Ancient themes as paranormal, mystery, and fantasy are enchanting.  But English portrayals in films and literature, I perceived as dry.  Their historical fiction made me think of William Shakespeare, whose style and stories were too wordy and war-oriented.  Thus I had not read historical fiction until now.

I love what I have read and have become a Kate Kingbury fan especially!  There are many more authors at home awaiting my sampling and my anticipation has increased.  For my first foray, I chose ‘Victorian’ level:  5 books and close this theme smashingly.  Please enjoy my original post.  https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/guilty-country-historic/

“The Ghost Of Windy Hill”  Clyde Robert Bulla  1968
“Room With A Clue”  Kate Kingsbury  1993
“Do Not Disturb”  Kate Kingsbury  1994
“The Copper Sunrise”  Bryan Buchan  1972
“Hercules & Other Tales From Greek Myths”  Olivia E. Coolidge  1949
“Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, Superstitions”  Lady Wilde  1991
“Stories Of Ghosts, Witches, Demons”  Freya Littledale  1971
“Never Call It Loving”  Dorothy Eden  1966
“Haunting Jordan”  P.J. Alderman  2009
10)  “Street Of Riches”  Gabrielle Roy  1955

“Blue Fire”  Phyllis A. Whitney  1961
“The Salzburg Connection”  Helen MacInnes  1968
“The Sign Of Four”  Arthur Conan Doyle  1890
“The Secret Adversary”  Agatha Christie  1922
“Murder On The Links”  Agatha Christie  1923
“The Snow Goose”  Paul Gallico  1940
“Mystery In The Pirate Oak”  Helen Fuller Orton  1949
18)  “Ghost Town Treasure”  Clyde Robert Bulla  1957

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With enthusiasm, I additionally introduce in my post:  “Mount To-Be-Read 2014“!  I couldn’t feel more satisfied that I leaped -not one- but three mountains higher than the one I pledged!  Instead of re-joining the wonderful, conversational group of climbers at ‘Mount Ararat’ (48), this time I enter the competition at ‘Mount Kilimanjaro‘, (60)!  Conversation in our accompanying ‘Goodreads’ group is refreshing and a friendship-maker!

“The House On The Cliff”  Leslie McFarlane  1927
“The Flanders Panel”  Arturo Pérez-Reverte  1990
“The Monsters Within”  Corvus Winchester  2013
“Elsewhere”  William Peter Blatty  1999
“Le Premier Nöel De La Famille LaTaupe”  Russell Hoban  1969
“A Taste For Murder”  Claudia Bishop  1994
“Angel’s Verdict”  Mary Stanton  2010
“Angel Condemned”  Mary Stanton  2011
“The Irish Cairn Murder”  Dicey Deere  2003
(10)  “Ghost Ship”  P.J. Alderman  2011

“Witch In The House”  Ruth Chew  1975
“Then Came Two Women”  Charlotte Armstrong  1962
“Mystery Of Disaster Island”  Ann Rivkin  1975
“Vampires Of Ottawa”  Eric Wilson  1984
“The Green Gables Detective”  Eric Wilson  1987
“Iggy’s House”  Judy Blume  1970
“The Witch Of Blackbird Pond”  Elizabeth George Speare  1958
“The Scariest Stories You’ve Ever Heard”  Mark Mills  1988
“Aunt Dimity Digs In”  Nancy Atherton  1995
(20)  “Eggs In Purgatory”  Laura Childs  2008

“Code Red At The Supermall”  Eric Wilson  1988
“The Secret Of Red Gate Farm”  Mildred A. Wirt  1931
“The Secret Of The Old Mill”  Leslie McFarlane  1927
“The Gift Of The Frost Fairy”  Sheila J. Bleeks  1976
“The Man In The Brown Suit”  Agatha Christie  1924
“What The Witch Left”   Ruth Chew   1973
“Gunpowder Green”  Laura Childs  2002
“Terror In Winnipeg”  Eric Wilson  1979
“Cold Midnight In Vieux Québec”  Eric Wilson  1989
(30)  “The Mystery Of Pony Hollow”  Lynn Hall  1978

“The Stone Angel”  Margaret Laurence  1964
“Crocodile On The Sandbank”  Elizabeth Peters  1975
“The Tomorrow-Tamer”  Margaret Laurence  1963
“A Jest Of God”  Margaret Laurence  1966
“The Quicksilver Pool”  Phyllis A. Whitney  1955
“The Clue In The Diary”  Mildred A. Wirt  1931
“The Ghost & The Dead Deb”  Alice Kimberly  2005
“Sea Jade”  Phyllis A. Whitney  1964
“Eerie Tales Of The Old West”  Emily, Joe West  1991
(40)  “Pleasing The Ghost”  Sharon Creech  1996

“Time For Andrew”  Mary Downing Hahn  1994
“My Cousin Rachel”  Daphne Du Maurier  1951
“The Doll In The Garden”  Mary Downing Hahn  1989
“Ghost Of A Chance”  Yasmine Galenorn  2003
“Mystery Of The Golden Horn”  Phyllis A. Whitney  1962
“The Other Side Of Dark”  Joan Lowrey Nixon  1986
“The Curse Of The Pharaohs”  Elizabeth Peters  1981
“Something The Cat Dragged In”  Charlotte MacLeod  1983
“The Cat Who Could Read Backwards”  Lilian Jackson Braun  1966
(50)  “The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern”  Lilian Jackson Braun  1967
“The Cat Who Turned On And Off”  Lilian Jackson Braun  1968