Tag Archives: Historical
The Retreat
by Patrick Rambaud“In The Retreat, a novel much praised for its level of historical detail, French writer Patrick Rambaud locates little grandeur in the ghastly carnage of Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. . . . Readers of Bernard Cornwell Sharpe’s novels will no doubt relish the prize-winning Rambaud’s hallucinogenic, frost-edged vision of Napoleon’s…
The Pure Land
by Alan Spence“The Pure Land by Alan Spence, based on the true story which inspired Madame Butterfly, is part thrilling adventure, part lyrical reflection, and characterized…
The Pistoleer
by James Carlos Blake“A genuine tour de force . . . an ingenious reconstruction of the life and times of the West’s most feared gunman, John Wesley…
Napoleon’s Exile
by Patrick Rambaud“Enfeebled, sick, dispirited, abandoned, the ruler only becomes more fascinating. The epoch is no more, but the intimate Napoleon replaces it. No hagiography or…
My Life and Loves
by Frank Harris“Extraordinary entertainment. . . . We are given a scope of significant experience on a history-making level that is like nothing else conceived during…
Mr. Darwin’s Shooter
by Roger McDonald“Earthy, economical prose . . . wisdom and subtle understanding . . . Evolution, as Mr. Darwin’s Shooter demonstrates, is driven by forces more…
The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner
by Tim Flannery“Lively . . . exciting . . . Nicol has made a lasting place for himself in the literature of the sea and ships…
Jam on the Vine
by LaShonda BarnettAn explosive debut novel that chronicles the life of a trailblazing African American woman journalist through the start of the twentieth century.
The Giant of the French Revolution
by David LawdayThe Giant of the French Revolution tells the story of George-Jacques Danton—visionary leader and tragic hero—in a work The Economist called “a gripping story,…
