G A : 1890 books

An Heiress Searches for a Hidden Will. Agnes Ashleigh inherits the estate of Gerald Harmer, but his two sisters conceal the secret of his lost will and determine to give the estate to the Catholic Church. Ultimately, after much intrigue and action, the will is found and the efforts of the sisters...

The story of the doings of the British Legion under Sir de Lacy Evans in Spain is but little known. The expedition was a failure, and that from no want of heroic courage on the part of the soldiers, but from the most scandalous neglect and ill-treatment by the Government of Queen Christina. So gross...

Historical novel set in 17th century Ireland. The Preface begins: "The subject of Ireland is one which has, for some years, been a very prominent one, and is likely, I fear, for some time yet to occupy a large share of public attention. The discontent, manifested in the troubles of recent years, has...

Ingrid Fallon is a high school student at St. Vincent’s Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, and a world away from the troubles in Northern Ireland. That will soon change as she travels to spend the summer of 1981 with relatives in Belfast. It is the time of the hunger strikes and an epoch when Ingrid...

Sequel to "The Lord of the North". Historical novel set in Germany during the 30 Years' War. The Preface begins: "In my preface to the Lion of the North I expressed a hope that I might some day be able to continue the history of the Thirty Years' War. The deaths of Gustavus and his...

Gwen O'Neill hat in den Straßen von Philadelphia gelernt, sich zu verteidigen. Doch was richtet man gegen einen gut aussehenden Jungen aus, der sich in einen riesigen Grizzly verwandeln kann? Vor allem, wenn der einen echten Faible für Honig, Elch und – sie selbst entwickelt? Trotz alledem ist...

Ob Löwen, Wölfe, Bären oder Hyänen: Die unterschiedlichsten Gestaltwandlerklans finden sich auf New Yorks Straßen. Und in New Yorks Betten. Denn auch ein Löwe braucht eine Gefährtin. Und wenn er sich diese einmal ausgesucht hat, lässt er nichts unversucht, sie mit seinem Schnurren zu betören....

Als Honigdachs kennt Livy Kowalski weder Furcht noch Respekt. Auch nicht vor einem riesigen Tiger-Bär-Hybriden wie Vic Barinov. Im Gegenteil, wenn es im eigenen Leben drunter und drüber geht (denn wie soll man es sonst nennen, wenn der eigene Cousin den Verstand verloren und der Vater unter mysteriösen...

Among the many wars by which, province by province, the Empire of India was won, few, if any, were more brilliant and hard fought than those which terminated in the annexation of the Punjaub. It is satisfactory to know that the conquest of the Sikhs—a brave and independent race—was not brought...

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