Written during a nostalgic interval during Cooper's stormy battles with the Whig Press, The Deerslayer (1841) is the last of the world-famous Leatherstocking Tales in point of composition, though first in the biographical sequence.
A historical adventure reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley romances, Cooper's novel centers on Harvey Birch, an ordinary man suspected of being a spy for the British.
"The Great Revolt" is a historical novel by Slovenian writer Bratko Kreft, which deals with the Peasants' Revolt of 1573 in the territory of present-day Croatia and Slovenia.
Spektar, 1974.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.32 €
Croatian literature • Historical novel • A war novel
"Across the Sea of Sorrows" is the second part of the historical novel "The Black Queen" by Higin Dragošić. The novel is based on the life of Barbara of Celje, who was the wife of King Sigismund of Luxembourg.
"Napoleon and Countess Walewska" by Gertrude Aretz is a historical biographical novel that explores the passionate and intriguing relationship between the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his Polish mistress, Countess Marie Walewska.
Binoza, 1938.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.