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The Dante chamber / by Pearl, Matthew,author.;
"The year is 1870. Five years after a series of Dante-inspired killings disrupted Boston, a man is found murdered in the public gardens of London with an enormous stone around his neck etched with a verse from the Divine Comedy. When more mysterious murders erupt across the city, all in the style of the punishments Dante memorialized in Purgatory, poet Christina Rossetti fears her brother, the Dante-obsessed artist and writer Gabriel Rossetti, will be the next victim. Christina enlists poets Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson, and famous scholar Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, to assist in deciphering the literary clues. Together these unlikely investigators rush to unravel the secrets of Dante's verses in order to find Gabriel and stop the killings. Racing between the shimmering mansions of the elite and the dark corners of London's underworld, they descend further and further into the mystery. But when the true inspiration behind the gruesome murders is finally revealed, Christina realizes that the perpetrator has even bigger and more horrific plans than she had initially thought"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321; Murder; Authors, English;
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History of father's life / by Rogers, George,1826-;
Subjects: Rogers, George, 1826-; Rogers family;
© 1906., s.n.,
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Them wild woods : the transatlantic letters of an Irish Quaker family, 1818-1877 / by Jackson, Bill.;
These letters describe the life of an Ulster Quaker shop-keeping family whose daughter emigrated to New York State in 1818. The bulk of the letters are from Ireland between 1818 and 1843.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Irish; Irish; Quakers; Quakers;
© 2011., Ulster Historical Foundation,
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Clear : a novel / by Davies, Carys,author.;
"John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland--Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted. Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff and is found, unconscious and badly injured, by Ivar who takes him home and tends to his wounds. The two men do not speak a common language, but as John builds a dictionary of Ivar's world, they learn to communicate and, as Ivar sees himself for the first time in decades reflected through the eyes of another person, they build a fragile, unusual connection. Unfolding in the 1840s in the final stages of the infamous Scottish Clearances--which saw whole communities of the rural poor driven off the land in a relentless program of forced evictions--this singular, beautiful, deeply surprising novel explores the differences and connections between us, the way history shapes our deepest convictions, and how the human spirit can survive despite all odds. Moving and unpredictable, sensitive and spellbinding, Clear is a profound and pleasurable read."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Eviction; Hermits; Interpersonal relations; Islands; Rural poor;
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A madness so discreet / by McGinnis, Mindy.;
Near the turn of the nineteenth century, Dr. Thornhollow helps teenaged Grace Mae escape from the Boston asylum where she was sent after becoming pregnant by rape, and takes her to Ohio where they put her intelligence and remarkable memory to use in trying to catch murderers.LSC
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Teenage girls; Physicians; Ohio;
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Sir John A. MacDonald : his life, our times. by Gwyn, Richard,1934-;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891.; Prime ministers;
© c2011., Random House Canada,
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The bad luck bride / by MacGregor, Janna.;
Claire Cavensham is taken by surprise when her engagement to Lord Pembrooke is announced, but little does she know that Alexander is working to complete his plans for revenge.LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Historical fiction.; Heiresses; Brides; Revenge;
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Murder in Berkeley square / by Riley, Vanessa,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: MURDER IN DRURY LANE, ISBN 9781496738677. This spellbinding third installment in the 'Lady Worthing' historical mystery series follows a captivating, resourceful heroine whose notorious past - and unparalleled detecting talent - crosses swords with a killer cutting a vengeful swath through London high society. #diversity.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Blizzards; Murder;
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The bachelor / by Jeffries, Sabrina.;
"Lady Gwyn Drake has long protected her family's reputation by hiding an imprudent affair from her youth. But when her former suitor appears at Armitage Hall, manhandling the heiress and threatening to go public with her secrets, it's Gwyn who needs protecting. Her twin brother, Thorn, hires Joshua Wolfe, the estate's gamekeeper, to keep her safe in London during her debut. As a war hero, Joshua feels obligated to fulfill the assignment he has accepted. But as a man, it's torment to be so very close to the beauty he's fought to ignore..."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Extortion; Man-woman relationships;
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The road to Goderich. by McQuaig, Linda.;
"A tale of love, deception, and betrayal unfolds against the backdrop of the 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada. In rural Scotland in the 1830s, fifteen-year-old Callandra is devastated by her father's unexpected death. To save her family from destitution, she reluctantly agrees to marry Norbert Scott, a clergyman from a wealthy Glasgow family. But when her new husband and family turn out to be cruel and disdainful toward her, Callandra's only solace in their cold, cavernous mansion is her close friendship with a household servant, Lottie. Callandra faces more personal upheaval when her husband accepts a posting as a clergyman in the remote town of Goderich in Upper Canada. Thankfully, Lottie will accompany them to their new home, but so will her brother Sam, a carpenter whom Callandra mistrusts. After a perilous journey, they are greeted warmly by the townsfolk of Goderich, who are particularly delighted when their new pastor stands up for them in defiance of the hated colonial authorities. But an unintentional lie spins into a web of deceit. As the sparks of rebellion flare, there are growing suspicions about the town's charismatic new clergyman that threaten to destroy the fragile happiness Callandra has unexpectedly found."-- Provided by publisher.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / World Literature / Canada / Colonial & 19th Century;
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