In March 1792 the Swedish King Gustav III is murdered at a masked ball. Five young people are involved in the murder story, including Tintomara, a 17 year old inter-sex who dominates over the others.

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in purs...

Despite his adoptive father's warnings that the girl found in the remnants of a destroyed city is to...

Set against the backdrop of 18th century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – th...

Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; h...

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons,...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge...

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version f...

A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to sup...

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to k...

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that ...

A devout Evangelical Christian struggles with his faith and against the insistent pressures from his...

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start...

The era of palace coups in Russia ended with the coronation of a prominent historical figure: Cather...

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number...