Benito Pérez Galdós creó una obra maestra de la literatura española con su serie 'Episodios Nacionales', en la que retrata de manera detallada y vívida la historia de España desde principios del siglo XIX.
Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages and migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families.
Set in Lincolnshire during World War 2, Wartime Friends is a tale of unbreakable bonds in times of strife, by bestselling author of The Poacher's Daughter, Margaret Dickinson.
'So many things to love about this book - stunning setting, fabulous characters, a murder mystery to solve, and all under a spellbinding timeslip twist.
Emma Orczy's 'The Scarlet Pimpernel Series - All 35 Titles in One Edition' is a captivating collection of historical adventure novels set during the French Revolution.
Die Familiensaga am Timmendorfer Strand geht weiter: Nun müssen Henriettes Zwillinge in den unsicheren Zeiten der Vorkriegsjahre ihren Weg finden und die Gefahren des Kriegs überstehen.
Gritty, heartrending and unputdownable the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War II.
REMEMBER THE RIGHTEOUS CAUSE is a prequel to a book entitled HIGH LONESOME which introduces the father of the main character of that book as Lemuel Pryor Cashion.
Nel gelido continente di Westerado, diviso in quattro regni in perenne conflitto, la giovane principessa Wilda si trova al centro di una trama intricata che potrebbe decidere le sorti di tutto il territorio.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE VALOIS TRILOGY: Queen Margot, Chicot de Jester & The Forty-Five Guardsmen"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
La tiranía es horrible, en cualquier lugar o momento, la pérdida de la patria amada es una dolorosa cadena; pero, la gloria de desterrar para siempre la ignara condición de víctima inerme del engaño y la ignominia compensa este fértil esfuerzo de leer con gracia el pasado que hemos heredado, y que nos constituye completa y afanosamente.
En la Venecia de 1715, el abandono de una niña ante el portalón del Ospedale della Pietà, un orfanato en el que imparte lecciones de música un joven violinista y compositor llamado Antonio Vivaldi, marca el comienzo de esta historia de amor, intriga y búsqueda de la identidad en la que se verán involucradas familias aristócratas, las monjas y niñas della Pietà, y el propio Vivaldi.
Der lang erwartete neue Roman von Aleksandar HemonAls Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand an einem Junitag des Jahres 1914 in Sarajevo eintrifft, ist Rafael Pinto damit beschäftigt, hinter dem Tresen der Apotheke, die er von seinem Vater geerbt hat, Kräuter zu zerkleinern.
AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intrigue DEBORAH HARKNESS, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches Riveting Leigh Bardugo's characters are so three dimensional you want to reach through the page DIANA GABALDON, #1 bestselling author of Outlander A wonderful, transporting ride through history a deeply romantic novel KATHERINE ARDEN, bestselling author of The Bear and The Nightingale-----FATE CAN BE CHANGED.
'This novel is one of his finest in a long and redoubtable oeuvre' William Boyd, New York Times From renowned author Paul Theroux comes a fascinating, atmospheric novel inspired by George Orwell's years in Burma There is a short period in everyone's life when his character is fixed forever .
Una novela que habla de la Inquisición española con rigor, lejos de mitos y tópicos, y que descubre una faceta desconocida de la vida de Teresa de Jesús a la que el autor, como jurista y teólogo, ha tenido acceso.
Das Finale der fulminanten Mittelalter-TrilogieReynevan, der Medicus, wird von seinem Erzfeind, dem Bischof von Breslau, wegen »Verbrechen und Zauberei« verdammt.
Dieses eBook: "Das Hemd eines Glücklichen" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Scarlet Pimpernel + The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel + The Elusive Pimpernel + The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (4 Unabridged Classics)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Old New York: 4 novellas about historical NYC by Edith Wharton (False Dawn + The Old Maid + The Spark + New Year's Day)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
An “exhilirating” novel of domestic terrorism in the gritty streets of 1980s New York from the National Book Award–finalist and author of Straight Cut (The New Yorker).
From bestselling author Diney Costeloe, a young woman fights to save a treasured war memorial and uncovers a tragic story that reverberates from World War I to the present day.
Sixteen stories that depict America—and the world—emerging from the wreckage of World War IIFrom a glimpse of Coca-Cola’s first appearance in a remote part of the Arabian desert to the tale of a wealthy, paranoid man building a shelter after the first hydrogen bomb tests, the stories in The Last Supper depict a world coming to grips with the new post-war reality.
Ambrose Bierce's 'Tales of Soldiers and Civilians' is a collection of 26 short stories that offer a raw and unfiltered look at war, its brutal realities, and the impact it has on both soldiers and civilians.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of desire and duty in Gilded Age New YorkA respected lawyer and scion of one of Manhattan’s most important families, Newland Archer knows what people expect of him and is eager to comply.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Joseph Conrad: 20 Novels & 26 Short Stories (Including Memoirs, Essays & Letters in One Single Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
A one-off collection of twelve Shakespearean-themed murder mysteries set in Elizabethan London, featuring Master Hardy Drew, Constable of the Bankside Watch, from the acclaimed author of the 7th century Irish Sister Fidelma mysteries.
74th National Jewish Book Awards Finalist - Goldberg Prize for Debut FictionI got completely and gratefully lost in its rich setting and memorable characters.
Walter Scott's masterpiece, 'The Monastery & Its Sequel, The Abbot (Illustrated Edition)', is a historical novel set in 16th-century Scotland during the time of the Reformation.
