Black Jack by Leon Garfield. Bartholomew Dorking finds
himself tied to a murdering villain Black Jack.
Bonnie Dundee by Rosemary Sutcliff (1983), the story of John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee,
and the Jacobite rising of 1715
Burning Issy by Melvin Burgess, 1992. 17thC Lancashire in the grip of a witch hunt. Tough and
compelling novel for teenagers.
Danger in the wings by Geoffrey Trease. An actor travels
from Boston, Mass. to England where he falls in love. But relations between the
US and England are worsening and war is on the horizon.
Devil-in-the fog by Leon Garfield. A dramatic and eerie
story of lost identity and family secrets.
Flame-coloured Taffeta by Rosemary Sutcliff (1986), illus.
Rachel Birkett 18th c
Jack Holborn by Leon Garfield. Orphan Jack stows away on a
ship and has many adventures including a quest in the African jungle.
Mary Ann and Miss Mozart by Ann Turnball (Historical
house).Mary Ann longs to be an opera singer but when her father loses his
fortune she cannot see how she could achieve her dreams.
Pirates! By Celia Rees. Two young women met in the West
Indies and work together to escape their oppressive lives.
Smith by Leon Garfield. Smith is a pickpocket who witnesses
a murder. As a sensitive child I remember this as very dark and a little scary.
Sovay by Celia Rees. Affect of French revolution on England
Strange affair of Adelaide Harris by Leon Garfield.
Unusually funny book by Leon Garfield about two boys in a boarding school near
Brighton who accidentally steal a baby.
The Apprentices by Leon Garfield. Seven apprentices tell
their story through a long year.
The First of Midnight by Marjorie Darke. Midnight is a slave
working as a boxer and trying to find a way to win his freedom.
The Not-so-Jolly Roger by Joe Scieszka 1991 (Time Warp
Trio). Three boys have access to a magic book that can take them through time.
The red necklace by Sally Gardner. A complex story about the
French revolution with a hint of magic.
Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney Cove,
1790 by Goldie Alexander (2002) [re-released as: No Way Back by Valerie
Wilding] (My story)
