Книги жанра историческая литература
«Каменный Пояс» – эпическое полотно, охватывающее период русской действительности от конца XVII века до 70-х годов XIX века. И хотя стержнем повествования служит история рода уральских горнозаводчиков Демидовых – от сметливого кузнеца Никиты, зачинателя «дела», до немощного, развращенного роскошью Анатолия, князя Сан-Донато, завершившего родословную, – главным героем трилогии является талантливый,…
Andrew Haywood Was In Trouble He knew he'd promised to watch out for Cally DuBois. But he'd never expected to be mooning over a wildflower of a woman who'd just as soon shoot him as look at him! Sheriff Haywood just kept looking out for her, no matter what kind of weapon she waved at him.And Cally was beginning to think the stubborn man was blinded by that fever she saw in his eyes every time he l…
A short story featuring Giordano Bruno: heretic, philosopher and spy. Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom.Even the dead have a story to tell…Naples, 1566. During a sweltering summer, eighteen-year-old Giordano Bruno takes his final vows at San Domenico Maggiore and is admitted to the Dominican Order – despite doubts over his tendency to ask difficult questions.Assisting in the infirmary, Bruno witness…
A disgraced woman. A faraway land. A forbidden love… An unforgettable tale set in Victorian London and 1840s China from a shining, young historical talent.Desperate to shield her from scandal, Mary's brother-in-law, the ambitious botanist Robert Fortune, forces her to accompany him on a mission to China to steal tea plants for the East India Company. But Robert conceals his secret motives – to spy…
Антон Чехов и Лика Мизинова, Наполеон и Александр I, великие князья Константин Николаевич и Константин Константинович, Иван Бунин и Иннокентий Смоктуновский – лишь некоторые из действующих лиц этой книги. Элла Матонина – мастер исторической беллетристики. На страницах ее произведений герои прошлого оживают, становятся зримыми и понятными читателю, не теряя в то же время достоверности: художественн…
Duty was his only mistress, until he fell in love with his enemy… Amid the chaos of Waterloo, Captain Allan Landon stumbles upon a young boy. When long golden hair tumbles down, Allan’s faced with the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. She reminds him of what he’s fighting for, and he silently vows to protect Miss Marian Pallant above all else.Back in London, the battle may be won, but Allan and…
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesIn her silk finery, Sarah Rolph knew she was no more a nanny than the haughty widower before her. She'd made a profound error in judgment. How long would it be before Clayton Bainbridge …
A war-torn summerA house fallen into ruinA family broken apart by scandal…Summer 1944: Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as unwelcoming as …
A sweeping epic set in medieval China; it is the story of a group of women, the Jin-Shei sisterhood, who form a uniquely powerful circle that transcends class and social custom.They are bound together by a declaration of loyalty that transcends all other vows, even those with the gods, by their own secret language, passed from mother to daughter, by the knowledge that some of them will have to pay…