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“jaan kross”

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  • A Book of Falsehoods

    Between Three Plagues Volume 3

    by Jaan Kross ...
    Translated by Merike Lepasaar Beecher ...
    The third part in an epic historical trilogy - The Estonian answer to Wolf Hall - by the nation's greatest modern writerA ship from Rostock arrives in Tallinn loaded with printed copies of Balthasar Russow's Chronicle - the culmination of our hero's life's work. But though it is an instant success, as it was in Rostock and numerous German cities, not everyone is happy to see it published. A group ... Read more

    Was $5.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Ropewalker

    Between Three Plagues Volume I

    by Jaan Kross ...
    Translated by Merike Lepasaar Beecher ...
    The first part in an epic historical trilogy - The Estonian answer to Wolf Hall - by the nation's greatest modern writerJaan Kross's trilogy dramatises the life of the renowned Livonian Chronicler Balthasar Russow, whose greatest work described the effects of the Livonian War on the peasantry of what is now Estonia. Like Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell, Russow is a diamond in the rough, a ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • A People without a Past

    Between Three Plagues Volume 2

    by Jaan Kross ...
    The second part in an epic historical trilogy - The Estonian answer to Wolf Hall - by the nation's greatest modern writerThe year is 1563, and by any account Balthasar Russow can be said to have risen in the world. Fresh from his studies in the German town of Stetten, he has assumed the role as pastor of Tallinn's Holy Ghost Church. Moreover, he is betrothed to a maiden of the town - much to the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • The Arabs

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  • How To Be a Tudor

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    Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPRA New York Times Book Review Editors Choice SelectionAn erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England, "Goodman's latest…is a revelation" (New York Times Book Review).On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in English history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period ... Read more

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  • Anne Boleyn: The Young Queen To Be

    The Young Queen to be

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