Bøger om Victoriatidens England

The rules of marriage . . . according to Miss Annabel EssexA husband must be:Rich.Make that very rich. She's had enough of leaky roofs and thread-worn clothing.English.London is the center of the civilized world, and Annabel has a passion for silk and hot water.Amiable.Good-looking would be nice, but not necessary. Same for intelligent.Isn't she lucky? She's found just the man! And her chosen spouse is nothing like the impoverished Scottish Earl of Ardmore, who has nothing but his gorgeous eyes, his brainand his kissesto recommend him.So what cruel twist of fate put her in a carriage on her way to Scotland with just that impoverished earl and all the world thinking they're man and wife? Sleeping in the same bed? Not to mention the game of words started by the earlin which the prize is a kiss. And the forfeit . . . Well. They are almost married, after all!

Når en person har opklaret et gådefuldt mysterium ved at ska­besam­men­hæng mellem en række tilsyneladende indbyrdes uaf­hæn­gi­ge og u­forklarlige hæn­delser, siger vi ofte beundrende: Ih altså, Du er da også en ren Sher­lock Hol­mes! Navnet alene er slet og ret blevet sy­no­nym med ge­ni­al skarp­sin­dighed. Privatdetektiven Sherlock Holmes blev skabt af den engelske forfatter Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), som fra 1887 til 1927 skrev 4 romaner og 56 no­vel­ler om ham, som under ét kaldesCo­na­nen. Af disse er Bas­kerville-slægtens hund den mest berømte, og den er gang på gang ble­vet kåret som verdens bedste kriminalroman, ligesom Hol­mes er blevet hyldet som verdens bedste detektiv. Sherlock Holmes og Loven handler om forholdet mellemforbry­delse og straf. Hele Conanen gennemgåes med dennepro­blem­stilling for øje. Når Holmes har af­slø­ret en synder,overle­ve­rer han ham som en hovedregel til politiet og der­med videre retsforføl­gel­se. Undertiden gør han dog en und­tagelse, i det han enten selv straf­fer den skyldige eller lader ham slippe for videre tiltale. Ultimativt sætter han sin egen retfærdighedsfølelse over den engelske lovgivning, og han gør det ud fra sit indre, moralske kompas. At pejle sig ind på, beskrive og forstå dette kompas er denne bogs opgave og mål. Derudover indeholder Sherlock Holmes og Loven også et afsnit om Arthur Conan Doy­les liv, et overblik over Conanen, en beskrivelse af Holmes og Watsons personligheder og venskab, en introduktion til Holmes' arbejdsmetode samt hans forhold til politiet.Henrik Fibæk Jensen (født 1954) er cand.mag. i dansk, historie og filosofi fra Aarhus Universitet. Han har skrevet bøger om forfatterne Johannes Buch­holtz, Jeppe Aakjær, Søren Kierkegaard og Hans Pe­ter Kofoed-Han­sen, privatdetektiven Sherlock Holmes, røveren Jens Langkniv og serie­mor­deren John Christie. Hertil kommer tidsskriftartikler om Hans Scherfig, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Jack the Ripper, Emil Boesen og lokalhistoriske emner fra Skive-egnen.

'My favourite kind of grand space opera' BEN AARONOVITCHShe's searching for the emperor who stole her sister.He's searching for the prince who stole his heart.The entire universe is at stake.The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the spacefaring found family of Becky Chambers, the magical London of V. E. Schwab, and the epic climate-craft of N. K. Jemisin.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:'This book! OMG this book was everything I could hope for! A queer love story, a space story, a rebel story and so well written' 5-star reader review'An absolute stonker of a debut... I was hooked the whole way through' 5-star reader review'I absolutely devoured this book! Everything I could possibly want with Star Wars / Doctor Who vibes mixed in with Pride and Prejudice' 5-star reader review'THIS is how you write a "chosen one" story! Jikiemi-Pearson is going straight on my "instant read" list of authors' 5-star reader review'I have read quite a few debuts this year and this was easily my top of the year' 5-star reader review'OMG, this book was amazing... Fantastic if you like N.K. Jemisin and Doctor Who... Well worth five stars' 5-star reader review'Hang on and enjoy the ride!' 5-star reader review

A young suitor with his eyes on a forbidden love... and an old feud that threatens to tear them apart.Locked in a secret romance with the stunning Lady Amelia, Philip, the Earl of Crawford is determined to win her hand in marriage... but if her pompous brother Alfred catches wind, he fears their old University feud will shatter their chance at love.Michael is no stranger to heartbreak - and he's dead set on not letting his son Philip experience the same pain. But the reclusive widower's mission to save their courtship brings him face-to-face with a long-lost love - the Duchess Helena, Lady Amelia's mother. Can they rekindle their spark after three decades apart? And will Helena ever approve of her daughter's secretive suitor?Meanwhile, Philip's sister Violet hatches a plan to draw both families together. She catches the eye of Helena's son Alfred - but what begins as a fake courtship quickly begins to become all too real. Is she willing to sacrifice the future for her brother and best friend? Or are these two families fated to remain apart?

The Raven Queen...Siobhan didn't choose this name.But now she will take control of it.The secrets of this world are deeper and darker than Siobhan knew, and those she once trusted seem strange and sinister. But her Will is as abyssal as the ocean, and she is determined to uncover the truth.As Sebastien's reputation begins to bloom with its own light, new eyes turn her way. With new magic and old plans come to fruition, she feels the inklings of true power within her grasp.But there is a storm waiting beneath the placid surface of the ocean...And old enemies have not forgotten her.Running has not worked for Siobhan, and so the Raven Queen will stop running, and instead advance. She hopes to strip away any power they hold over her, but as she uncovers secrets and unravels mysteries, things may not go as planned. Will Siobhan and the few allies she has bound to her side be able to stand against the might of their enemies?Get it now.

In the lush fields of England's countryside, members of the upper social circles do not breed racehorses or delight in a brisk trot through town-they raise, ride, and race dragons. During her stay at her cousin's lavish estate in the picturesque Scottish countryside, Elizabeth Bennet is entranced by the breathtaking scenery. But her attention is also drawn to a charming dragon rider who works at the estate's stables. Could she possibly accept a proposal of marriage from someone of lower status?But what if this stablehand was actually a well-bred gentleman in disguise? With pride always a factor in matters of love, will this deception be the one thing standing in the way of Elizabeth's desires? A Lady's Mistake is an adventurous variation of Pride and Prejudice that is suitable for all lovers of Jane Austen's romantic classic, and those who like a little bit of fantasy with their Regency romance.

"In the midst of this danger, dirt, speed, technological changes, and social upheaval comprise the heart of steampunk. The old and new were in conflict, and the outcomes were uncertain and fraught with failures, making it a rich tangle of possibilities for characters to clash and collaborate within. " - From the introduction by Bart Kemper, answering the question Why Steam? Steampunk is danger, adventure, and technology with a flair for the dramatic and an eye for beauty. Join these 10 authors as they explore worlds of danger, daring, romance and steam.

Love like a debutante about to marry a boring old lord. Caroline Porter is a wealthy and spoiled heiress who has had everything she could ever want in life. When her father dies, her brother gains the family's booming shipping business and home, but the heiress will inherit 100,000 pounds on her 21st birthday. However, she must do what her selfish and greedy half-brother John says until then, which for her isn't hard to do until she meets handsome medical research doctor, Benjamin Bradley. He's nothing she's ever wanted in a man, but he's everything that's caught her attention now. Caroline's love for Dr. Bradley upsets her brother, and John finds her a suitable husband. While Dr. Bradley is in India for a time fighting an epidemic of Cholera, her brother marries her off to stale, Lord Charlton. To retaliate, she begins an affair with Dr. Bradley. But when cholera strikes London and her husband falls ill, Caroline feels as though her actions are what caused him to become sick and asks Dr. Bradley to help him get well. Will Dr. Bradley help heal the man who stole the love of his life? Are a doctor's vows before their hearts?

In a world where humans and fae coexist, a common enemy appears. Nobody knows what the Hollows truly are. There are only two rules: don't offer them your name, and don't look them in the eye. After witnessing the death of his mother at the hands of the Hollows, Cassiel Jäger becomes one of the most renowned Hollow hunters on the continent. Determined to get to Svadaeva, a desert queendom known for having the least amount of Hollow attacks, he teams up with an unlikely ally. Diora Hyoscyamus, a trained assassin with a job to get information on the Hollows, ends up in a jail cell with no way out. When a human finds her and bargains for her release, Diorites has no choice but to abandon her adopted brother in favor of joining the enemy on a journey across the continent.Auri Luthien is the most notorious thief in all three human kingdoms. After accidentally killing a Hollow and inevitably getting cursed, she finds herself jumping into a portal made with fae magic to get rid of the stain on her hand and the mysterious voice that won't leave her alone.Shasi D¿rayavahush has no desire to marry for a political gain but her parents have other ideas. When she hosts an unexpected group of travelers and ends up finding an ancient diary, Shasi figures out how to help her people without tying the knot, even if that means finding an ancient temple in the middle of nowhere. A temple that might just leave her with more questions then answers. Kore Astra is a half breed, a rare mix of human and fae. With uncontrollable plant magic, she makes a deal with a handsome stranger that ends up with her in a realm teeming with Hollows. Suddenly, everything she thought she knew seems to be wrong. Maybe the Hollows aren't the monsters everyone thought they were, and maybe the Gods aren't as kind as they are made out to be.A dark force is churning, preparing to wake. The Gods have abandoned the people, leaving them vulnerable. Only one person seems to have the answers, but unlocking them will come with a price that might not be worth it in the end.

Bridgerton meets Fifty Shades in this spicy Victorian series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt!Lady Lily Jameson is thrilled to attend a house party given by Daniel Farnsworth, the Duke of Lybrook, but not because he's the most eligible bachelor in the peerage. Her only interest is his famous art collection, which reputedly includes a painting by her favorite artist, Jan Vermeer.Daniel, duke only by virtue of the untimely deaths of his father and older brother, wants nothing to do with his new duties. He'd rather continue his rakish ways. When he finds the lovely Lily sneaking around the property in search of his art collection, sparks fly.Despite her father's wishes, Lily has no intention of marrying. She wants to travel the world to gain real life inspiration for her painting and writing. And what could be better worldly experience than a passionate affair with the notorious Duke of Lybrook?But circumstances may change the game and the players...and danger lurks, as well.

A young man falls in with airship pirates ... and discovers how to follow his heart.Revin, a young man from a poor mining town, has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become the student apprentice of a law professor. But then, everything goes wrong: their airship is captured by pirates and Revin loses his mentor. Born female, Revin must make his way in a world oriented toward men while he struggles with his own identity.Set against the backdrop of a war between island nations, Revin must navigate a world divided between the aristocracy and the common people. And, as a promising young man, he must choose whom to align himself with - and to serve.But what does Revin's heart say?

A Regency widow shouldn't be hunting spectres all night.Lady Judith Avely's magical gift for divining the truth makes her prodigiously good at lying. To absolve a guilty secret, she travels to the exiled Duke of Sargen's estate, but the last thing she expects is to run into the duke himself, who is lamentably now even more attractive than in his volatile youth.The duke has his own concerns: he has returned home to a haunted house, with skulls floating about and a footman apparently bashed by a book. Such vulgar circumstances are best avoided, but the duke needs Judith's unique talents to help uncover the culprit - even if it might put her in the sights of a killer.With the help of a tiny vampiric acquaintance and a continuous supply of drinking chocolate, Judith should be able to solve the uncanny mystery...if only the duke will stop making improper remarks about her mobcaps.A lady who can discern lies, the duke who lied to her, and a gothic cosy mystery full of bats, skulls and cocoa.Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic features a mid-life heroine, a slow-burn second-chance romance, and a magical version of Regency England.

A duchess with nothing to lose...After a disastrous wedding night followed by eighteen months of isolation at her husband's country estate, the Duchess of Southwick has grown tired of being lonely. There's only so many books a person can read, and Mara has read most of them twice. So she's made a decision. For the first time since her wedding, she's traveling to London for the Season. And while she's there, this meek, shy mouse of a wallflower who has never met a shade of beige she didn't like will do the unthinkable.Mara Buxton, Duchess of Southwick, is going to take a lover.A duke with everything to gain...When Ambrose hears the rumors swirling about his wife, his initial reaction is scornful amusement. Mara, step out on him? Absurd. While a fiery spark of attraction first drew them together, it was extinguished long ago. The Duchess of Southwick, for all her beauty, is cold as ice, and the only thing she has a chance of inviting into her bed is snow. But when Ambrose discovers that she really does intend to have an affair, his amusement quickly turns to incredulity and then to jealousy. Mara is his wife, dammit.If anyone is going to make her burn with passion...it's him.Ladies of SeductionBook 1 - The Duchess Takes a LoverBook 2 - The Lady Courts a MarquessBook 3 - The Countess Kisses a Rogue

How can a newly minted duke escape title-seeking debutantes? Lie, of course!Lady Honoria Bell never recovered from her broken heart. Fending off suitors her marquess father forces in her path, she's put aside hopes of marriage. However, word of a house party hosted by the new, eligible Duke of Burwood brings a renewed gleam to her father's eye. But regardless of the new duke's appeal, Honoria knows he won't fill the void Drake Merrick left.If there's one thing Drake Merrick knows, it's that aristocratic women care more about a title than they do love. Losing the love of his life because he was a lowly groom proved it. So, when a twist of fate makes him the new Duke of Burwood, he's determined to choose a bride who wants him-not his title.Switching places with his man of business seems like the perfect plan to test the affections of eager debutantes. Until it backfires the moment Honoria arrives, and he realizes his heart will always be irrevocably hers.But will his deception allow her to prove her love? Or will his lies destroy it?

Vivianne Chevalier is done with dukes.After another broken promise for a starring role on the Paris stage, the dancer and courtesan vows to walk away from it all. The viperous competition from the other dancers. The manipulations of the European nobility who only care for their own pleasures. Greedy, heartless people who want nothing more than to get ahead, no matter the cost to others. After years of failure, she craves a simple life, like the one she foolishly turned her back on when she was young.His Grace Arley West is familiar with the traps and trappings of a dukedom.After all, he was not even six when he became the Duke of Osborne. The constant demands, requests for favours, false friends wanting money, and never really being sure if people respect him, or his title, all are a regular part of his life. Is it any wonder he has become a grumpy recluse, only leaving his villa to attend to his parliamentary duties?That is, until he finds himself travelling to Paris incognito on a research trip for Spencer and Co Travel. Disguised as a clerk, he meets the vibrant and beautiful Vivianne, and for the first time in his life, he feels as if someone might truly love him for himself. A whirlwind romance and a proposal follow, and Arley takes his dancer fiancé back to London.He can't wait to tell her who he really is.She is going to be so surprised.After all, doesn't every woman want to be a duchess?A Most Improper Duchess is the second book in the Tales from Honeysuckle Street series. All books in the series are standalone reads. With a guaranteed HEA, A Most Improper Duchess features HOT open-door intimacy. It includes some strong language and sexy times.This novel also contains themes of parental death, prostitution and poverty that some audiences may find confronting.

La hermana de lys Dewitt se va a casar. Por suerte para ella, ella será la dama de honor en una boda temática de la Regencia en una finca real de Ducal en Inglaterra.La hermana de Alys Dewitt se va a casar. Por suerte para ella, ella será la dama de honor en una boda temática de la Regencia en una finca real de Ducal en Inglaterra. Mientras asistía a la boda, ella cae a través de un agujero de tiempo y se despierta en 1815. Todo es extraño, maravilloso, para nada como ella esperaba.James Kendall, el duque de Weston regresa de la guerra para encontrar a una mujer herida en su propiedad. Ella murmura frases extrañas y sigue llamándolo por otro nombre. Pensando que está un poco enojada por sus heridas, la lleva a la mansión y llama a un médico.¿Van a ceder a sus deseos mutuos, o Alys encontrará un camino de regreso a su propio tiempo?

"Gloriously Gothic, alarmingly good." -The Poisoners' Cabinet Podcast A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she actually guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this novel will delight and engross readers. Liverpool, England, 1889: In the shadowy streets, the air is thick with secrets and the line between guilt and innocence blurs. Twenty-six-year-old Constance Sullivan is brought to trial charged with poisoning her husband, William. But William was no ordinary victim... As Constance's barrister fights to prove her innocence, a sinister web of deception unravels, exposing the dark underbelly of their seemingly idyllic marriage. One by one, witnesses emerge with incriminating testimony and facts about the dark side of Constance and William's marriage are revealed. For many, the widow's guilt seems clear. But is someone holding the key to the whole truth?

From USA Today Bestselling Author and Daphne du Maurier Award Winner Grace Callaway comes a riveting tale of passion, peril, and a love for all time...#1 National Romance Bestseller on Apple Books She buried her husband twelve years ago...didn't she?As the founder of a society of lady detectives, beautiful and intrepid widow Lady Charlie Fayne has made it her life's mission to help women in need. Her desire stems from her own dark past...which rises like a spectre during her latest case. Suddenly, everything she has worked for-her independence, her society, and her future-is threatened by secrets and heartbreak she cannot escape...and steamy passion she cannot resist.Torn between her past and present, between a charming new suitor and a seductive second chance romance, Charlie must decide her own fate. Yet every move she makes also unravels a deadly mystery that could lead to her undoing. Choosing who to trust and who to love will prove to be Charlie's most perilous mission yet.

A riveting journey through the history of mountaineering - before Everest.

From Greta Kelly, the author of the Warrior Witch duology, comes The Queen of Days, an epic adventure that weaves together a flawed-but-lovable family of thieves, a battle between fallen gods, and stakes high enough to cause vertigo--perfect for fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Six of Crows. For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun...or a way to stick it to the governor who murdered his parents. And yeah, the small fortune in reward doesn't hurt--even if his boss also hired the mysterious Queen of Days to join the crew as "the weapon of last resort..."Whatever that means.But Bal doesn't know the ceremony isn't simply empty words and dusty tradition; it's true magic. The kind of magic that rips open a portal for the god himself. Only the idol that Karanis planned on using for a body now lies broken at the Queen of Days' feet. And half of it is missing.With the aid of a lovable brawler, a society lady turned bomb maker, a disgraced soldier, and a time-eating demon, Bal must hunt down the missing half of the statue if he has any hope of earning his money, keeping his crew alive...and perhaps even saving all of humanity. But as his journey sends him racing through the city--and across realities--he discovers that doing all this might just doom the city.The city be damned. It's time to kill a god.

"Susan Higginbotham has a gift for telling the tales of strong women who stepped out from the shadows into which society's strictures would have cast them in order to make their indelible marks on history. . . . Weaving together sumptuous prose and groundbreaking research, Higginbotham delivers a read that is both empowering and important."-Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of Finding Margaret FullerFrom the award-winning author of The Stolen Crown and Hanging Mary comes a novel based on the life of the indomitable Ernestine Rose, whose fearless advocacy helped bring about the rights women enjoy today.Question everything, Ernestine vows while growing up in a Poland ravaged by the Napoleonic wars. Accept nothing blindly.Rejecting her rabbi father's religion and an arranged marriage, Ernestine strikes out on her own, arriving in New York in 1836. Distressed by the injustices around her, she takes to the public speaking platform, pressing for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights alongside activists like Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. But at a time when women are expected to confine themselves to the parlor and the hearth-and when an atheist is best advised to say nothing at all-is Ernestine's adopted country ready to hear her?Following Ernestine through triumph and heartbreak and across two continents, The Queen of the Platform brings out of history's shadows a heroine who braved public scorn to fight for the values she held dear.