Deon Gines
Cyrus the Great
This history is the story of Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, sixth century BC. - Summary by Deon Gines
Xerxes, Makers of History
This history covers the years of Xerxes' years as ruler of the Persian empire and invasion of Greece. - Summary by Deon Gines
Leatherface: A Tale of Old Flanders
A romantic, political adventure story set in the late 1500's, during the Spanish rule over the Netherlands, in the city of Ghent. Leatherfac…
Nero
Nero tells the life story of one of the most infamous of Roman Emperors. - Summary by Deon Gines
Beau Brocade
Beau Brocade is a historical fiction set in England in the early 1700's. The hero Beau is a wanted highwayman, who takes from the rich to h…
Anne of Geierstein, Volume 1
Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, sho…
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
A series of letters written by Scott on the history of witchcraft and other supernatural events in England and other locations. He documents…
The Bronze Eagle: A Story of the Hundred Days
The Bronze Eagle is a romantic historical novel which takes place during the return of Napoleon and his attempt to reestablish his Empire. T…
Anne of Geierstein, Volume 2
Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist (1829) is an adventure and romance novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is set in Central Europe, mai…
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century
This historical novel takes place in Kent in 1657, and focuses on a local nobleman who stops at nothing to gain wealth, and his ward who is …
Pyrrhus
This history concerns Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, BC 336-321. Pyrrhus was a world renowned soldier, leader, and conqueror of Macedon and Italy,…
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
An historical novel set in Scotland in 1736, involving a riot and surrounding drama. - Summary by Deon Gines
The Pirate
The Pirate is set in the island of Shetland in the late 1600s, and is a historical novel based on the life of John Gow, Captain Cleveland in…
The Surgeon's Daughter
The Surgeon's Daughter is an historical novel, originally part of the Chronicles of the Canongate stories, later published on its own, in 18…
Redgauntlet
Redgauntlet is an historical novel about a fictitious third Jacobite rebellion. It takes place mostly in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1765. I…
Old Mortality
Old Mortality is part of the Waverley series by Walter Scott. Set in southwest Scotland in the late 1600s, during the period of the Covenant…
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a historical novel set in the mid-1400's. The main character is a Scottish archer serving French King Louis XI, another m…
Peveril of the Peak
Peveril is one of Scott's Waverley novels series. It is a historical novel set in 1678 in England, and tells a story of the Popish Plot. P…
Can You Forgive Her? (Version 2)
Can You Forgive Her was published over 2 years in serial form. It follows the life story of three women involved with courtship and marriag…
Phineas Finn (Version 2)
This novel tells the story of the lead character, Phineas Finn, including romances (with an eye to getting money) and British parliamentary …