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  • The Beau Monde: Fashionable Society in Georgian London

    Fashionable Society in Georgian London

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    Caricatured for extravagance, vanity, glamorous celebrity and, all too often, embroiled in scandal and gossip, 18th-century London's fashionable society had a well-deserved reputation for frivolity. But to be fashionable in 1700s London meant more than simply being well dressed. Fashion denoted membership of a new type of society - the beau monde, a world where status was no longer determined by ... Leer más

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    The eighteenth and early nineteenth century saw the dramatic expansion of London – wide and elegant boulevards, formal landscaped squares, crescents, blocks of tall redbrick terraced houses, and stone-built Classical public buildings all appeared in Britain for the first time. Throughout London’s sophisticated West End, in Bloomsbury, at Covent Garden, the British Museum and the National Gallery, ... Leer más

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  • Cleopatra

    Last Queen of Egypt

    The Romans regarded her as "fatale monstrum" -- a fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really?We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive beauty does no justice to Cleopatra's true genius. In Cleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers ... Leer más

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  • The Lady in Red

    An Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal, and Divorce

    She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. The marriage of Lady Seymour Dorothy Fleming and Sir Richard Worsley had the makings of a fairy tale—but ended as one of the most scandalous and highly publicized divorces in history.In February 1782, England opened its newspapers to read the details of a criminal conversation trial in which the ... Leer más

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  • The Queen's Bed

    An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court

    From the private world of a beloved English queen, a story of intimacy, royalty, espionage, rumor, and subterfugeQueen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay her bedchamber, closely guarded by the favored women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels, and shared her bed.Elizabeth's private life was of ... Leer más

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  • In Destiny's Hands

    Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa

    Justin Vovks In Destinys Hands is the heartbreaking story of five children of Austrias iconic empress, Maria Theresa, who watched as their royal worlds were ripped apart by tragedy and epic misfortunes. These are the stories of Joseph, whose disastrous reign forced Austria to the brink of civil war; Amalia, the brazen and scandalous duchess who married a boy-prince and died exiled and forgotten; ... Leer más

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  • These Old Shades

    Series series The Georgette Heyer Signature Collection
    A runaway with a secret. A Duke known for his icy wit and hidden scars. In the dazzling courts of Georgian Paris, a dangerous game of loyalty and revenge is about to unfold.These Old Shades, the historical romance classic that redefined the genre, delivers unforgettable chemistry and razor-sharp dialogue that readers can't stop raving about. When the enigmatic Duke of Avon discovers his spirited ... Leer más

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  • Lives of the Twelve Caesars

    According to Wikipedia, " The Twelve Caesars is a set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers, from Julius Caesar until Domitian, entitled De Vita Caesarum...It was written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (ca. 69/75 after 130). The Twelve Caesars is considered very significant in antiquity and remains a primary source on Roman history. The book discusses the significant and critical period ... Leer más

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  • Band of Angels

    The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

    de Kate Cooper ...
    "A distinguished ancient historian's elegant study of the extraordinary women who helped lay the foundations of the early Christian church" ( Kirkus Reviews).According to most recorded history, women in the ancient world lived invisibly. In Band of Angels, historian Kate Cooper has pieced together their story from the few contemporary accounts that have survived. Through painstaking detective work ... Leer más

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  • Murder of Crows

    de Anne Bishop ...
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    Return to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s world of the Others—where supernatural entities and humans struggle to co-exist, and one woman has begun to change all the rules…After winning the trust of the Others residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her ... Leer más

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  • The Museum of Extraordinary Things

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  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

    A larger-than-life old man with a fondness for vodka goes on an unexpected adventure in this whimsical novel -- perfect for fans of Forrest Gump and A Man Called Ove.The international publishing sensation -- more than six million copies sold worldwide!A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert) decides it's not too late to start over . . .After a long and ... Leer más

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