Victorian Murders
By: Jan Bondeson
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This book features fifty-six Victorian cases of murder covered in the sensational weekly penny jour…
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1. Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History
By: Tori Telfer
3.82
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are likely Jack th… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
- true crime
"They caused the greatest disappointment,"-Tori Telfer, Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History
"Distanciar-se do crime é natural, mas distancie-se demais e o crime se tornará ilusão."-Tori Telfer, Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History
"Why did that one friend scoot her chair away from me when I told her I “empathized but didn’t sympathize"-Tori Telfer, Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History
"One otherwise-great book on the subject includes a line implying that the “cute girl behind the deli counter slicing our bread"-Tori Telfer, Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History
2. The Penelopiad
By: Margaret Atwood
3.72
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
Now that all the others have run out of air, it's my turn to do a little story-making. In Homer'… read more
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"the gods often mumble"-Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad
"Boys with their first beards can be a thorough pain in the neck."-Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad
"Happy endings are best achieved by keeping the right doors locked"-Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad
"Even an obvious fabrication is some comfort when you have few others."-Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad
3. Don't Look Now and Other Stories
By: Daphne du Maurier
3.82
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
A married couple on holiday in Venice are caught up in a sinister series of events. A lonely school… read more
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- british literature
"It embarrassed her, as a child, to think that her father had fallen in love, or, if men must love, then it should have been someone else, someone dark, mysterious and profoundly clever, not an ordina…"-Daphne du Maurier, Don't Look Now and Other Stories
4. Haunted London Underground
By: David Brandon , Alan Brooke
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
London's Underground is associated with a multitude of ghostly stories and sightings. Particular st… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. Chasing the Ripper
By: Patricia Cornwell
4.12
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
In 2001, #1 New York Times bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell was pulled into a real-life… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
- true crime
6. The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)
By: Alexandre Dumas , Francine du Plessix Gray , Joachim Neugroschel
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue. In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's cel… read more
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7. Ulysses
By: James Joyce
3.75
Format: 925 pages, Paperback
Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialized in parts in the A… read more
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"Shite and onions!"-James Joyce, Ulysses
"Let my country die for me."-James Joyce, Ulysses
"Be just before you are generous."-James Joyce, Ulysses
"no more pain. wake no more. nobody owns"-James Joyce, Ulysses
8. The Mill on the Floss
By: George Eliot , A.S. Byatt
3.83
Format: 579 pages, Paperback
'If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie?' Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie… read more
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- victorian
- british literature
"Don't judge a book by its cover"-George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
"Don't judge a book by its cover."-George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
"Poetry and art and knowledge are sacred and pure."-George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
"I desire no future that will break the ties of the past."-George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
9. Twelve Years a Slave
By: Solomon Northup
3.58
Format: None pages, ebook
A film tie-in edition of this eloquent and powerful memoir, to accompany the major new film starrin… read more
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10. The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
By: Attila Futaki , Rick Riordan , Robert Venditti , José Villarrubia
3.99
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and … read more
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11. The House of Mirth
By: Edith Wharton , Nina Bawden
4.05
Format: 12 pages, Paperback
First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, p… read more
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12. Far from the Madding Crowd
By: Thomas Hardy , Rosemarie Morgan , Shannon Russell
3.73
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . Independent and spirited Bathsh… read more
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13. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman
By: Lucy Worsley
4.20
Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition
A new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural his… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
14. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
15. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
16. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
By: Hallie Rubenhold
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never m… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
- true crime
"As social commentators marvelled, charity was 'frequently derived from the lowest orders"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"The victims of Jack the Ripper were never 'just prostitutes'; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough."-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer's deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture's obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand…"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to foll…"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
17. The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women
By: Mo Moulton
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of renowned crime novelist Dorothy L. Sayers and the Oxford women who stood at th… read more
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- history
- british literature
18. A Death in Diamonds (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, #4)
By: S.J. Bennett
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The royally brilliant fourth book in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates mystery series! 1957… read more
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- british literature
19. Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
By: Stephen Fry
4.35
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty,… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"His reward is the eternal fame that is both priceless and worthless"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Bij onze geboorte ligt ons lot al vast, en niemand heeft ooit het zijne kunnen ontlopen (Hektor)"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Forget him. What is treasure? Or Briseis, or honor, or anything? Next to the life of the one I loved best and dearest? My beloved, my only Patroclus."-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Zelfs de onsterfelijke goden waren niet bij machte zich te verhouden tot, mee te leven met, nakomelingen te verwekken bij en het lot te bepalen van zo'n aanzwellende schare eerzuchtige, vernuftige en…"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
20. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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- history
21. Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
By: Tracy Borman
4.26
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
Anne Boleyn is a subject of enduring fascination. By far the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives,… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
22. The Last One
By: Will Dean
3.61
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
When Caz steps onboard the exclusive cruise liner RMS Atlantica, it’s the start of a vacation of a … read more
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23. Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
By: Stephen Fry
4.32
Format: 415 pages, Paperback
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept that we have no will."-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"Wicked men never learn, for wicked men have no interest in myths, legends, and stories. If they had they would learn from them and triumph, so we must be glad of their ignorance and dullness of wits."-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"You see?' said Prometheus. 'It is your fate to be Heracles the hero, burdened with labours, yet it is also your choice. You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept …"-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"A fine statue of a naked Theseus stands proudly today in Athens' central place of assembly, the city's hub, Syntagma Square. Even today he is a focus of Athenian identity and pride. The ship he broug…"-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
24. Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3)
By: S.J. Bennett
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Christmas at Sandringham is going to be murder . . . December 2016 - A severed hand is found was… read more
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- british literature
25. The Empire
By: Michael Ball
4.00
Format: None pages, None
Welcome to The Empire theatre 1922. When Jack Treadwell arrives at The Empire, in the middle of … read more
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26. Murder: The Biography
By: Kate Morgan
4.00
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
Totally gripping and brilliantly told, Murder: The Biography is a gruesome and utterly captivating … read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
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27. The Battered Body Beneath the Flagstones, and Other Victorian Scandals
By: Michelle Morgan
3.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A grisly book dedicated to the crimes, perversions and outrages of Victorian England, covering high… read more
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- true crime
- british literature
- victorian
- nonfiction
- crime
28. Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century London
By: Oskar Jensen
3.77
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this innovative, accessible social history, … read more
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- victorian
- nonfiction
29. Victorian Murders
By: Jan Bondeson
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This book features fifty-six Victorian cases of murder covered in the sensational weekly penny jour… read more
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