Historical Fiction

  • To let

    Creator

    Galsworthy, John

    Abstract

    Jon Forsyte meets Fleur, Soames' daughter, and they fall in love. They must then face the unbreachable rift that divides their families. Book three of the Forsyte Saga.

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Heinemann

    London : Heinemann

    Oxford

    Isis Books

    Not specified
  • Lament for a lost lover

    Creator

    Carr, Philippa

    Abstract

    This is the fifth novel in the "Daughters of England" series. It tells of Arabella, a royalist in exile who returns to her husband's English home as a widow.

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Collins

    London : Collins

    Victoria Park, W.A.

    Association for the Blind of W.A.

    Not specified
  • The roaring nineties

    Creator

    Prichard, Katharine Susannah

    Abstract

    This is a story of the goldfields of Western Australia. Not only of the gold industry as it was, but also the lives of many of the people involved.

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Jonathan Cape, 1946

    London : Jonathan Cape, 1946

    Victoria Park, W.A.

    Association for the Blind of W.A.

    Not specified
  • Still blooms the Rose

    Creator

    Hill, Pamela

    Abstract

    The story of Charlotte, illegitimate daughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and her own illegitimate son. Set in 18th and 19th centuries.

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Hale, 1984

    Victoria Park, Western Australia

    Association for the Blind of Western Australia

    Not specified
  • Spinner's lake

    Creator

    Jacobs, Anna

    Abstract

    Frederick Hallam is dying, yet he is sure to make secret plans to smooth the future for his beloved wife Annie. Her sister, Joanie, finds that life brightens up when a dashing new suitor crosses her path, but a spurned lover is determined that Joanie will be his, whatever the cost.

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1997

    Victoria Park, Western Australia

    Association for the Blind of Western Australia

    Not specified
  • Salem Street

    Creator

    Jacobs, Anna

    Abstract

    In 1820 Salem Street is sparkling and new: eight small terraced houses built by a Lancashire mill owner for his best workers. Annie Gibson's family is one of them, but when Annie's mother dies her world changes and not all for the good.

    Publisher (Source)

    Anstey, Leicester

    Ulverscroft Soundings

    Not specified
  • Rebel princess The

    Creator

    Leslie, Doris

    Abstract

    Sophia Dorothea is the unhappy young wife of Prince George of Hanover. When she falls in love with a Swedish adventurer, her downfall is inevitable .

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Heinemann, 1970

    Victoria Park, Western Australia

    Association for the Blind of Western Australia

    Not specified
  • Our Lizzie

    Creator

    Jacobs, Anna

    Abstract

    Taking a job in a munitions factory during the first World War, Lizzie Kershaw finds independence from her abusive soldier husband and the promise of a new love, which is compromised by her husband's impending return.

    Publisher (Source)

    Thomas Dunne Books, 2003

    Victoria Park, Western Australia

    Association for the Blind of Western Australia

    Not specified
  • Notorious lady : the life and times of the Countess of Blessington

    Creator

    Leslie, Doris

    Abstract

    The life and times of the Countess of Blessington and the well known men who were her lovers, in the early 19th Century.

    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria Park, Western Australia

    Association for the Blind of Western Australia

    Not specified
  • All through the day

    Creator

    Clarke, Brenda

    Abstract

    The Reads are respectable Nonconformist shopkeepers; the Hunnicutts dark and stormy High Church landowners. But love and greed constantly cross the battle lines, adding new disputes to the old hostility.

    Publisher (Source)

    London : Severn House, 1995

    London : Severn House, 1995

    Victoria Park, Western Australia

    Association for the Blind of Western Australia

    Not specified