Historical historical novels
List historical historical novels
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historical novels 22 books in all in very good used once condition, authors like philippa gregory lesley pierce, elizabeth chadwickprice is inclusive of postage
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Collection of 11 historical novels, excellent condition, cost over £ 100 newcollection only
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Master and commander is the first of patrick o'brian's now famous aubrey/maturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever writtenoxfam shop inverness set sail for the read of your life patrick o'brian's aubrey-maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever writtenthis brilliant historical novel marked the début of a writer who grew into one of our greatest novelists ever, the author of what alan judd, writing in the sunday times, has described as 'the most significant extended story since anthony powell's a dance to the music of time'it contains all the action and excitement which could possibly be hoped for in a historical novel, but it also displays the qualities which have put o'brian far ahead of any of his competitors: his depiction of the detail of life aboard a nelsonic man-of-war, of weapons, food, conversation and ambience, of the landscape and of the seahis power of characterisation is above all masterlyit establishes the friendship between captain jack aubrey rn and stephen maturin, who becomes his secretive ship's surgeon and an intelligence agento'brian's portrayal of each of these is faultless and the sense of period throughout is acutesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Various novels mostly romance but some historical including danielle steel, mills and boon, josephine cox and others for sale
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The winter king isbn enemy of god isbn secondhand paperback penguin novels by bernard cornwellthe first 2 volumes of the warlord chronicles - by the popular writer of the sharpe series of historical novels, these two volumes form the first 2 in this mythical arthurian series
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square mary renault's classic greek historical novels 'the alexander trilogy', the first of which was nominated for the lost man booker prize ina fine gift for any mary renault fan or reader of greek historical fictionthis beautifully illustrated folio society edition is in excellent condition and is housed in its own boxed pictorial sleevesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In freedom's cause is one among the many historical novels for young readers by george alfred hentythis gripping tale of courage, loyalty, and ingenuity recounts their deeds within an accurate historical contextreaders join their company alongside a fictional protagonist, young archie forbes, whose estates have been wrongfully confiscatedat the end of the thirteenth century, the oppressed people of scotland rebelled against their despised english ruler, edward longshanksarchie forms a group of scouts to fight alongside the legendary scottish chieftains (who were memorably portrayed in the film braveheart) for their country's independencein freedom's cause recounts the scots' desperate but ultimately triumphant struggle in the face of overwhelming odds - a hard-fought series of battles conducted under the leadership of william wallace and robert brucesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretime has burnished the feats of these great heroes to mythic proportions, but wallace and bruce were real people
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Includes an historical essay from the author on reimagining kett's rebellionlike hilary mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time' - andrew taylor, spectator the sunday times number one bestsellerengland, : two years after the death of henry viii, england is sliding into chaosthis is the seventh stunning novel in the bestselling shardlake series, that began with dissolutionhis uncle edward seymour, duke of somerset, rules as protectoroxfam bookshop cheltenham tudor england is brought vividly to life in tombland, the seventh novel in cthe yeoman robert kett leads a force of thousands in overthrowing the landlords and establishing a vast camp outside norwichthe extirpation of the old religion by radical protestants is stirring discontent among the populace while the protector's prolonged war with scotland is proving a disastrous failure and threatens to involve francesee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile he discovers that the murder of edith boleyn may have connections reaching into both the heart of the rebel camp and of the norfolk gentrythe three find layers of mystery and danger surrounding edith's death, as a second murder is committedworst of all, the economy is in collapse, inflation rages and rebellion is stirring among the peasantrybarak throws in his lot with the rebels; nicholas, opposed to them, becomes a prisoner in norwich castle; while shardlake has to decide where his ultimate loyalties lie, as government forces in london prepare to march north and destroy the rebelsthe gruesome murder of edith boleyn, the wife of john boleyn - a distant norfolk relation of elizabeth's mother - which could have political implications for elizabeth, brings shardlake and his assistant nicholas overton to the summer assizes at norwichand then east anglia explodes, as peasant rebellion breaks out across the countrythere they are reunited with shardlake's former assistant jack baraksoon the rebels have taken over the city, england's second largestthe nominal king, edward vi, is eleven years oldsansom's number one bestselling shardlake series, for fans of hilary mantel and philippa gregorysince the old king's death, matthew shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of henry's younger daughter, the lady elizabeth'when it comes to intriguing tudor-based narratives, hilary mantel has a serious rival' - sunday times'sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative
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She is one of the best writers of lancashire sagas around' - historical novels reviews'anna jacobs' books have an impressive grasp of human emotions' - sunday times'catherine cookson fans will cheer!' - peterborough evening telegraph***************the heartwarming third instalment of the rivenshaw series from bestselling saga writer anna jacobsa lot of marriages are breaking up in these times of change, and francis is loathe for his to be one of themwith so much going against them, can these four friends ever turn their dreams into reality? see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut things are not going to plan: mayne isn't answering any of his letters; francis' wife is having a change of heart about moving up north - and her parents seem set on destroying his reputationafter a stray bomb scored a direct hit on his childhood home in hertfordshire, the only thing that has kept francis brady going while he works day and night salvaging what he can from the rubble is the thought that soon he'll be joining war-time friends mayne, daniel and victor as electrician in their new dream building firm in lancashirewhile clearing out the house in readiness for the rebuild, they've discovered that someone has been stealing valuables and hiding them in the old nissen hutbut how can he turn down the opportunity of a new life and career in rivenshaw? meanwhile in rivenshaw itself, newly married mayne and judith's plans to convert esherwood house into flats have come to an abrupt haltoxfam shop rosemount viaduct 'anna jacobs' books are deservedly popularbut who hid them there - and are they planning on returning for them? and are they also responsible for something else found in the shelter: a body, buried in a shallow grave
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Jean m auel earth’s children series - 5 novels about life in the stone age cecilia dart-thornton -the bitterbynde, 2 books sean russell - the swans war, 2 books j v jones - sword of shadows series, 2 books books are in excellent condition all 4 sets, 11 books for £10 the 11 books will be sent by royal mail, signed for medium parcel, second class (weight over 2kg)the postage cost is £10
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Takes a break from his popular historical novels to create a highly exciting modern adventure romance set in andorra in the pyrenees see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen paperback book written by nigel tranter published by the scotsman publications in map to the front scotland's foremost author
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Oxfam shop dumfries this third volume in the lymond chronicles, the highly renowned series of historical novels takes place in , when francis crawford of lymond is dispatched to embattled malta, to assist the knights of hospitallers in defending the island against the turkssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut shortly the swordsman and scholar discovers that the greatest threat to the knights lies within their own ranks, where various factions vie secretly for master
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At fifty-seven, george is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazzthe family is not pleased, as her brother jamie observes, ray has 'strangler's hands'then katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to raykatie can't decide if she loves ray, or loves the way he cares for her son jacob, and her mother jean is a bit put out by the way the wedding planning gets in the way of her affair with one of her husband's former colleaguesoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'a painful funny humane novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident' the timesdiscover this brilliantly comic and moving bestselling novel by the award-winning author of the curious incident of the dog in the night-time and the porpoiseand the tidy and pleasant life jamie has created crumbles when he fails to invite his lover, tony, to the dreaded nuptialssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunnoticed in the uproar, george discovers a sinister lesion on his hip, and quietly begins to lose his mind
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Oxfam shop colne road the complete series of the bbc drama based on the historical novels by philippa gregoryset during the wars of the roses, a dynastic struggle for power that dominated the latter part of the 15th century and threatened to tear england apart, the series follows the fortunes of three women who are determined to have their say in the politics of their age, elizabeth woodville (rebecca ferguson), margaret beaufort (amanda hale) and anne neville (faye marsay)with even king edward iv (max irons) and his manipulative advisor lord warwick (james frain) subject to the ploys of the women, who will prevail in the struggle for power? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop colne road six-part golden globe-winning adaptation of hilary mantel's historical novels documenting the rise to power of thomas cromwell (mark rylance) in the court of henry viii (damian lewis)but when her successor, anne boleyn (claire foy), also fails to satisfy this desire, she becomes paranoid that she too will meet the same fatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes are: 'three card trick', 'entirely beloved', 'anna regina', 'the devil's spit', 'crows' and 'master of phantoms'the programme begins as the king, lacking a male heir, tries desperately to annul his marriage to katherine of aragon (joanne whalley)meanwhile, cromwell searches for an excuse to expel anne from the court so henry can be with jane seymour (kate phillips) whilst also ensuring that parliament will acknowledge the king as head of the church of england
