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Eighteenth-century Europe

1983
Describes various aspects of life in Europe during the eighteenth century including new discoveries and inventions, social structure, education, religion, government, entertainments, and industry and trade.

Treasure Island

2006
An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.

Prince across the water

2004
In 1746, a year after the Scottish clans have rallied to the call of their exiled prince, Charles Stuart, to take up arms against England's tyranny, fourteen-year-old, epileptic Duncan MacDonald and his cousin, Ewan, run away to join the fight at Culloden and discover the harsh reality of war.

Coram boy

2001
In the mid-eighteenth century, an unsavory character and his simpleton son become involved in the lives of a wealthy English family when that family's eldest son is disinherited because of his love of music.

Leyla

the black tulip
2003
While trying to help her financially destitute family, twelve-year-old Leyla ends up on a slave ship bound for Istanbul, then in the beautiful Topkapi Palace, where she discovers that life in the sheltered world of the palace harem follows its own rigid rules and rhythms and offers her unexpected opportunities during Turkey's brief Tulip Period of the 1720's.

Kidnapped

the adventures of David Balfour
1982
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

Emerging empire

a pictorial history 1689-1763
1972
A pictorial survey of the history and civilization of Great Britain during the years of the greatest expansion of her empire.

The eighteenth century

1983
Describes the religion, clothing, housing, sports and games, work, and other aspects of life in eighteenth-century Europe.

The exile

an Outlander graphic novel
2010
Retells in graphic novel format the first Outlander novel from Jamie Fraser's point of view, revealing events never seen in the original story.

The civilisation of the crowd

popular culture in England, 1750-1900
1985

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