The History Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath, American poet and author of 'The Bell Jar' was born #onthisday in Jamaica Plain, #Boston, #Massachusetts https://t.co/VPN9NfYUIN #womeninhistory #OTD #Literature https://t.co/EFbmJ9mU7Q
Paperback, 2005
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley’s monster: Women writers and the work that has overshadowed them https://t.co/DYbiqDlqOo ✍️🙇🙋 #womeninhistory #maryshelley #frankenstein https://t.co/LO88nlAFp8
Out of stock

A Desperate Business: The Murder of Muriel McKay
Simon Farquhar
Happy Publication Day to 'A Desperate Business'! 📕 🎉 '‘Simon Farquhar succeeds brilliantly (and with real empathy for all concerned)’ - Carol Ann Lee, the bestselling author of 'The Murders at White House Farm.' Order your copy now: https://t.co/1w3EulEyTn #TrueCrime #Crime https://t.co/GHK32NtpfU
Hardcover, 2020
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dracula
Stoker Bram
#OTD in 1847 Dracula creator Bram Stoker was born. Discover more about his life here: https://t.co/CaVgZUIVbp #BramStoker #Dracula #History https://t.co/Q0R1JTKjNz
Hardcover, 2014
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: by Arthur Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle
#OTD in 1892 The Adventures of #SherlockHolmes, by #ArthurConanDoyle, was published. The book was the first collection of Holmes stories, which Conan Doyle had been publishing in magazines since 1887. Discover more in 'The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle' https://t.co/sEHVv6U7YF https://t.co/es5LbHVaDR
Paperback, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
East of the Oder: A German Childhood Under the Nazis and Soviets
Luise Urban
'A Dangerous Game' by Luise Urban is an autobiography charting the fortunes of a German family east of the Oder, living under Nazi and communist rule. Out in paperback this #August 📖: https://t.co/zEOXgTyeqj #History #twitterhistorians https://t.co/0xWRVAUSmV
Hardcover, 2013
$31.95$15.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
Steve Brusatte
'A new genre: narrative prehistorical non-fiction' - Steve Brusatte, author of 'The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs.' 'The Last Days of the Dinosaurs' is the ideal #ChristmasGift for the #Dinosaur Enthusiast in your life! Click here to see more: https://t.co/sVqMsc2o3N @Laelaps https://t.co/oYOoOz17pB
Paperback, Large Print, 2019
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dracula: 1897
Bram Stoker
#Onthisday in 1897 Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker was published: https://t.co/Hd2Hhr9JJP #history #Dracula https://t.co/J8ZfDLPKYo
Hardcover, 2020
$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forbidden Wife: The Life and Trials of Lady Augusta Murray
Julia Abel Smith
A hidden women's story packed with drama, passion and injustice, tracking an almighty fall from socialite to desperate and destitute reject... 'Forbidden Wife' by Julia Abel Smith - coming soon in paperback. 📘: https://t.co/7lwzXlFpMr #womenshistory https://t.co/gZiYL93ugj
Hardcover, 2020
$38.99$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mitford Girls' Guide to Life
Lyndsy Spence
Spotted at the Batsford Arboretum #bookshop 'The Mitford Girls' Guide to Life' by @lyndsyspence follows perhaps the most remarkable family of the mid-twentieth century. Grab your copy of this beautiful book here: https://t.co/FlDRuJuCsE🌲🌻🌱 #batsfordarboretum #plants https://t.co/hHqPgH2Rbk
Paperback, 2021
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book