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Oxfam bookshop brigg voted one of britain's favourite historical novels before george rlymond is wanted for treason and murder, and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strifeperfect for fans of a game of thrones'a storyteller who could teach scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention'new york times'melodrama of the most magnificent kind' the guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read more' the times literary supplement 'i despised men who accepted their fatei shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands' it is and, after five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland, francis crawford of lymond - scholar, soldier, rebel, nobleman, outlaw - has at last come back to edinburghbut for many in an already divided scotland, where conspiracies swarm around the infant queen mary like clouds of midges, he is not welcome'she is a brilliant story teller, the lymond chronicles will keep you reading late into the night, desperate to know the fate of the characters you have come to care deeply aboutmartin there was dorothy dunnettis he back to foment rebellion? does he seek revenge on those who banished him? or has he returned to clear his name? no one but the enigmatic lymond himself knows the truth - and no one will discover it until he is ready
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Oxfam shop york these two cassettes contain a bbc radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of english literature's finest historical novels starring ian hogg and norman rodwaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop dumfries the complete series of the bbc drama based on the historical novels by philippa gregoryset during the wars of the roses, a dynastic struggle for power that dominated the latter part of the 15th century and threatened to tear england apart, the series follows the fortunes of three women who are determined to have their say in the politics of their age, elizabeth woodville (rebecca ferguson), margaret beaufort (amanda hale) and anne neville (faye marsay)with even king edward iv (max irons) and his manipulative advisor lord warwick (james frain) subject to the ploys of the women, who will prevail in the struggle for power? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is two novels in 1 bookso seven books containing 9 novels read morethese are all old novels and are as follows) the commodore at sea & spartan planet two novels in 1 bookbeyond the galactic rim(3) the road to the rim9 science fiction books from the " commodore john grimes " rim world series by a bertram chandlerwhen the dream dies(1) the rim of space) the big black mark) into the alternate universe & contraband from outer space
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Oxfam bookshop sevenoaks a set of three first edition novels by k m peyton featuring the character patrick penningtonthe three novels cover the life and school career of teenager pennington, and are aimed at a 'young adult' readershipthe three novels, published by oxford university press, are: pennington's seventeenth summer, published the beethoven medal, published pennington's heir, publishedthe volumes are in very good condition, with very good unclipped dust jackets protected by mylar coverssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Kobo paper white ereader 4gb immaculate with selection of novels kobo paper white ereader 4gb immaculate with selection of novelsposted by thomas in books, comics & magazines, books in kings lynn
40 €
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Life of pi, susan elizabeth phillips (2 romance novels), michael onddatje, terry pratchetgreat conditionprice is for the whole lot
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7 x readers digest collections of novelseach one contains three novels, on varied topics
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Set of 5 brand new dc novels 5 dc hardback novelsposted by debra in other goods, hobbies, interests & collectibles in norwich
20 €
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Selling as a single lot, collection only, sold as seen dark horse star wars dark empire graphic novels vols75 inch figures - luke skywalker, princess leia & clone emperor palpatine graphic novels in excellent condition, figures are nib1 & 2 kenner expanded universe dark empire 3
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Most are crime novels30 + novels from various authors - uk and uspacked away long before coronavirusvery good condition
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Benedetto persichini: music from the novels of louis de bernieres cd ()title: music from the novels of louis de bernieres artist: benedetto persichini genre: classicalno
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Selling as a single lot, collection only, sold as seen dark horse star wars dark empire graphic novels vols75 inch figures - luke skywalker, princess leia & clone emperor palpatine graphic novels in excellent condition, figures are nib read more1 & 2 kenner expanded universe dark empire 3
65 €
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(one has 2 novels13 paperback books 14 novels) £20 for all or £2 each or 6 for £10 for those who may have some of these already
20 €