John Telfer

39 books

The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor

The Anatomy of Ghosts

Andrew Taylor

469 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
Beautiful and Impossible Things - Selected Essays of Oscar Wilde by Gyles Brandreth, Oscar Wilde

Beautiful and Impossible Things - Selected Essays of Oscar Wilde

Gyles Brandreth, Oscar Wilde

202 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging reflective slow-paced
Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant

Blood and Beauty

Borgias #1

Sarah Dunant

523 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative tense medium-paced
Blood of Empire by Brian McClellan

Blood of Empire

Gods of Blood and Powder #3

Brian McClellan

592 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert

The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519

Christopher Hibbert

328 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages by Martyn Whittock

A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

Martyn Whittock

320 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Conquistadors: The Spanish Explorers and the Discovery of the New World by Michael Wood

Conquistadors: The Spanish Explorers and the Discovery of the New World

Michael Wood

336 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
The Dealer And The Dead by Gerald Seymour

The Dealer And The Dead

Gerald Seymour

464 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction thriller dark reflective tense slow-paced
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada

Every Man Dies Alone

Hans Fallada

544 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional sad slow-paced
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak

24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient History #3

Philip Matyszak

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced