Jennifer M. Dixon

66 books

The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History by Elizabeth Norton

The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History

Elizabeth Norton

416 pages • 2016

nonfiction historical history informative medium-paced
How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts by Ruth Goodman

How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts

Ruth Goodman

320 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction 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 • paperback • 2018

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 • paperback • 2011

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

The Last Laugh

Lynn Freed

208 pages • 2017

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 • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction classics history funny informative slow-paced
Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

Lives of the Eminent Philosophers

Diogenes Laertius

704 pages • hardcover • 250

nonfiction biography classics history philosophy challenging informative reflective 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 • digital • 2017

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 • paperback • 1929

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 • 2019

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced