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Historia4 out of 5 stars 322
In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents’ country estate, where she has learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. She is happy to stay at home when King James of Scotland succeeds to the throne. His court may be shockingly decadent, but his intolerant Puritanism sees witchcraft in many of the old customs - punishable by death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’ve read hundreds of historical fiction books....
- De K&T en 08-03-18
De: Tracy Borman
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The Midwife's Tale
- A Mystery
- De: Sam Thomas
- Narrado por: Leila Birch
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 82
It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Only so so
- De Marie en 11-13-13
De: Sam Thomas
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The Betrothed
- De: Alessandro Manzoni
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 24 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
After the jealous tyrant Don Rodrigo foils their wedding, young Lombardian peasants Lucia and Lorenzo must separate and flee for their safety. Their difficult path to matrimony takes place against the turbulent backdrop of the Thirty Years War, where lawlessness and exploitation are at their height. Lucia takes refuge in a convent, where she is later abducted and taken on a nightmarish journey to a sinister castle, while Lorenzo goes to Milan, where he witnesses famine, riots, and plague - all evoked through meticulous description and with stunning immediacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic reading of a great work of literature
- De Pia Crosby en 03-25-19
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Death and the Maiden
- Mistress of the Art of Death
- De: Samantha Norman, Ariana Franklin
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 150
England. 1191. After the death of her friend and patron, King Henry II, Adelia Aguilar, England's vaunted Mistress of the Art of Death, is living comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie, to carry on her craft—sharing the practical knowledge of anatomy, forensics, and sleuthing that catches murderers. Allie is already a skilled healer, with a particular gift for treating animals. But the young woman is nearly twenty, and her father, Rowley, Bishop of Saint Albans, and his patron, the Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to love it
- De Jeffrey J. en 02-15-21
De: Samantha Norman, y otros
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Dragon's Child
- The King Arthur Trilogy, Book 1
- De: M. K. Hume
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
The future of Britain is at stake. In the turbulent times of the Dark Ages, the despotic Uther Pendragon, High King of Celtic Britain, is nearing death, and his kingdom is being torn apart by the squabbling of minor kings. But only one man can bring the Celts together as a nation and restore peace - King Arthur. Artorex (Arthur) doesn't yet seem like the great man he will grow into. We meet him as a shy, subservient twelve-year-old living in the foster home of Lord Ector, who took in Artorex as a babe to protect him from murderous kin.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A Dry, Dull Tale, Marred in "Realism"
- De Steven en 09-21-15
De: M. K. Hume
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The Black Rose
- De: Thomas B. Costain
- Narrado por: David Case
- Duración: 17 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire and returns famous, to find that he must choose between the first love he thought lost and the exotic flower that he found in the East.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Jean en 03-09-13
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The Blue Falcon
- De: Robyn Carr
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
In love and war, some oaths are meant to be broken.… Riding into the arena under the furling blazon of the blue falcon, Sir Conan de Corbney accepts a token from the young beauty Lady Chandra, sparking a romance foretold long ago. That is, unless Conan’s mother can help it. Colluding with her son’s rival, Sir Tedric, Lady Udele secretly arranges a more lucrative marriage for her son and weds him to Edwina - Chandra’s older sister - while Sir Tedric claims the fiery Chandra for himself. Thus begins the star-crossed lovers’ quest, amidst treachery and betrayal, for the path back to each other’s arms.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What a waste of time
- De MickeyMarie en 01-16-13
De: Robyn Carr
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The Chocolate Maker's Wife
- De: Karen Brooks
- Narrado por: Willow Nash
- Duración: 20 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Born into poverty, brutalised and ignored by her family, it is only when she is married off to a nobleman that her life undergoes a transformation, as her husband recognises in Rosamund a magic she does not know she possesses but which affects almost all who encounter her. Presiding over a luxurious chocolate house where men go to be seen, exchange news and indulge in the sweet and heady drink to which they have become addicted, Rosamund feels blessed. But disaster strikes, and Rosamund stands on the brink of losing all she has worked so hard to achieve.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Loved the history....
- De Kim Tyler en 01-20-20
De: Karen Brooks
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The Rose of York
- Love and War
- De: Sandra Worth
- Narrado por: Robin Sachs
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 60
Set in Malory's England during the Wars of the Roses, this acclaimed winner of a remarkable nine awards tells the true story of two star-crossed lovers - Richard of Gloucester and Lady Anne Neville - before they become King and Queen of England. A stirring tale of romance and intrigue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Marvelous.
