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トニー卿の妻
In the midst of the French Revolution, Pierre, a young firebrand, convinces a group of rabble to rise up against the local duc. Coming across the carriage of the duc’s daughter on their march, Pierre assaults her, is run over by the carriage, and disappears. Looking to punish someone for the uprising, the duc has Pierre’s father hanged.
Years later, Pierre has changed his name, gathered some…
共通テーマ：France -- History -- Revolution, Blakeney, Sir Blakeney, Nobility
スカーレット・ピムペネルの同盟
It was not, Heaven help us all! a very uncommon occurrence these days: a woman almost unsexed by misery, starvation, and the abnormal excitement engendered by daily spectacles of revenge and of cruelty. They were to be met with every day, round every street corner, these harridans, more terrible far than were the men.
共通テーマ：France -- History -- Revolution, Blakeney, Sir Blakeney, France
紅いポンペル
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution.
共通テーマ：Blakeney, Sir Blakeney, Nobility, France
ブラジュロンヌ子爵
In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. They chronicled the adventures of a young man named D'Artagnan who, upon…
共通テーマ：Histoire, Historical Fiction, Adventure, History
二つの炎の間に
An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie BestsellerEnter a darker age with New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buehlman's Between Two Fires, a medieval horror adventure unlike anything on the shelf.And Lucifer said: “Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of heaven down…”The year is 1348.Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a…
共通テーマ：France, Historical Fiction
大衛・バルフォア
From the book:It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company’s office, must expect his late re-appearance to be greeted with hoots, if not with missiles. Yet, when I remember the days of our explo-rations, I am not without hope. There should be left in our native city some…
共通テーマ：Histoire, British and irish fiction, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature
伯父ベルナック
This is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's dramatic tale of historical fiction set during the Napoleonic wars.
共通テーマ：France, British and irish fiction, History
有罪の川
During his lifetime, British fiction writer Wilkie Collins came to rival Charles Dickens in popularity and critical acclaim. Like Dickens, Collins often gravitated toward characters who overcame significant obstacles to learn important life lessons. The novella The Guilty River continues in this vein, recounting an against-all-odds love affair that blossoms between a couple that each…
共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature
佩勒姆
This is the tale of Henry Pelham. He falls in love with his best friend’s sister, and then learns that his friend is accused of murder. He must find the real killer in order to marry his love. The book really illustrates the manners, habits and lifestyles of the rich and famous in the first half of the 19th century. This is a very entertaining read!Please Note: This book is easy to read in true…
共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Adventure
龍と鴉
For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened European scene and by his wisdom and knowledge and bravery, he gathered together an army of valorous warriors who banished the Vikings back to the North. This true historic tale…
共通テーマ：Great Britain, History
クレーヴ侯爵夫人
The Princess of Cleves is a French novel published in 1678 that is regarded as one of the first psychological novels. The plot is set in the royal court of Henry II of France.
共通テーマ：Nobility, France, History
非商業的旅行者
A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, History
二十年後
Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, and in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. The quartet of musketeers come out of retirement to cross swords with time,…
共通テーマ：France, Histoire, Historical Fiction, Adventure
台風
TYPHOON is the story of Captain Macwhirr, A dull but reliable seaman and his crew. While at sea, Macwhirrs first mate tells him to change course because of the storm ahead, but Machwirr will have none of that, And then the adventure begins...Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents…
共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature