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Sarah L. Johnson
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I'm a longtime reader and collector of historical fiction with members of royal and noble families as major characters. It's not so much the pomp and pageantry I enjoy reading about (although check out the glamorous gowns in the covers below...) but seeing how each character deals with power and responsibility – and balances the needs of their people against their personal desires. These author...
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Historical Fiction: A Guide to the Genre
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Historical Fiction II: A Guide to the Genre
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“I really didn't realize the librarians were, you know, such a dangerous group.
They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with them.”
― Michael Moore
They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with them.”
― Michael Moore
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