Samuel Johnson, and his murderously resentful younger brother John Boswell.Īlex Beecroft, False Colors (2009), an adventure/romance novel about a married man who goes to sea in 1762, where he encounters a man who is attracted only to other men, and gradually becomes aware that this is his nature, as well.Ĭharlotte Betts, The Chateau on the Lake (2014), about a half-English, half-French woman visiting France for the first time in search of her relatives as the Revolution begins and France declares war on England. Philip Baruth, The Brothers Boswell (2009), about the young James Boswell, eager to deepen his acquaintance with the eminent dictionary-compiler Dr. James Barke, The Well of the Silent Harp (1954), about the Scottish poet Robert Burns #5 in the Story of Robert Burns quintet. James Barke, The Crest of the Broken Wave (1953), about the Scottish poet Robert Burns #4 in the Story of Robert Burns quintet. James Barke, The Wonder of All the Gay World (1949), about the Scottish poet Robert Burns #3 in the Story of Robert Burns quintet. James Barke, The Song in the Green Thorn Tree (1948), about the Scottish poet Robert Burns #2 in the Story of Robert Burns quintet. James Barke, The Wind that Shakes the Barley (1947), about the Scottish poet Robert Burns #1 in the Story of Robert Burns quintet. Samuel Johnson, the eighteenth century English author who published an early dictionary of the English language, from the perspective of the daughter of a couple who befriended him during the last two decades of his life. Reviewīeryl Bainbridge, According to Queeney (2000), about Dr. Martine Bailey, An Appetite for Violets (2014), about a servant girl with a passion for cooking whose mistress decides to use her in a risky scheme. Helen Ashton, Footman in Powder (1954), about a footman in the service of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) who is privy to numerous royal scandals. Ralph Arnold, Northern Lights: The Story of Lord Derwentwater, about the 1715 Jacobite rising and its disastrous aftermath for the Derwentwater family. Peter Ackroyd, The Lambs of London (2004), about the essayist Charles Lamb, his sister Mary, and a young bookseller who claims to have discovered a book once owned by Shakespeare. Peter Ackroyd, Hawksmoor (1993), a literary novel about a modern London detective and an eighteenth century architect #ALLEN CARR EASY WAY TO STOP DRINKING POWELLS BOOKS SERIES#Jump to: Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series Series novels about naval warfare and seafaring are also listed there if some novels in the series are set during the Napoleonic Wars.Ĭlick on the title for more information from Powell's Books or another online source, or if you're outside the U.S., try The Book Depository. Novels about Napoleon and his family and novels set during the Napoleonic Wars are listed on the Napoleonic Era page. Novels about immigrants are generally listed under the country in which the immigrant characters settled, unless the majority of the novel is set in their original homeland. Scotland became part of Great Britain with the Act of Union in 1707, but Jacobite risings sought to restore Scottish independence until in 1746 the Battle of Culloden finally crushed attempts to make "Bonnie Prince Charlie" king of an independent Scotland. In England, Monarchists and Parliamentarians turned to political maneuvering rather than civil war to resolve their conflicts. The glamorous and extravagant Marie Antoinette, in particular, has fascinated novelists. The American and French Revolutions were epochal events that have spawned much historical fiction. Mysteries and Thrillers: 18th Century North Americaĭuring the eighteenth century the British Isles, Continental Europe and North America were scenes of enormous change. Mysteries and Thrillers: 18th Century European Continent Mysteries and Thrillers: 18th Century Britain The British and Irish in the 18th Century Novels for young people set in the 17th century appear on the YA 17th Century page. For news on the latest reviews, author interviews and additions to this website, see the blog.
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