Time period: 18th century

John Pearce and his Pelicans are going home - to gain their freedom and, using the evidence they have from Admiral, Lord Hood, to put Captain Ralph Barclay in the dock. But first they must take part in the evacuation of Toulon.

John Pearce and his Pelicans are going home - to gain their freedom and, using the evidence they have from Admiral, Lord Hood, to put Captain Ralph Barclay in the dock. But first they must take part in the evacuation of Toulon.

This volume sets out to illustrate in both words and pictures the physical world of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, as alluded to by Austen, so that readers can enjoy her novels with greater understanding and insight.

Servant girl Betsy McBride thinks she has as much right as any girl to set her cap at Tom Brodie, the most dashing young man in the district. When her master asks her to help out the Brodie family she jumps at the chance to get a bit closer to him.

Born in sweaty, fetid 18th-century Paris, Grenouille is distinctive even in infancy. He has a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's and no personal odour. Suskind develops this idea into a tale of murder controlled by a loathing of humanity.

With a cast of comic characters and the usual mix of foul fun, Terry Deary's 'Gory Stories' are guaranteed to appeal to all 'Horrible Histories' fans.

Infused with the passion and excitement of a country on the threshold of radical change, this novel propels readers into the beguiling world of opulence, adventure and danger, from the rough streets of 18th-century London to France's lavish Palace of Versailles.

Although he died at the age of just 37, Robert Burns had an extraordinary life. This is the second book in James Barke's quintet of novels about Robert Burns, following 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley'.

Newly-promoted Captain Nathan Peake is despatched to the Caribbean to take command of the British navy's latest frigate, the 32-gun Unicorn. But the Unicorn already has a tragic history of mutiny - and murder. And her previous captain has washed up in New Orleans with his throat cut.

When a reckless young Scotsman wins a ship in a game of chance, he sails to Gothenburg to make his fortune. Here he meets a strong-willed merchant's daughter who has been swindled out of her inheritance. Together, they embark on a disastrous marriage of convenience and, ultimately, a daring voyag...

For the Duke of Cosway, it was a marriage of convenience. For his bride, it was anything but. Isidore waited for many long, frustrating years for her mysterious husband to return from exploring the world. They were married by proxy when she was a child, but now she's fully grown and yearns for no...

Poppy's wedding to the Duke of Fletcher was the most romantic one she had ever seen. However, four years on, the spark of their love affair has burned out. Fortunately, Poppy has a friend in Jemma, the Duchess of Beaumont, who is still in the throes of a chess game that could cost her her marriag...

London, 1786. Bookseller, John Holdsworth has nothing to lose. His wife and infant son are dead. His business is in ruins. Known to many for his aggressively sceptical views about ghosts, the grieving man is approached by a wealthy widow and offered a handsome reward to travel to Cambridge and cu...

John Pearce is in London, pondering the problems of how to pursue Captain Ralph Barclay for perjury and how he will protect his companions from the press gang. While dealing with these conundrums, he is offered a job taking a ship laden with contraband back from a French port. But will Pearce be ...

In 'Captain Cook', McLynn recreates the voyages that took the famous navigator from his native England to the outer reaches of the Pacific Ocean.

Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power & prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were cocooned in comfort & splendour, successful courtiers had level heads & cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. This is a portrait of an enthr...

When the young heiress Edilean Talbot turns up at her uncle's castle in Scotland, she may easily win over the members of the local clans with her great beauty and charm, but Laird Angus McTern is not so easily impressed. However, when Edilean's inheritance is stolen, Angus swallows his pride and ...

Apothecary John Rawlings has been summoned to Devon by Elizabeth di Lorenzi, his beautiful but unpredictable mistress. Leaving his young daughter, Rose, in the good care of her grandfather, Sir Gabriel Kent, Rawlings sets off for Exeter on board the stagecoach.

Spring 1783. Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont, has just returned from Paris and is planning to shock all of London high society - not to mention horrify her husband - with scandalous soirees and a debauched Grand Ball. But irritating her husband comes naturally, and she needs a challenge.

Darnton offers a perspective on the origins of the French Revolution and the development of a revolutionary political culture in the years after 1789.