Books tagged with Historical
Thomas Grey & The Year Without Summer
by Peter Argonis
(2)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
Thomas and Mirabel are finally reunited when the catastrophic crop failures of 1816 require him to protect his estate from looming starvation. He also becomes popular as an anti-slavery writer and is sent to the Barbary Coast again to battle his arch enemy's successor. Interesting times, indeed.
First posted at storiesonline.net in 2021; now in a revised and re-edited version.
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Elcano and the First Circumnavigation of the World
by Mark West
(3)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Medieval
The first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522 is generally erroneously attributed to Fernando Magellan, but actually completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano after the death of Magellan in what is now the Philippines. The documents that relate to the life of this man are scarce.
This is an imagined account of the life of Elcano up to the point of joining Magellan's fleet.
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Young Thomas Grey
by Peter Argonis
(30)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
At 11 years of age, Thomas Grey goes to sea as a volunteer in a small sloop of war, commanded by his father, to learn seamanship prior to joining the Royal Naval Academy. Thomas has to mature beyond his years, surviving sea battles and yellow fever, but he joins the Academy as an accomplished sailor and leader in the making, finding friends for life in the process. First Book in the Series.
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Lady Lambert's Adventures
by Peter Argonis
(20)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
As Richard's wife, Ellen is now styled Lady Lambert and travels America, India, Egypt, Bavaria and France at his side, meeting many people and having adventures on the way. She becomes a patron of the arts, a confidante of the young Princess Victoria, and a matchmaker for her family, friends and protégés, always striving to share the good fortunes she enjoys herself. Rewritten with added content.
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Rough Waters — Book 2 in the Anthony Carter Sea Adventures
by Peter Argonis
(9)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
Anthony Carter is back! Now a senior captain and married to Harriet, he faces challenges in his professional and private live, encountering Caribbean pirates, arrogant colonial officers, Irish traitors, French soldiers, a lunatic admiral, and a pitched naval battle in the Bay of Biscay. In all this, he and Harriet must realise that married life is no endless honeymoon. Rough waters indeed.
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Mrs Henderson's Limp
by Robert Hart
(1)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
Elise parachutes into occupied France just before D-Day in 1944 to report by radio on the movements of an SS Division.
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Thomas Grey & His Friends
by Peter Argonis
(17)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
With the year 1818 starting, Thomas expects better times for his family and lands. Yet, the year starts with a tragedy, and the following events have him meet boyhood friends but also encounter underhanded enemies. In the end, there are four weddings and a funeral, but there are also new adventures in the offing.
A brand-new Thomas Grey story for your enjoyment!
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Anthony Carter and the Admiral's Daughter — Book 1 in the Anthony Carter Sea Adventures
by Peter Argonis
(13)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
When 18-year-old Anthony Carter, lowly second mate in a small schooner, and Harriet Lambert, the young, arrogant daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, barely survive a shipwreck, they recognise each other's mettles. A short-lived romance ensues, but it takes years and great perils and pains for them to find happiness together. A romance set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Thomas Grey and the Smugglers
by Peter Argonis
(16)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
Commodore Sir Thomas Grey is sent to Bermuda to command the Navy Station. The suppression of the rampant smuggling, but also the dangers of the Yellow Fever require his attention, whilst a feud from his youth is finally resolved. Finally, Thomas returns to the Royal Naval College as commanding naval officer, his life coming full circle.
An all new Thomas Grey adventure.
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English Jim & the Baltimore Rose
by Peter Argonis
(16)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
Wounded in the Crimean War and embittered by his fiancée's betrayal, Captain James Tremayne leaves England for America and becomes a digger during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. 'Baltimore Rose' Donegal is a saloon wench and convict who in 1861 crosses his path in Fort Laramie. Read how two people from worlds apart overcome bitterness and hurt, growing to respect and love each other.
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Ellen Trilby
by Peter Argonis
(19)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
On a rainy spring day, Ellen Trilby appears on Anthony Carter's estate, asking for shelter. She is the daughter of Major George Trilby and his wife Siobhan, both dear friends of Harriet Carter, escaping an unwanted suitor. At odds with the Carters' son Richard at first, they grow together through tragedy and danger, but they must overcome their own insecurities before they can become a couple.
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Thomas Grey & The Hundred Days
by Peter Argonis
(3)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Regency
Having returned to Surrey to enjoy the fruits of his toils, Thomas Grey is once again called to duty and away from his home after Napoleon's return to France and the renewal of war with France. Note: A shorter version of this story was posted at storiesonline.net in 2021.
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Colette
by Robert Hart
(3)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
In World War 2, a Special Operations Executive radio operator is sent to France to work with the French Resistance.
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Purveyor of Death
by Ron Lewis
(2)
Categories: Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
The good Doctor believes himself to be the left hand of God to deliver sinners to their graves. His daughter isn’t his real daughter, but she’s along for the ride. Why? She just likes to kill people.
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Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
by Herman Melville
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Israel Potter leaves his home in Massachusetts to fight in the American Revolutionary War. After fighting at Bunker Hill, he is wounded and captured by the British.
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Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A former convict imprisoned for stealing bread is released after 19 years of hard labor. Rejected by society, he’s shown compassion by a bishop, which inspires him to change his life.
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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor former student in St. Petersburg, believes that some people have the right to commit crimes if it benefits humanity. To test this theory, he murders an old pawnbroker and her innocent sister.
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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel that explores the themes of justice, sacrifice, resurrection, and the brutality of revolution.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 historical novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain.
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