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I write history, which is sometimes fictional. Wait--maybe that's fiction which is sometimes historical.
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Lisa B rated The Golden Ass: 4 stars
The Golden Ass by Apuleius
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which Augustine of Hippo referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus), is the only ancient …
Lisa B rated Les misérables Volume 1: 3 stars
Les misérables Volume 1 by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables (, also ; French: [le mizeʁabl(ə)]) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, …
Lisa B rated The annals of imperial Rome: 4 stars
Lisa B rated Metamorphoses: 4 stars
Lisa B rated The Long Winter (Little House): 3 stars
The Long Winter (Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an …
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime …
Lisa B rated The red and the black: 4 stars
Lisa B rated The Divine Comedy: 3 stars
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia [diˈviːna komˈmɛːdja]) is a long Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 …
Lisa B rated The Scarlet Pimpernel: 5 stars
Emma Orczy: The Scarlet Pimpernel (2005)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It …
Lisa B rated Pride and Prejudice: 4 stars
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story charts the emotional development …
Lisa B rated Nightbirds on Nantucket: 4 stars
Nightbirds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken
Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing …
Lisa B rated At Swim-Two-Birds: 5 stars
At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien's first novel is a brilliant impressionistic jumble of ideas, mythology and nonsense. Operating on many levels it incorporates …
Lisa B rated Of Mice and Men: 5 stars
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, John Steinbeck, John John Steinbeck
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a …
Lisa B rated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: 5 stars
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to …