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• Duchess of Acquitaine

  Published: June 9, 2007, 8:56 pm

  Tags: Henry Ii, Historical Fiction, Eleanor Of Acquitaine

  today is Margaret Ball's historical novel "Duchess of Acquitaine," with its charmingly chummy subtitle, 'A Novel of Eleanor' (brave, foolhardy Ball, trusting that none of her prospective readers will read the book's title, then read the subtitle and say 'who's this Eleanor chick?').The book's heroine is, of course, Eleanor of Acquitaine, one

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• Book: Unashamed

  Published: September 16, 2007, 3:26 pm

  Tags: Bible, Books, Historical Fiction, Bible Story, Francine Rivers, Rahab

  My wife handed me this book because she has been trying to get me to read one of Francine Rivers’ stories about various Bible characters. I’m generally a bit slow to pick up this sort of book because production of a good story is very difficult. On the one hand you can stick closely to the Bible story and ignore any problems that

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• Book: Pilate’s Wife

  Published: November 1, 2007, 6:40 pm

  Tags: Bible, Books, Religious, Historical Fiction

  write a good novel about a historical character when almost nothing is known about that character. It doesn’t really matter what you write, somebody is not going to like it. The first thing to note about this book is the subtitle: A Novel of the Roman Empire. Those who are expected a Biblical novel, one primarily oriented toward

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• Paul Mark Tag Bookstore

  Published: November 13, 2007, 4:45 am

  Tags: Best Mystery Books, Books, Bookstore, Fiction Books, Free Novels Online, Historical Fiction Books, Horror Novels, Laboratory, Mystery Books, Mystery Novels, Novels, Online Novels, Opinions, Realistic Fiction Books, Science Fiction Books, Science Fiction Novels, Suspense

  In 1889, one of the worst environmental disasters to befall the United States occurred in Johnstown, Pennsylvania: more than 2,200 people died when a poorly maintained sporting dam gave way and destro read more

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• Daughter of York

  Published: December 6, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Margaret Of York, Daughter Of York, Historical Fiction

  Easter Smith, whose previous historical novel was A Rose for the Crown. That previous book handily embodied every single thing historical fiction can do wrong: creaky dialogue, anachronisms on every page, escapism offered in the place of fact. The past was in many, many respects a better place than the present - and in a greater number of ways

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• A Heaping Helping of Historical Fiction!

  Published: December 13, 2007, 5:37 pm

  Tags: John Mortimer, Anthony Burgess, Mary Renault, Historical Fiction, Lists

  of whom, unprecedently for historical fiction, are actual historical figures) are brought completely to life.25. Romola by George Eliot - the great novelist tries her hand at Renaissance historical fiction, with generally admirable results. The Italian Renaissance still hasn't received the great fictional epic it deserves, but Romola comes

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• BloggingMolly's lists

  Published: January 5, 2008, 8:37 pm

  Tags: Bloggingmolly, Young Adult, Classics, Historical Fiction, Childhood Favorites, Newbery, Spiritual, Banned Books, Non Fiction

  by O'DellYoung Adult Fiction1. Stormbreaker by Harowitz2. Daughter of Time by Tey3. Byzantium by Lawhead4. Court of the Stone Children by Cameron5. Blue Ridge Billy by Lenski6. Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Field7. Moccasin Trail by McGraw8. Little Britches by MoodyHistorical Fiction1. Across Five Aprils by Hunt2. Rebels of the

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• Alix's List

  Published: December 7, 2007, 6:11 pm

  Tags: Alix, Re Reads, Classics, Historical Fiction, Book Clubs, Mystery, Catch My Eye, Non Fiction, Escapism

  WallsTBATBATBATBATBATBATBAHistorical FictionThe Book Thief - Markus ZusakA thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled HosseiniSuite Francasie - Irene NemirovskyCold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons CROSS READThe Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford CROSS READPersuasion - Jane AustenMansfield Park - Jane AustenWinter in Madrid - C J SansomRe -ReadsNorthern

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• The Serpent's Tale

  Published: May 8, 2008, 7:38 pm

  Tags: Serpent S Tale, Historical Fiction, Ariana Franklin

  of Death, one of the best historical novels we here at Stevereads have read in many, many years. You'd think that fact would have made us eager to read The Serpent's Tale, but truth be told, it initially had the opposite effect.Our esteemed colleague the Empress put it best: when a book grabs you the way Mistress of the Arts of Death does, you

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• The Floating Book

  Published: June 9, 2008, 3:46 pm

  Tags: The Floating Book, Michelle Lovric, Catullus, Historical Fiction

  an extravagant example of historical fiction done

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• DVD: The Great Debaters

  Published: June 16, 2008, 5:34 pm

  Tags: Dvd, Historical Fiction, Movies, Denzel Washington, The Great Debaters

  difference between the historical debate team and the one in the movie. Despite their win over USC, the national champions (they used Harvard in the movie), the Wiley College team did not receive the trophy. They weren’t “in.” I think the movie tells a great story and serves to remind us of some things that we need very

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• “‘Who is Henry M. Galt?’: A Review of Garet Garrett’s ‘The Driver’” by Edward W. Younkins The Rational Argumentator

  Published: June 18, 2008, 2:50 pm

  Tags: Literature, Book Review, Capitalism, Economics, Entrepreneur, Fiction, Free Book, Garet Garrett, Henry M Galt, Historical Fiction, History, Progress, Review, The Driver

  The Rational Argumentator A Journal for Western Man Principal Index *** Contributors *** Yahoo! Group “Who is Henry M. Galt?”: A Review of Garet Garrett’s The Driver Edward W. Younkins Issue CLXIII - June 18, 2008 Recommend this page. The Driver (1922) is a prime example of the literature of achievement.

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• Book Marketing Buzz: Book Promotion & Publicity Tips: How to Promote Your Books with Historical Fiction Author Molly Dwyer

  Published: August 20, 2008, 8:14 pm

  Tags: Book Marketing Buzz Guest Authors, Book Promotion, Frankenstein, Guest Blogger, Historical Fiction, Molly Dwyer, Online Book Promotion, The Requiem For The Author Of Frankenstein

  Book Award for Best Historical Fiction at the end of May. I’ve been coming at the marketing of Requiem from as many different angles as I possible. First of all, I have a web presence, a website and a blog that I actively keep up. I’m also moving out into the Internet community, looking for blogs where I can post about my

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