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The Street Philosopher - Matthew Plampin
SUMMARY: There was another war, some 150 years ago, which was unpopular at home ā the death rate shocking, the military strategy confused ā and the first on which the media had a m... -
The Seal Wife - Kathryn Harrison
Stunning, hypnotic, spare, The Seal Wife is the masterly new novel by Kathryn Harrison, "a writer of extraordinary gifts" (Tobias Wolff). Set in Alaska in 1915, it tells the sto... -
The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
Amazon.com ReviewIf you think you wouldn't raise your skirts for a rakish legend about the purifying powers of a unicorn's horn, then maybe you aren't a 15th-century serving girl u... -
The Hundred Days - Patrick O'Brian
SUMMARY: The year is 1815, and Europe's most unpopular (not to mention tiniest) empire-builder has escaped from Elba. In The Hundred Days, it's up to Jack Aubrey--and surgeon-cum-s... -
The Frog Prince and Other Stori - Walter Crane
SUMMARY: Walter Crane (1845-1915) was an English artist. Born in Liverpool, he was part of the Arts and Crafts movement. He produced paintings, illustrations, children's books, cer... -
The Fifth Servant - Kenneth Wishnia
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Whoever saves a single life saves the entire world . . . In 1592, as the Catholic Church and the Protestants battle for control of the soul of Europe, Prague is a... -
The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
SUMMARY: Long narrative poem originally titled Commedia (about 1555 printed as La divina commedia) written about 1310-14 by Dante. The work is divided into three major sections--In... -
The Disorderly Knights - Dorothy Dunnett
The third volume in The Lymond Chronicles, the highly renowned series of historical novels by Dorothy Dunnett, Disorderly Knights takes place in 1551, when Francis Crawford of Lymo... -
The Chinese in America - Iris Chang
In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a people's search for a better lifethe determination of the Chinese to forge an identit... -
The Botticelli Secret - Marina Fiorato
SUMMARY: A young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli in a rip-roaring novel that blend...