- De Cinders en 11-07-13
De: Sandra Worth
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The Betrothed
- A Novel
- De: Alessandro Manzoni, Michael F. Moore - translator, Jhumpa Lahiri - afterword
- Narrado por: Ari Fliakos, Susan Vinciotti Bonito
- Duración: 22 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
The Betrothed is a cornerstone of Italian culture, language, and literature. Published in its final form in 1842, The Betrothed has inspired generations of Italian readers and writers. Giuseppe Verdi composed his majestic Requiem Mass in honor of Manzoni. Italo Calvino called the novel “a classic that has never ceased shaping reality in Italy” while Umberto Eco praised its author as a “most subtle critic and analyst of languages.”
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1 out of 5 stars
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How to ruin a masterpiece
- De McMurrab en 10-31-22
De: Alessandro Manzoni, y otros
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Scaramouche
- Classic Tales Edition
- De: Raphael Sabatini
- Narrado por: B. J. Harrison
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11
Once he was Andre-Louis, lawyer to the upper class, and destined for the upper echelons of French society. Now, he is Scaramouche. Speaking out against the injustices of the French government, he dons the garb of a clown with a band of wandering actors - a passionate jester with a vital message....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lot that I didn’t know
- De stl1111 en 02-27-23
De: Raphael Sabatini
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Royal Mistress
- De: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Jane Lambert, the quick-witted and alluring daughter of a silk merchant, is twenty-two and still unmarried. When Jane’s father finally finds her a match, she’s married off to the dull, older silk merchant William Shore. Marriage doesn’t stop Jane from flirtation, however, and when the king’s chamberlain, Will Hastings, comes to her husband’s shop, Will knows King Edward will find her irresistible.
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2 out of 5 stars
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All history, no romance!
- De Erin en 07-05-13
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The Nectar of Angels
- The Arrowsmith Saga, Book 1
- De: Dane St. John
- Narrado por: R. D. Watson
- Duración: 18 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
In the chaos of 14th-century England and France, wine is the nectar of angels - a valuable commodity buttressing kingdoms and vaulting vast fortunes. A mysterious old archer named David Arrowsmith recounts his tale to an eager French chronicler, Jean Créton, when the latter learns that his mission to Scotland seems a failure. The burden of Arrowsmith's story rests with Créton, who suddenly finds himself writing about a seemingly cursed infant that barely escapes the grip of the Black Death in rural Wales when his family dies.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really? Where are the honest reviews?
- De julie en 03-26-14
De: Dane St. John
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Grave Mercy
- His Fair Assassin, Book 1
- De: Robin LaFevers
- Narrado por: Erin Moon
- Duración: 14 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,157
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,037
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,054
Escaping an arranged marriage, 17-year-old Ismae finds sanctuary in the St. Mortain convent, where the sisters worship the gods of old. There, Ismae learns that the God of Death has special plans for her—a destiny that will one day compel her to betray the man she loves.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slow Start but Finished Strong
- De The Mankers en 10-12-12
De: Robin LaFevers
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The Everlasting Covenant
- De: Robyn Carr
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 14 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 104
Anne Gifford's dowry - or lack thereof - is of no concern to Sir Dylan DeFrayne. Wrapped in each other's arms, what more could they possibly need? Yet the young lovers' passion can never be sanctioned - the DeFraynes and Giffords have been sworn enemies for decades. Lest more blood be shed, the two must keep their affair a secret…and plot their elopement. Clad in threadbare hand-me-downs, Anne never expects the powerful and aged Brennan Forbes to remember her face, let alone propose marriage.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This is not the same Robyn Carr
- De MickeyMarie en 01-22-13
De: Robyn Carr
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Mistress of the Art of Death
- A Novel
- De: Ariana Franklin
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 13 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,876
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,096
In medieval England, four children have been murdered, and the townsfolk blame their Jewish neighbors. The doctor chosen to investigate is a woman, Adelia. As she examines the victims and retraces their last steps, she must conceal her true identity in order to avoid accusations of witchcraft. Along the way, she's assisted by Sir Rowley Picot, a man with a personal stake in the investigation. A former Crusader knight, Rowley may be a needed friend - or the fiend for whom they are searching.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History-Mystery of the Year & its only March
- De Irenehope en 03-02-07
De: Ariana Franklin
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
- De: Baroness Orczy
- Narrado por: Mary Sarah
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 333
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 339
Set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution... The title character represents the original "hero with a secret identity" that inspired subsequent literary creations such as Don Diego de la Vega (El Zorro) and Bruce Wayne (the Batman). The popularity of the novel encouraged Orczy to write a number of sequels for her "reckless daredevil" over the next 35 years. The original play was performed to great acclaim in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, while the novel was translated into 16 languages.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This version does not do the novel justice!
- De Wayne en 12-04-18
De: Baroness Orczy