Historical category: 104939 books

WINNER OF THE VIRGINIA PRIZE FOR FICTION As young children, Rudyard and his sister ‘Trix’ flourished in the brilliant warmth and colour of India. Their happiness ended abruptly when they were sent back to England to live with a strict and god-fearing foster family. Both became writers,...

'Tis the season-to be dead... A holiday party takes on a sinister aspect when the colorful assortment of guests discovers there is a killer in their midst. The owner of the substantial estate, that old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, is found stabbed in the back. While the delicate matter of inheritance...

A Historical Memoir of the 1919 Pogroms in Ukraine, Russia as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old Jewish girl. The pogroms perpetrated by the Cossacks, the White Guard, and the Red Guard during the Ukrainian and Russian Revolution foreshadowed the atrocities of the holocaust.

Bronze Medal, Historical Fiction: 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Finalist - 2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards, Historical Fiction Finalist: 2010 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Historical Fiction Winner: General Fiction Honorable Mention, London Book...

This eBook edition of "The Snake's Pass" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The novel's main protagonist, Arthur Severn, has the desire to improve his Irish knowledge, thus he makes a detour to West Ireland and visits the local...

Swedish polymath August Strindberg delivers a fascinating volume in Historical Miniatures. Just as the title implies, these are short vignettes drawn from history and presented in narrative form. You'll learn about day-to-day life in past eras -- without the boredom and drudgery of dry textbook-style takes on history.

The Alternate History: Refiguring Historical Time examines alternate history science fiction using the eschatological, genetic, entropic, and teleological historical models. Hellekson’s original approach explains much of the appeal of alternate history and distinguishes among the many varieties...

'I have a story to tell you. It is a tale of adventure, of love, and deception, of destiny and death. It is a tale of kings, and emperors, and of beautiful princesses; but also of poets, pirates, and priests. It is a story to entertain and instruct, to stir the blood, to inflame the senses, to dizzy...

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Count of Monte Cristo + The Three Musketeers + The Man in the Iron Mask (3 Unabridged Classics)” contains 3 unabridged classic books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Count of Monte Cristo...

Told through the voice of a pivotal figure in the Age of Enlightenment, this entertaining work of historical fiction explores the world of old Amsterdam and the mysterious death of a young scientist. When Peter Artedi and Carl Linnaeus first meet in March 1729 as students at Uppsala University, they...

Against overwhelming odds, can she save her legacy? Authentic, endearing historical fiction. Amid the bustling vibrancy of Auckland’s Karangahape Road Gwenna Price is troubled. For all her youth, she is now the master confectioner in the family business since her father died. She promised...

New York Times bestselling author Javier Sierra takes you on a grand tour of the Prado museum in this historical novel that illuminates the fascinating mysteries behind European art—complete with gorgeous, full-color inserts of artwork by da Vinci, Boticelli, and other master artists. Presented...

This historical novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old Chumash boy and his family who become captives in a California Spanish mission sometime more than 200 years ago. This is historical fiction based entirely on historical fact that reveals the devastating impact the missions had on California...

My studies of the life and death of Jesus Christ guided me to write this book and prove without a doubt that Jesus did exist. Biblical archeology both edifies the faith of the Christian and proves Scriptures historical account to the secular world. Jerrys class at Lakepoint Church brought to...