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  • On a Balcony

    by David Stacton ...
    Series Book 2 - Invincible Questions trilogy
    ' On A Balcony is devoted to the 14th century [B.C.] and the Pharaoh Ikhnaton, his sister-wife Nefertiti, the sculptor Tutmose, and the rivalry his religion of Aton brought to Egypt and its then current cult of Amon... presenting Ikhnaton's imposition of a new religion upon those who look on him as a god.' Kirkus Review'A fascinating study in royal neuroticism.' John Davenport, Observer'A weird, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Segaki

    by David Stacton ...
    Series Book 3 - Invincible Questions trilogy
    ' Segaki is the story of two men, a woman, a dog, and a handful of snails. It is a very simple story. But like most simple stories, it is also a parable... It is the third volume of three novels concerned with various aspects of the religious experience... Segaki deals with [the] getting of wisdom, or insight, and deals with it, moreover, entirely in terms of Zen... Zen cannot be explained. It can ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Sir William: or A Lesson In Love, a Novel

    by David Stacton ...
    Sir William: Or A Lesson in Love by David Stacton is a richly layered historical novel that delves into the life and loves of Sir William Hamilton, a British diplomat and antiquarian whose fascinating relationships became the stuff of legend. Set in the opulent and turbulent world of 18th-century Europe, this novel masterfully intertwines personal passion, political intrigue, and the allure of art ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Judges of the Secret Court

    by David Stacton ...
    The Judges of the Secret Court , first published in 1961, is a historical novel about John Wilkes Booth and the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The book vividly portrays the setting and sentiments of the time, as well as Wilkes' befuddled thinking and his short-lived escape from justice, followed by the trial of those involved in the assassination.David ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Dancer in Darkness

    by David Stacton ...
    'Dancer in Darkness is a unique three-way collaboration - the tragic tale of the murdered Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi, as told in Renaissance Italian sources, then in The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster's masterpiece of Jacobean revenge and fate, and now here by David Stacton, the literally incomparable American historical novelist. Black as stage velvet, Stacton's version is as full of ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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  • Remember Me

    by David Stacton ...
    Series Book 1 - Invincible Questions trilogy
    'King Ludwig has fascinated me ever since I was a child, yet fascination is not quite the right word. Fellow-feeling would be the proper phrase...' David Stacton, 1957With his fourth published novel - and his first on historical themes and personages - David Stacton's writing career took a decisive turn. Remember Me, over which he laboured for four years, is an extraordinarily vivid and felt ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Burr

    American Chronicle Series

    by Gore Vidal ...
    Series series Vintage International
    For readers who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel—and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation.Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated—and misunderstood—figures among the Founding Fathers. In 1804, while serving as vice ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi

    Book 1

    by Jacqueline Park ...
    Series Book 1 - Grazia dei Rossi Trilogy
    A sweeping saga of intrigue and romance set during the Italian Renaissance and told through the eyes of Grazia dei Rossi, a young Jewish woman torn between duty and forbidden romance, who wins our hearts with her recorded secrets of love.Grazia dei Rossi, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella d’Este, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the pope’s Jewish physician, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lincoln

    American Chronicle Series

    by Gore Vidal ...
    Series series Vintage International
    Lincoln is the cornerstone of Gore Vidal's fictional American chronicle, which includes Burr, 1876, Washington, D.C., Empire, and Hollywood. It opens early on a frozen winter morning in 1861, when President-elect Abraham Lincoln slips into Washington, flanked by two bodyguards. The future president is in disguise, for there is talk of a plot to murder him. During the next four years there will be ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Curious Beginning

    by Deanna Raybourn ...
    Series Book 1 - A Veronica Speedwell Mystery
    The New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries returns once more to Victorian England and introduces intrepid adventuress Veronica Speedwell....London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Reveille in Washington

    1860-1865

    by Margaret Leech ...
    **Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeFeaturing a foreword by Battle Cry of Freedom author James McPhersonA vibrant portrait of Civil War-era Washington, D.C. that is “packed and running over with the anecdotes, scandals, personalities, and tragi-comedies of the day”—from the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for History (The New Yorker)**1860: The American capital is sprawling, fractured, squalid, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee

    by Robert E. Lee ...
    "Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee" is a compelling collection that offers a unique glimpse into the life and thoughts of one of America's most iconic military leaders. Compiled from personal letters and recollections, the book provides insights into Lee's character, his leadership during the Civil War, and his reflections on duty, honor, and the complexities of war. Through his ... Read more

    $0.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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