Историческая литература
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Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesClaimed by the Norman Count Hugh Duclair, Count de Freyncourt, has been accused of sedition, stripped of his title and banished from all of King William’s land. Proud and determined, Hugh vows to clear his name!Childhood friend Lady Aude de Crèvecoeur offers her help – but how far will...
| Автор | Carol Townend |
A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain presents 33 essays by expert scholars on all the major aspects of the political, social, economic and cultural history of Britain during the late Georgian and Victorian eras. Truly British, rather than English, in scope. Pays attention to the experiences of women as well as of men. Illustrated with maps and charts. Includes guides to further reading.
| Автор | Группа авторов |
This cultural history challenges the standard depiction of the 1660s as the beginning of a new age of stability, demonstrating that the decade following the Restoration was just as complex and exciting as the revolutionary years that preceded it.
| Автор | Группа авторов |
It is the translation of the famous book written by an officer of Julius Caesar that tells us about the war in Alexandria of 47 BC. and other episodes that happened immediately after the battle of Farsalo The book belongs to the series of books that tell of Julius Caesar's wars.
| Автор | Caesar Gaius Julius |
Prim governessFormer governess Jane Wood is on borrowed time – and she doesn’t want the fairytale of her Grand Tour to end. She awaits the arrival of her employer, Richard Farren, Duke of Aston, with trepidation. . .Passionate mistress To widower Richard, meek and mousy Miss Wood is unrecognisable as the carefree and passionate Jane. Seeing Venice through her eyes opens his mind and heart to romance!Proper wifeYet a sinister threat hangs over their new-found happiness: to protect Jane, Richard...
| Автор | Miranda Jarrett |
She’s come for his life…Feisty Lily Carrington wants revenge for the murder of her father. She’s finally tracked down the killer – and she’s going to make him pay… He’ll fight to keep it… Juniper Barns is now a hard-working sheriff, protecting the lives of those in need. But he can’t outrun his violent past any more. It’s time to stand and fight.Only his opponent is beautiful Lily – a vulnerable girl looking for vengeance, who’s in danger of losing her heart to the one man she’s forbidden from...
| Автор | Stacey Kayne |
A HIGHLY UNSUITABLE MATCH When Alexander, Viscount Stewart, arrives on Emma Darling’s doorstep, protesting his brother’s engagement to her younger sister, she’s furious! Emma cares not a jot that Alex is the heir to an earldom and she’s a society unknown – how dares this high-handed gentleman meddle in her family’s private affairs?Buoyed up by anger, the last thing independent Emma needs is the realisation that she’s developed an extremely inappropriate tendre for Alex himself. For if their...
| Автор | Gail Whitiker |
THE MATCHMAKER'S WAGERLady Henrietta Thorndike hides her lonely heart behind playing cupid–some might accuse her of interfering, but she prefers to think of it as improving other people's lives! But Robert Montemorcy knows it has to stop–his ward has just fled from a compromising situation in London, and the last thing she needs is to be embroiled in Henri's compulsive matchmaking! He bets Henri that she won't be able to resist meddling…only to lose his own heart into the...
| Автор | Michelle Styles |
A SCANDALOUS SECRET! Having run away from home to avoid an unwanted betrothal, Lady Elizabeth Copeland must keep her disguise as an elderly lady’s companion at all times. Even when she’s called upon to nurse the lady’s nephew – who rather infuriatingly happens to be the most incredible-looking man she’s ever seen…Elizabeth yearns to break out of Betsy’s drab dresses to reveal that she’s of the same blue blood as the rakish Nathaniel. But she must not! Unless Nathaniel gets under her guard, and...
| Автор | Кэрол Мортимер |
THE CAPTAIN AND THE COMMONER Ever since her father tried to sell her as a mistress to the highest bidder, Eleanor Massie has chosen to live in poverty. Her world changes overnight when Captain Oliver Worthy shows up at her struggling inn. Despite herself, Eleanor is drawn to her handsome guest…Oliver only planned to stay in Plymouth long enough to report back to Eleanor’s father on his estranged daughter. But Oliver soon senses that he’s been sent under false pretences, and he will do anything...
| Автор | Carla Kelly |
Он – профессор философии Ягеллонского университета, смутьян и бунтарь, сын великого еврейского раввина, в далекой юности проклятый и изгнанный из дома. Она – вдохновенная и талантливая пианистка, словно сошедшая с живописных полотен красавица, жаждущая настоящей близости и любви. Чудо и тайна их соединения совершаются в ту страшную и судьбоносную ночь, когда окружающий мир начинает сползать в ад…
| Автор | Николай Боровой |
Он – профессор философии Ягеллонского университета, смутьян и бунтарь, сын великого еврейского раввина, в далекой юности проклятый и изгнанный из дома. Она – вдохновенная и талантливая пианистка, словно сошедшая с живописных полотен красавица, жаждущая настоящей близости и любви. Чудо и тайна их соединения совершаются в ту страшную и судьбоносную ночь, когда окружающий мир начинает сползать в ад…
| Автор | Николай Боровой |
В книге описывается жизнь сестёр Романовых до и после революции, их дружба. А также жизнь великих угодников Божиих и простых людей, их стойкость и противостояние всем жизненным невзгодам.
| Автор | Лариса Розена |
| Жанр | Историческая литература |
Мария Всеволодовна Крестовская – актриса и писательница, дочь автора знаменитых «Петербургских трущоб». Ее непростой судьбе посвящен предлагаемый вниманию читателей роман. О тайне создания «Петербургских трущоб» тоже можно узнать из этой книги.
| Автор | Константин Владимирович Мальцев |
Выбирая свое место в жизни, мы как будто примеряем рубашку, ищем ту, в которой нам будет удобно. Многие скажут, что сделать выбор легко, но сделать правильный выбор и потом на протяжении всей жизни нести за него ответственность, очень сложно.Главные герои – Тихон и Наталья, молодые влюбленные, чья семейная жизнь омрачилась ужасными событиями, происходящими в период немецкой оккупации в годы Великой Отечественной войны. Война – время выбора, от которого будет зависеть не одна жизнь.
| Автор | Эльвира Викторовна Юдина |
