I've just been reading another book about Charles II, Jane, Georgette Heyer's "Royal Escape", which is set in the period when the young Charles, having suffered defeat at the 1651 Battle of Worcester, is hunted by Parliamentary forces while on a desperate race to reach the coast and a ship heading to the safety of France.
Now that sounds like a Charles II book worth reading. And I actually have a copy.
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- Vanessa
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Having enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird, I'm now reading the Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel.
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Flashman and the Dragon by George Macdonald Fraser. I must confess that I was a bit surprised by a few of the things that have happened so far, but I think I am getting used to the tone now.
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Finishing A Bookshelf of Our Own by Deborah Felder. An excellent summary of books written by women over the centuries, starting with what many people consider the first novel, the Japanese The Tale of Genji, written in the 11th century, through more famous writings such as Emma and Anne Frank. Very very interesting look at the lives of the author's themselves, the times they lived in, and the influence of their writing.
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[quote=""Vanessa""]Having enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird, I'm now reading the Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel.[/quote]
Oh I loved The Clan of the Cave Bear. It's one of my 'read more than once' books! Hope you like it Vanessa.
Oh I loved The Clan of the Cave Bear. It's one of my 'read more than once' books! Hope you like it Vanessa.
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For never will cowards fall down there.'
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Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
- Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
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- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I'm enjoying it so far! I'm finding it quite fascinating.
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind