Jennifer M. Dixon

62 books

How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain by Ruth Goodman

How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain

Ruth Goodman

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging informative medium-paced
In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary by Jan Morris

In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary

Jan Morris

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography essays memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders

The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

Judith Flanders

556 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative slow-paced
The Last Laugh by Lynn Freed

The Last Laugh

Lynn Freed

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard

Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up

Mary Beard

319 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction classics history funny informative slow-paced
The London Cage: The Secret History of Britain's World War II Interrogation Centre by Helen Fry

The London Cage: The Secret History of Britain's World War II Interrogation Centre

Helen Fry

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey

The Man in the Queue

Inspector Alan Grant #1

Josephine Tey

256 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction crime mystery adventurous dark medium-paced
Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley

Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior

The English Monarchs Companion #6

Catherine Hanley

296 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans by Emily Brightwell

Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans

Mrs. Jeffries #22

Emily Brightwell

228 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced
Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell

Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen

Mrs. Jeffries #23

Emily Brightwell

272 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced