Historical Fiction Revolution

This short novel follows the fate of Sissy Jupe, a warm-hearted circus child, and the family that adopts her. Deserted by her ailing father, Sissy is taken into the cold household of the Gradgrind family, which operates a school. The "eminently practical" Thomas Gradgrind believes only in facts and figures and has raised his children accordingly, thoroughly suppressing the imaginative side of their nature, and the consequences are devastating.

The question of how the American colonists made the long trip from being subjects of the British king to being citizens of the independent United States has nearly as many answers as there were people. Within this Tales from a Revolution collection, you'll be transported to the time when the American Revolution tested how a Tuscarora clan member, a former slave, and an orphaned teen would all navigate the tumultuous times of the American Revolution. Includes: The Smoke, The Freedman, and The Tree.

As the Nazis conquer Europe, Jewish teen Max and his parents flee persecution in Germany for Holland, where Max finds true friends and a life-altering romance. But when Hitler invades in 1940, Max must escape to Chicago, leaving his parents and friends behind. When he learns of his parents' deportation and murder, Max immediately enlists in the US Army. After basic training he is sent to Camp Ritchie, Maryland, where he is trained in interrogation and counterintelligence.

Only divine intervention could have guided Jolena Leigh Michaelsson to the doorstep of a ramshackle manor in Pennsylvania, bringing her face-to-face with the man she has waited her whole life to find. There is just one problem. Mathias McGregor died two centuries ago--Mathias, Revolutionary War ranger and spy, battles his conscience and his heart when he finds himself falling for the beautiful violinist invading his home. Jolena is mortal and deserves far more than what he as a spirit can offer her. When Jolena's family motto leads them to unearth a valuable coded message--the very message Mathias died trying to deliver to General Washington--Jolena vows to unravel the mystery surrounding the cryptic document.

Rasta Man Love, Rasta Man Music, Rasta Man Revolution takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the life of a legendary reggae musician known as Rasta Man. His rise to fame wasn’t just a musical triumph—it was a call for justice, a revolution born in the heart of the Caribbean. Alongside Empress, the love of his life, Rasta Man navigates the highs and lows of fame, love, and social upheaval. Their love story is one of passion, conflict, and deep connection, with their music becoming the soundtrack to a revolution that would shake the world.

It all began with a line of Persian poetry . . . Anna and Nouri, both studying in Chicago, fall in love despite their very different backgrounds. Anna, who has never been close to her parents, is more than happy to return with Nouri to his native Iran, to be embraced by his wealthy family. Beginning their married life together in 1978, their world is abruptly turned upside down by the overthrow of the Shah, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.

Sicily, April 16, 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, don Angel de Guzmàn, marquis of Castel de Roderigo, names his wife, donna Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora di Mora is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery, and the frequent uprisings they entail. The marquise implements measures that include lowering the price of bread and establishing stipends for young couples wishing to marry - all considered seditious by the conservative city fathers.

"La République est une et indivisible." Pourtant, en 1793, à Paris, sous la Terreur, elle n'a jamais été aussi divisée. Dans la tourmente, tout se réinvente, religion, enseignement, émancipation des femmes, fin de l'esclavage, démocratie, économie et industrie. Au cœur du pouvoir, "L'indivisible" nous entraîne dans un Paris dangereux et romantique, sur les traces d'Antoine Longhi, jeune diplomate ambitieux travaillant pour le Comité de salut public, et Diane d'Ükalen, duchesse suédoise traquée par le gouvernement révolutionnaire.

In einem alternativen Paris des Jahres 1829 ist die Revolution fehlgeschlagen. Skrupellose Aristokraten und kriminelle Gilden regieren die Stadt. Nina, Angehörige der Diebesgilde, versucht, das junge Mädchen Ettie zu retten. Denn ausgerechnet der Oberste der Gilde des Fleisches, spezialisiert auf Menschenhandel und Prostitution, hat es auf Ettie abgesehen. Nina und Ettie bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als sich den verfeindeten Gilden anzudienen und bis zur großen Zusammenkunft der Gilden, dem legendären Hof der Wunder, zu überleben. Doch dann droht in ganz Paris ein Krieg auszubrechen.

En 1792, la guerre entre la France et l'Autriche éclate. C'est dans ce contexte très explosif que le gendarme Victor Dauterive est chargé d'une délicate mission : escorter un convoi transportant la paye de l'armée, une petite fortune de 500 000 livres. L'affaire tourne au désastre quand le convoi est brutalement attaqué et dévalisé. Dauterive se lance alors sur les traces des voleurs qui sèment des cadavres dans leur fuite. La piste le conduit jusqu'aux Tuileries, au cœur du chaudron révolutionnaire.

The American Colonies, 1765. As the Stamp Act dissent marks the first organized resistance to English rule, someone is kidnapping and killing members of the Iroquois Nation. Asked by an elder to investigate, Scottish exile Duncan McCallum soon uncovers a network of secret runners supporting the nascent “committees of correspondence", engaged in the political dissent fomenting across colonial borders. But as Duncan follows the trail further, it leads to his capture.

As the British Crown plans to exact its Stamp Tax on the North American colonies, Hugh Kenrick, Jack Frake, and their friends in Caxton, Virginia, plot to foil the arrival of the hated stamps in the colony. Edgar Cullis and George Mercer, also Virginians, however, scheme to switch sides. Reverdy Brune returns to Hugh's life, and Etáin, Jack's wife, acquires a new friend.

Someone is trying to kill Lila Hilliard. During the Christmas holidays she returns from running errands to find her family home in flames, her father and brother trapped inside. Later, she is attacked by a mysterious man on a motorcycle... and the threats don't end there. As Lila desperately tries to piece together who is after her and why, she uncovers information about her father's past in Chicago during the volatile days of the late 1960s... information he never shared with her, but now threatens to destroy her.

The American Revolution has no end in sight. Slavery has plagued the Southern colonies as long as anyone can remember. The British have opened a second front in the south. Southern society is fragmented as rebels strive to throw off British tyranny while loyalists fight to remain under English rule. Neighbor turns against neighbor. Families are torn apart.

When sixteen-year-old Josie Summers murders her abusive stepfather, she disguises herself in his clothes, only to be discovered by a young Methodist minister who invites her to assist in his ministry. When "Joseph's" true identity is revealed, the guilt-ridden Reverend John Trethman marries her. Shortly afterward, John is kidnapped by British soldiers and forced to minister to their wounded and dead. Josie again dons a man's disguise and joins the North Carolina militia.

When Ambrose Tree is summoned by his ancient uncle to the brooding mansion Drogo Hall, he suspects it's to hear the old man's dying words and then collect a sizable inheritance. He has no idea he is about to learn the bizarre story of Harry Peake, Cornish smuggler turned poet who became a monster capable of the most horrifying acts. Or that he's about to become psychologically enmeshed in the riveting life of Harry's daughter, Martha, who flees her father for colonial America.

In the port of Charleston, South Carolina, post-Revolutionary War passions reach fever pitch. There, Lilyan's past catches up with her. As a former patriot spy, she is charged with the murder of a British officer. Thrown into the "Exchange Building" and chained alongside prostitutes, thieves, and murderers, she seeks the courage to survive and the faith to believe she will find her missing child, Laurel. Determined to free his wife at any cost, Nicholas finds himself forced back into a life of violence.

Inspired by the chaos of the French Revolution, Rafael Sabatini wrote one of the finest historical novels of the early 20th century. Scaramouche is the story of André-Louis Moreau, a lawyer brought up as an orphan in a noble household. Moreau, as a young man in his 20s, has been threading his way through a pleasant life until a close friend is brutally killed in a duel of swords by a member of the aristocracy. Because of Moreau’s vow to seek revenge, his life begins an arc toward becoming a revolutionary.

The White Cockade is the story of the early days of the American Revolution and of the men and women caught up in it: Josiah, who doesn’t want war but can’t escape it. Hugo, once Josiah’s best friend but now his bitter enemy. Mercy, who dreams of marrying Josiah. Walter, eager to fight the British. Alice, whose desperate love for Josiah knows no limits. Tarleton, the roguish, womanizing British officer. Patrick, who can solve the most complex mathematical equations while living in his own world.

A freak accident, a mysterious portrait and an imaginary friendship take Magda O’Toole on a journey of self-discovery. Her search for answers leads her to Toluca, Mexico, where she meets a handsome Professor, Miguel Villatoro, and encounters the ghostly apparition of a woman long dead. Her desire to reconnect with a childhood friend pulls Magda into the past—it’s 1836 and the Texas Revolution gathers momentum. Trapped and unable to return home, she travels with the Mexican Army deep into enemy territory, witnessing the events of the war.