Tag Archives: France

Meeting Katherine de Valois

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

I have read two historical fiction novels recently both on the subject of the fifteenth century French princess, Katherine of Valois, the wife of King Henry V of England. The Forbidden Queen by Anne O’Brien and The Agincourt Bride by … Continue reading →

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Sir Percy Leads the Band by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

This is one of the many sequels to Baroness Orczy’s classic historical adventure novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel. The story is again set during the French Revolution and at the beginning of the novel, in January 1793, King Louis XVI of … Continue reading →

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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (re-read)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

One of my goals for 2013 was to re-read more of my favourite books, something I’ve been neglecting in recent years. Well, here we are in the middle of April and so far I’ve only re-read one! The Three Musketeers … Continue reading →

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The Iron King by Maurice Druon

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

“This is the original Game of Thrones” it says on the front cover, but anyone picking this book up hoping for an epic fantasy novel is going to be disappointed. The French novelist Maurice Druon may have been George R.R. … Continue reading →

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The Light Behind the Window by Lucinda Riley

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

With 2012 coming rapidly to a close I’ve now had to accept that I’m not going to have time before the end of December to write about all of the books I’ve read this year. I still have three outstanding … Continue reading →

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The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

Set in Paris during the reign of Louis XIV, The Oracle Glass combines historical fiction with the supernatural to tell the story of Genevieve Pasquier and her involvement in one of the darkest episodes in French history, the Affair of … Continue reading →

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The Princess of Cleves by Madame de Lafayette

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

First published in French in 1678, The Princess of Cleves (or La Princesse de Clèves to give it its French title) is considered to be one of the first psychological novels. The story is set in the previous century (between … Continue reading →

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