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Empress Josephine: An Historical Sketch of the Days of Napoleon

Mühlbach, L. (Luise), 1814-1873

Empress Josephine: An Historical Sketch of the Days of Napoleon — English source edition. Subject: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- FictionJosephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814 -- Fiction
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Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel

Mühlbach, L. (Luise), 1814-1873; Pierce, Henry Niles, 1820-1899 [Translator]

Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel — English source edition. Subject: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Fiction.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- FictionCatharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548 -- FictionCourts and courtiers -- Fiction
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Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel

Mühlbach, L. (Luise), 1814-1873; Chaudron, A. de V. (Adelaide de Vendel), 1817-1898 [Translator]

Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — English source edition. Subject: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1741-1790 -- Fiction.

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1741-1790 -- FictionAustria -- History -- Joseph II, 1780-1790 -- FictionCourts and courtiers -- Fiction
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Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel

Mühlbach, L. (Luise), 1814-1873

Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel — English source edition. Subject: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- FictionLuise, Queen, consort of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1776-1810 -- FictionPrussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William III, 1797-1840 -- Fiction
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The Boy Travellers in The Russian Empire Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with Accounts of a Tour across Siberia, Voyages on the Amoor, Volga, and Other Rivers, a Visit to Central Asia, Travels among the Exiles, and a Historical Sketch of the Empire from Its Foundation to the Present Time

Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896

The Boy Travellers in The Russian Empire Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with Accounts of a Tour across Siberia, Voya...

Conduct of life -- Juvenile fictionChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fictionAdventure stories
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The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty

Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870; Williams, Henry Llewellyn, 1842- [Translator]

The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty — English source edition. Subject: Historical fiction.

Historical fictionFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- FictionMarie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 -- Fiction
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The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance

Adams, John Turvill, 1805-1882

The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance — English source edition. Subject: Gardiner, Christopher, Sir, approximately 1596-approximately 1662...

Gardiner, Christopher, Sir, approximately 1596-approximately 1662 -- FictionMassachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
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