In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library.
Fil d'Ariane
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Author:Neil, Danial
Summary:It is 1917, and a rather ruthless world of war and men. Women find themselves overwhelmed by the despotic nature of men. And in Edinburgh, it is no different.
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Author:Patton, Mark
Summary:A monkey on his back?
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Author:Oliver, North
Summary:A gripping, fact-based story of how Daniel Morgan and his courageous riflemen played a crucial role in George Washington's victory in the American Revolution.
Genre: Historical fiction, War fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Lambdin, Dewey
Summary:Captain Alan Lewrie and his small squadron defeat four French frigates off northern Spain, winning honor, glory, and renown.
Genre: Historical fiction, Sea fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Lambdin, Dewey
Summary:The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire.
Genre: Sea fiction, Historical fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Lambdin, Dewey
Summary:In 1805, with news of Admiral Nelson's death fresh on his mind, Captain Lewrie's HMS Reliant joins up in the voyage that will culminate in the Battle of Cape Town, in which the British wrested cont
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Author:Lambdin, Dewey
Summary:In Kings and Emperors, the twenty-first book in Dewey Lambdin's beloved Alan Lewrie series, Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is still in Gibraltar, his schemes for raids along the coast of southern
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Author:Lambdin, Dewey
Summary:The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy.
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Author:Lambdin, Dewey
Summary:Three mismatched troop transports, lots of twenty-nine-foot barges, and an under-strength regiment of foot-a waste of Royal Navy money, a doomed experiment, or a new way to bedevil Napoleon's army
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Author:Feng, Linda Rui
Summary:A lyrical novel set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution that follows a father's quest to reunite his family before his precocious daughter's momentous birthday, which Garth Greenwel
Genre: Domestic fiction, Historical fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Thúy, Kim
Summary:"Em, c'est le fifil qui relie les ouvriers des plantations de caoutchouc et les femmes des salons de manucure aux orphelins de l'opération Babylift, qui a évacué des enfants de Saigon en 1975.
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Author:Bruneau, Carol
Summary:Maud Lewis is a folk art legend who persevered through stigma, poverty, and disability to create beautiful and lasting pieces of art.
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Author:Statovci, Pajtim
Summary:April 1995.
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Author:Cusk, Rachel
Summary:On a sun-soaked Parisian street, M, a mother on the brink of rebellion, wanders into a famous artist's gallery show.
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