First of a series featuring Sir John Fielding, a magistrate who in the 18th Century co-founded London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners. The narrator is Jeremy Proctor, a 13-year-old orphan who serves as Fielding's eyes. Fielding is blind. The series opens with the "suicide" of a lord known for his gambling and extra-marital affairs.
Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of eighteenth-century English writer and critic Samuel Johnson, discussing his formative years, his early efforts to succeed at writing, and his personal life and beliefs; and examining the work and struggles of his later years.
After being tasked with taking HMS Themis into battle against the French for the strategically located island of Corsica, Master and Commander Charles Hayden soon must land his ship on Corsica, where his men join forces with native insurgents.
In 1791 Stockholm, self-satisfied bureaucrat Emil Larsson is informed by a fortune teller that in order to find love and connection, he must first find eight individuals who can help him realize his vision--a search that becomes dangerous when he must pull his country back from rebellion and chaos.
Contains "Alice in Wonderland" in which a young girl experiences unusual adventures in a world full of amusing characters after she falls down a rabbit hole; and "Treasure Island" in which the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
Recounts events at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. Focuses on a nine-month campaign that started with British General Sir William Howe's invasion of Pennsylvania in the autumn of 1777.
