Frances Mary Hendry

The diary of Lily Hicks, London 1850-1851: "The Crystal Palace is more wonderful every time we go, with coloured light everywhere, so airy and delicate, but strong. Master has made a miracle, everybody says so. And as for the exhibits inside, there are more and more every day."

Young Nanny

Chandra

Lily Hicks is a housemaid in the London home of Joseph Paxton, designer of The Crystal Palace. