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Cyrano

Geraldine McCaughrean

Ashamed of his ugliness, long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac, a brilliant seventeenth-century poet and expert swordsman in the French army, helps a rival woo and win Roxane, the beautiful cousin Cyrano love

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Great Lives From History

Provides coverage of over 330 important men and women between 1601 and 1700.

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Great Lives From History

Provides coverage of over 330 important men and women between 1601 and 1700.

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The Age of Shakespeare

Frank Kermode

An introduction to the politics, religion, language, and history of Shakespearean-era England.

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Love and Hate in Jamestown

David Price

Describes daily life in Jamestown for the British men and women whose charge was to find gold and a route to the Orient but found only hardship and despair.

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The Palace of Versailles

James Barter

Describes the building of the extravagant palace at Versailles in its historical context, particularly as a reflection of the personality and influence of Louis XIV.

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Jubal Sackett

Louis L'Amour

The story of Jubal Sackatt and Itchakomi, the proud Natchez princess who walked the path of courage that future Sacketts would follow.

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Witch-hunt

Marc Aronson

Presents information for young people on what really happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when a group of girls and young women accused certain people in the village of witchcraft, leading to the

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William Shakespeare

Dennis Kay

Focuses on the life and career of William Shakespeare in the context of his time and culture.

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Shakespeare's Globe

Amy Allison

Discusses the history of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, including its construction, the plays that were performed there, its financial aspects, and the reconstruction in 1995.

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