Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune: How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's England
By: Rory Muir
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men of good famil…
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1. The Watsons
By: Jane Austen , John Coates
3.51
Format: 314 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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- regency
- british literature
"Emma; but you must think him agreeable. Can you lay your hand on your heart, and say you do not? - Indeed I can, Both Hands; and spread to their widest extent."-Jane Austen, The Watsons
2. Orley Farm
By: Anthony Trollope , David Skilton
3.62
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
With its concern for social issues and its extensive coverage of middle-class and landed life, 'Orl… read more
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- 19th century
- british literature
3. Nightingale Wood
By: Stella Gibbons , Sophie Dahl
3.90
Format: 49 pages, Paperback
Life is not quite a fairytale for poor Viola. Left penniless, the young widow is forced to live wit… read more
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- british literature
4. Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
By: Helena Kelly
3.77
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Aus… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute - A History from the 18th to the 20th Century
By: Akiko Fukai
4.24
Format: 212 pages,
Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an es… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
6. The Prime Minister (Palliser #5)
By: Anthony Trollope
3.73
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
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7. The Way We Live Now
By: Anthony Trollope
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
Trollope's 1875 tale of a great financier's fraudulent machinations in the railway business, and hi… read more
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8. If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home
By: Lucy Worsley
4.50
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, covering the architec… read more
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9. Sanditon
By: Jane Austen
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in 19th-century England, this gripping novel satirizes the pretentiousness and duplicity in rel… read more
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10. The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
By: Anthony Trollope , David Skilton
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Warden centers on Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity who is nevertheless in p… read more
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- 19th century
- audiobook
- british literature
"It is much less difficult for the sufferer to be generous than for the oppressor."-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
"... In what I do I may appear to be interfering with you, and I hope you will forgive me for doing so."-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
"He never quarreled with his wife, but he never talked to her;--he never had time to talk, he was so taken up with speaking."-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
"They say that faint heart never won fair lady. It is amazing to me how fair ladies are won, so faint are often men's hearts!"-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
11. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- history
- british literature
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
12. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
By: Anna Keay
4.39
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
‘The execution of the king took place on a bleak, bitterly cold afternoon in January. As the execut… read more
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- history
- british literature
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"This book was born of ignorance."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"He warned his pious daughter Bridget of the dangers of self-criticism and the overwhelming importance of love."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
13. Devil-Land: England Under Siege, 1588-1688
By: Clare Jackson
3.86
Format: 684 pages, Hardcover
This dazzling, original and hugely engaging book tells the story of a nation in a state of near con… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
14. A Royal Affair (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #2)
By: Allison Montclair
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
More goes wrong than could be imagined when Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge of The Right Sort … read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- british literature
15. The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1)
By: Irina Shapiro
4.35
Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition
His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in H… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
16. The Tower
By: Flora Carr
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A bold, feminist debut novel, reimagining Mary, Queen of Scots’s darkest hour, when she was held ho… read more
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- historical
17. Floating Hotel
By: Grace Curtis
3.70
Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition
This cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery … read more
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18. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: Bettany Hughes
4.02
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
19. The Painter's Daughters
By: Emily Howes
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A story of love, madness, sisterly devotion, and control, about the two beloved daughters of renown… read more
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- historical
- british literature
20. Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune: How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's England
By: Rory Muir
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men of good famil… read more
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- history
- british literature
- 19th century
- historical
- regency
- research
- georgian
- nonfiction
- reference
- audiobook
21. The Right Sort of Man (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #1)
By: Allison Montclair
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
First comes love, then comes murder.In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two very diffe… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- british literature
22. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
By: Anthony Bale
3.76
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to t… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"travel opens the mind in unpredictable ways"-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Jerusalem is a city of unfinished projects."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Travel forms communities, but not always harmoniously."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Holy ground can look startlingly ordinary, especially when one’s standing on it."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
23. The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh
By: Claudia Gray
4.10
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facin… read more
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- historical
- british literature
24. People of Abandoned Character
By: Clare Whitfield
3.76
Format: 421 pages, Kindle Edition
Marry in haste . . . Murder at leisure? London, 1888: Susannah rushes into marriage to a young a… read more
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25. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
By: Sarah Brooks
3.67
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand e… read more
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- audiobook
26. The King's Witches
By: Kate Foster
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more
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27. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)
By: Alan Bradley
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more
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- historical
- british literature
28. Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
By: Kojo Koram
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing Longlisted for the British Academy Book Pri… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
29. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, #7)
By: Dianne Freeman
4.11
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Jane Austen alike, the latest in this deligh… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
30. The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst
By: Katie Lumsden
4.50
Format: 439 pages, Kindle Edition
1841. Mr Montgomery Hurst of Radcliffe Park is getting married. To the great consternation of the c… read more
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- british literature
