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The Palliser novels volume 5
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1120L
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English
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"The Prime Minister is a novel by English author Anthony Trollope, first published in book form in 1876. The fifth novel in the six-book Palliser series, the story follows Plantagenet Palliser, the conscientious Duke of Omnium, now installed as Prime Minister at Westminster. The Duke is dismayed by the relentless rise of city adventurer and foreign interloper Ferdinand Lopez in London society, supported by various high society ladies, including...
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English
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From Michael Dobbs, author of the book that inspired the smash hit Netflix series House of Cards, Churchill's Hour is a stunning novel that brings Prime Minister Winston Churchill to life during the midst of WWII.
It is 1941, a year of desperation for England as it is battered by the war. Churchill has only one hope, that the U.S. will come to his country's aid, but Roosevelt is unwilling to do so because America is wedded
...3) The duchess
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Royal outsiders volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"It was a love so strong a king renounced his kingdom-all for that woman. Or was she just an escape route for a king who never wanted to rule? Bestselling author Wendy Holden takes an intimate look at one of the most notorious scandals of the twentieth century. 1928. A middle-aged foreigner comes to London with average looks, no money, and no connections. Wallis's first months in the city are lonely, dull, and depressing. With no friends of her own,...
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Regency spies of London volume 01
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In England's Regency era, manners and elegance reign in public life--but behind closed doors treason and deception thrive. Nicholas Langdon is no stranger to reserved civility or bloody barbarity. After suffering a battlefield injury, the wealthy, well-connected British officer returns home to heal--and to fulfill a dying soldier's last wish by delivering his coded diary. At the home of the Wilherns, one of England's most powerful families, Langdon...
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Regency spies of London volume 03
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Felicity Mayson is a merchant's daughter with a small dowry. She receives an unexpected invitation to Lady Blackston's country home and is introduced to the wealthy Oliver Ratley, who asks for her hand in marriage. Felicity is unaware that Lady Blackston and Oliver are leading a group of revolutionaries with a plot to undermine the monarchy. Philip McDowell is a government agent who asks Felicity to help him uncover the rebels' secrets by continuing...
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