Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Fall Of The Blade The Fall Of The Blade Sue Reid 'Liberty, equality, fraternity' cry the revolutionaries as they spill the blood of the aristocracy into the streets of Paris. The rumble of the tumbrils strikes fear into the hearts of the once rich … OL17532594W
Pompeii Pompeii Sue Reid It's August AD 78 and Claudia is at the Forum in Pompeii. It's a day of strange encounters and even odder portents. When the ground shakes Claudia is convinced it is a bad omen. What does it all mean… OL20871999W
Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey Sue Reid The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days in July 1553. Jane grew up watching her cousins in training as heirs to the throne, little imagining that by a twist of fate … OL21486901W
Give us the vote! Give us the vote! Sue Reid Dora Thewlis, a sixteen-year-old working a ten hour day at a weaving loom in a Huddersfield mill in England, longs for a meaningful life and a better world for women and is thrilled at the chance to … OL28946012W
War Nurse (My Story) War Nurse (My Story) Sue Reid When war breaks out in 1939 Kitty signs up to be a Red Cross nurse in a military hospital, and it's not long before she's treating badly wounded casualties from the war now raging across Europe. Then… OL5708017W