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  Longhead: The Story of the First...

  C. H. Robinson

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  A fictionalized version of the self-discovery of primitive man,  including: fire, cooking, defense and protection, architecture,  community, communication, religion, government, and social interaction - Summary by Nick Bulka

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  A Class Coveted - A sweeping...

  Susie Murphy

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  Their choices have shackled her dreams… 
  It’s 1836, and Bridget and Cormac have arrived, full of hope, to the city of Boston with their growing family. However, as they adjust to domestic life together for the first time, they face anti-Irish sentiment from the local Americans, as well as a threat to their happiness from a much closer source. 
  Cormac undertakes the challenging search for his missing sister, Bronagh. He is determined to do all he can to put the broken pieces of his family back together, but the appalling truth he uncovers will shake him to his core. 
  Meanwhile, as Emily grows up in this new country, she realises how her parents’ past actions will affect her entire future and she begins to covet that which is no longer within her reach. When she receives an unexpected proposition, will she be able to resist its temptation, despite the untrustworthy nature of the person behind it? 
  A Class Coveted is the fourth book in Susie Murphy's historical fiction series A Matter of Class. The story continues in the fifth book, A Class Reunited. 
  Find out more at www.susiemurphywrites.com.

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  Up All Night with a Good Duke

  Amy Rose Bennett

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  Artemis Jones—respectable finishing-school teacher by day and Gothic-romance writer by night—has never lost sight of her real dream: to open her own academic ladies' college. When she’s unexpectedly called upon by a dear friend, a fellow Byronic Book Club member, to navigate her first London Season, she comes at once—who knows, perhaps she can court the interest of a wealthy patron for her school. It’ll all be fine as long as she can avoid her high-handed aunt's schemes to marry her off… Dominic Winters, the widowed Duke of Dartmoor, needs a wife—someone who will provide him with an heir and help him manage his spitfire adolescent daughter. The problem is, Society has dubbed him The Dastardly Duke. Rumors are rife that he murdered his mad wife so his choices for a suitable bride are limited. But then he meets the ravishing and passionate Artemis Jones…who might just be everything he needs.

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  The Portrait of a Lady

  Henry James

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  A masterful exploration of freedom, ambition, and the complexities of the human heart, The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is one of the most celebrated novels of nineteenth-century literature. With psychological depth and elegant prose, James crafts a compelling study of a young woman's journey through love, choice, and consequence in a world shaped by wealth, culture, and social expectation.
  
  At the center of the novel stands Isabel Archer, an intelligent and spirited American who arrives in Europe determined to experience life on her own terms. Independent and idealistic, Isabel rejects conventional paths in pursuit of personal growth and self-discovery. When she unexpectedly inherits a fortune, her newfound wealth seems to offer limitless opportunity and autonomy. Yet as she navigates the refined drawing rooms and intricate social codes of European society, Isabel encounters individuals whose charm and sophistication conceal far more complex intentions.
  
  James brilliantly portrays Isabel's emotional and moral awakening as she confronts the tension between romantic aspiration and harsh reality. Her choices—made in the name of independence—lead her into a marriage that challenges her ideals and tests her resilience. Through Isabel's inner struggles, the novel examines themes of self-determination, manipulation, loyalty, and the subtle constraints imposed by culture and gender.
  
  Set against richly detailed backdrops in England, Italy, and beyond, The Portrait of a Lady offers more than a social narrative; it is a profound meditation on identity and responsibility. Henry James's nuanced storytelling invites readers into the private thoughts and motives of his characters, revealing the intricate layers of human psychology that define their actions.
  
  Both intimate and sweeping, the novel remains a timeless reflection on the cost of freedom and the courage required to remain true to oneself. The Portrait of a Lady stands as a landmark achievement in literary fiction—an enduring portrait not only of a remarkable woman, but of the universal struggle between desire and destiny.

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  Royalists and Roundheads Collide...

  AI Voice Christopher Allen

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the English Civil War (1642-1651), this epic historical fiction follows two noble families torn apart by political conviction and united by unexpected love. The Cavendish family, led by William, Earl of Newcastle, represents the Royalist cause—aristocrats who believe in the divine right of kings and traditional order. Opposing them are the Hampdens, headed by the principled John Hampden, Parliamentary champions who fight for constitutional government and the rights of Englishmen. 
  The story begins in 1641 as tensions between King Charles I and Parliament reach breaking point. In a London tavern, Charles Cavendish, younger brother to the Earl of Newcastle, encounters William Hampden in a heated political debate. Their philosophical sparring is interrupted when William's sister Ruth needs assistance with her lame horse. Charles gallantly escorts her home, where he meets John Hampden himself. Despite their political differences, mutual respect develops, and Charles finds himself captivated by Ruth's intelligence and beauty. 
  As civil war erupts in 1642, the families choose their sides. The Cavendishes rally to King Charles I's standard at Nottingham, while John Hampden takes command of a Parliamentary regiment. Charles and Ruth's forbidden romance blossoms through secret correspondence, their love transcending the growing chasm between their worlds. Their relationship symbolizes the personal cost of political division—two souls united by affection yet separated by loyalty to opposing causes. 
  The war's brutal reality unfolds through major battles. At Edgehill, the first great engagement, both sides suffer heavy casualties without decisive victory. Charles fights bravely for the King while wondering if William Hampden stands among the enemy ranks. The northern campaigns see William Cavendish commanding Royalist forces in Yorkshire, while his daughter Jane defends Welbeck Abbey against Parliamentary siege.

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  Traitor

  Jr. Thomas Dixon

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  Dixon lived through Reconstruction, and believed it ranked with the French Revolution in brutality and criminal acts. The Traitor (1907), the final book in his trilogy which also includes The Leopard’s Spots (1902), and The Clansman (1905), spans a two-year period just after Reconstruction (1870-1872), and covers the decline of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina. Dixon, whose father was an early Klan leader, maintained that the original Klan, the “reconstruction Klan” was morally formed in desperation to protect the people from lawlessness, address Yankee brutality, and save southern civilization. Now, in this final installment, he portrays how and why the later Klan falls into disrepute. The story includes folk legends, haunted houses, secret passageways, and spectral apparitions as part of its complicated story, weaving fact, fiction and romance in typical Dixon style. 
   
  While defamed as a white supremacist by today’s multi-cultural society, thus falling far out of favor, Dixon was one of the most popular American writers of the period, faithfully depicting the wide range of racial/cultural opinions of 19th century America. (Summary by Michele Fry)

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