, forcing the companions to flee into the...

Author: Irving StoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Co, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA novel about Sigmund Freud--the complex man whose life was a tumultuous drama of courage,...

Author: Sir W. S. GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Co. Ltd, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Yeomen of the Guard is a celebrated comic opera. This work unfolds...

Author: Caroline HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a sweeping romantic saga. The narrative follows the lives and loves of women across...

Author: Martin BoydBinding: SoftbackPublished: Lansdowne, 1975Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Monforts is the colourful chronicle of the Montfort family, descendants of a fascination French...

Author: Lloyd C. DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Davies, 1949Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe narrative centers on a pivotal figure whose life journey unfolds with profound spiritual significance....

Author: Brian GarfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, London, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn aged Western showman reflects over his long and colorful career Few bother to separate the...

Author: Jacques MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Casterman, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis graphic novel transports readers to an ancient world, following the adventures of a character connected to...

Author: Jack LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1957Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsA man in period attire gazes upward, his expression conveying a sense of...

Author: Benjamin DisraeliBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSybil or The Two Nations is a significant work of 19th-century literature. The narrative...

Author: Robert StandishBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Davies, 1950Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe story of two upright Britons, Peter and his wife, Sue, and the conflict in their...

Author: Robert GravesBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1957Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA self-confessed forger, cheat, thief, and petty criminal, William Palmer was also a surgeon...

Author: J. Fenimore CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: Dean & Son Ltd., 1111Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings"The Last of the Mohicans" transports readers to the tumultuous backdrop of the...

Author: Captain MarryatBinding: HardbackPublished: Dean & Son, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel transports readers to the tumultuous period of the English Civil War. The...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Dean & Son, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOliver Twist, a young orphan, endures a harsh existence in a workhouse before escaping to...

Author: William Stuart LongBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Sydney, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis saga introduces readers to a vibrant cast of characters. They confront the...

Author: Belva PlainBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, London, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel follows the fortunes of the Werner family, German Jewish immigrants in New York....

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel tells a story of familial bonds tested by secrets and the weight of history. A...

Author: Barry HillBinding: HardbackPublished: McPhee Gribble Publishers, Melbourne, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a narrative, potentially exploring themes of human relationships, art, or historical...