Books

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Love and Louis XIV Love and Louis XIV Antonia Fraser The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis's accomplishmen… OL15838054W
Jemima Shore's first case, and other stories Jemima Shore's first case, and other stories Antonia Fraser A gourmet collection of Antonia Fraser's short stories of suspense and mystery. There are five Jemima Shore tales, including her first case, which took place when she was fifteen and still at her con… OL16039421W
The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII Antonia Fraser Under Antonia Fraser's intent scrutiny, Catherine of Aragon emerges as a scholar-queen who steadfastly refused to grant a divorce to her royal husband; Anne Boleyn is absolved of everything but a sha… OL1730830W
Quiet As a Nun Quiet As a Nun Antonia Fraser Jemima Shore, Investigator, a perfectly fine label for an investigative TV reporter, but somehow less appropriate when the question of real murder arises—particularly when that murder takes place in … OL1730834W
The gunpowder plot The gunpowder plot Antonia Fraser Antonia Fraser, a popular historian, has delved into archives across Europe to unravel the true story of the plot by fanatical Roman Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I at … OL21577999W
Robin Hood Robin Hood Antonia Fraser Here are Robin Hood, the bravest of them all, and Marion, the beautiful and gentle maid who risked her life for the men of Sherwood, all working against the tyrannies of the wicked king John, the She… OL21671902W
Perilous question Perilous question Antonia Fraser These events led to a total change in the way Britain was governed, a two year revolution that Antonia Fraser brings to vivid dramatic life. OL24156790W
King Charles II King Charles II Antonia Fraser The story of King Charles II is one of enduring fascination. In this meticulously researched biography Antonia Fraser offers important judgements and reassessments on central questions of the reign, … OL24275519W
The pleasure of reading The pleasure of reading Antonia Fraser In this delightful collection forty-three acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read and what makes them continue to do so. OL24292413W
The weaker vessel The weaker vessel Antonia Fraser What were the women of the Civil War era like? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Antonia Fras… OL26174591W
Vous partez déjà? Vous partez déjà? Antonia Fraser Ayant partagé sa vie avec H. Pinter durant plus de trente-trois ans, A. Fraser fait le récit de leur histoire d'amour, de leur coup de foudre en 1975, jusqu'au décès de l'écrivain. Se fondant sur son… OL31210973W
Great Tales of Crime and Detection Great Tales of Crime and Detection Dick Francis,Arthur Conan Doyle,Robert Bloch,Mark Twain,Abraham Lincoln,Antonia Fraser,Graham Greene,Lawrence Block,Avram Davidson,John Lutz,Sara Paretsky,Georges Simenon,Charles Ardai,Lilian Jackson Braun,Miriam Allen DeFord,Mignon Good Eberhart,Jeremiah Healy,Edgar Allan Poe,Loren D. Estleman,John Jakes,Isaac Asimov,Harry Kemelman,Michael Innes,William J. Carroll, Jr.,John H. Dirckx Out the window / Lawrence Block Major crimes / Loren D. Estleman Silent warning / William J. Carroll, Jr. The third man / Graham Greene The cross of Lorraine / Isaac Asimov Nameless enemy / Miri… OL8051649W