The classic Charles Dickens novel - now also available as an audiobook narrated by Eddie Izzard, one of Britain's greatest comediansWidely considered to be Charles Dickens' greatest and best-loved work, Great Expectations was first published as a serial between December...

Editeur : Wildfire
Parution : 2018-06-28

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'One of the nation's favourite wartime saga writers ... warm and engrossing' Lancashire Evening PostSpring 1944, and the war shows no sign of stopping. In Hampshire, Elsie is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2018-06-14

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Already a great historian, Tracy Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.As she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth, Frances Gorges longs for the fields and ancient woods of her parents' Hampshire estate, where she has...

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton
Parution : 2018-06-14
Collection : The King's Witch Trilogy
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'Offers a fresh and feminist take' Madeline Miller, bestselling author of CirceThousands of years ago, two remarkable women found themselves swept up in one of the greatest legends of all . . . and discovered the price that must be paid for immortality.Desperate to save...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2018-06-14

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'The Verdun Affair is ravishingly beautiful, and as much about love as about war . . . Dybek is a storyteller of great power. If there's any justice, this novel will be widely read and recognized. I absolutely adored it' Paula McLain, bestselling author of THE PARIS...

Editeur : Corsair
Parution : 2018-06-07

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________________Conn Iggulden called it 'a masterpiece' while The Times hailed it 'a gorgeous, rich retelling of the Arthurian tale' . . . ________________In Britain, Rome's legions are but a distant memory. And Uther Pendragon is dying.Enemies stalk the land.Into this...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2018-05-31

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Once upon a time there lived a little heart in the chest of a just man. This man was good and full of mercy. But the little heart wanted to get to know the world and so one day it set out into the world. It jumped out of the man's chest and moved away. But now this just...

Editeur : TWENTYSIX EPIC
Parution : 2018-05-30

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A BRIGHTER DAY TOMORROW is a heartwarming and poignant saga from Pam Evans, set in London during the Second World War. Perfect for readers of Kitty Neale, Katie Flynn and Dilly Court. Readers love Pam Evans' books: 'A touching novel' Daily ExpressWhen they're not...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2018-05-17

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HAS ROME FINALLY MET ITS MATCH?'A triumph!' Harry Sidebottom 'Exceptional' Anthony Riches'Fans of battle-heavy historical fiction will, justly, adore Clash of Empires' The Times****************THE MIGHT OF ROMEThe great general Hannibal Barca is on the verge of defeat....

Editeur : Orion
Parution : 2018-05-17
Collection : Clash of Empires
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Sometime around 56 AD, the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome. His letter was arguably his theological masterpiece, and has continued to shape Christian faith ever since. He entrusted this letter to Phoebe, the deacon of the church at Cenchreae; in writing to the...

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton
Parution : 2018-05-17

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Rebellion and danger on the high seas The gripping third Matthew Quinton adventure1665: plague stalks the streets of London, the country is at war and conspiracies against King Charles II are rife. When given command of a vast and ancient Man-of-War, Captain Matthew...

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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Corsairs, gold and sabotage off the coast of Africa Naval adventure perfect for fans of Julian Stockwin and John Drake1663: Captain Matthew Quinton is thrilled to capture a corsair from under the nose of menacing Maltese Knight Montnoir. But his triumph is short lived....

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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The past comes back to haunt a young Matthew Quinton In 1651, eleven-year-old Matthew Quinton and his twin sister Henrietta discover long-forgotten papers of their grandfather. Dating back to 1598, they show the children an England locked into a bitter war with Spain....

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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A rip-roaring historical novella, set four years before Gentleman CaptainMatthew Quinton, eighteen years old and an ensign in the Royalist Army in exile, is sent by his older brother the Earl of Ravensden into the heart of Oliver Cromwell's England. Surrounded by...

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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Broadsides, divided loyalties and revenge on the high seas 1671: Matthew Quinton is on a mission into the heart of enemy waters, bent on revenge for England's crushing defeat of 1667. The Dutch not only destroyed English ships and slaughtered their men, but stole the...

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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Secret missions on the cold North Seas Winter, 1666. England is again at war with the Dutch, and Matthew Quinton is once more called to serve his King.On a mission to the Swedish court, he must secure crucial support in the war against Sweden's old enemy, the Dutch...

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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This flaming historical adventure, book seven in the Matthew Quinton Journals, is perfect for fans of C. S. ForesterLondon is burning, but who set the fire? In the weeks leading up to the Great Fire of 1666, Matthew Quinton, master of the H.M.S. Sceptre, is sent into...

Editeur : Canelo
Parution : 2018-05-07

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The East End of London, 1930. Work is scarce, food is in short supply and there is political unrest on the streets. But in the face of all this hardship, there's always friendship.Becky, Bernie and Rose - three best friends from very different backgrounds - are working...

Editeur : Piatkus
Parution : 2018-05-03
Collection : The Spitalfields Sagas
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On the Sussex Downs in 1066, the psychotic William and his gang of European mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Walt, the last of King Harold's bodyguard, the one who survived Hastings, wanders across Asia Minor in the company of Quint, an...

Editeur : Abacus
Parution : 2018-05-03

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The action-filled climax of the epic story of the Batavi uprising in AD 69, from the author of the bestselling Empire series. **NOW FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL SHORT STORY**'A masterclass in military historical fiction' - Sunday ExpressVictory is in sight for Kivilaz and...

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton
Parution : 2018-04-19
Collection : The Centurions
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