Check out the website below, it's so cool!

Over 3000 Historical Novels
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Sometimes I'll go "treasure hunting" at one of the local thrift stores.

This Saturday, while doing just that, I came across a classic: The Portable Cervantes, Don Quixote, printed in 1967.

The first printing of Don Quixote was in 1605 in Madrid, Spain.  This true classic  is considered one of the finest books ever written, and has been translated in well over 100 languages.  This wonderous tale was adapted into a musical by Dale Wasserman, and in 1965 Man of La Mancha opened on Broadway.   Then in 1972  it was made into the  movie with Sophia Loren and Peter O'Toole. 

I wonder what treasure I'll find next!

"He is quite simply, a master of the ancient art of storytelling"

                                       - - The New York Times Book Review

Works by John Jakes: The eight volume Kent Family Chronicles, The North and South Trilogy, Homeland and its sequel American Dreams, Charleston.

His newest book: The Gods of Newport

http://www.johnjakes.com/

This is an invitation to all lovers of historical novels to share what you are reading.  Please join in and  let's have fun!  I'm currently reading True Women by Janice Woods Windle.  This novel is based on the author's real Texas ancestors during the Mexican American War.  So, what are you reading?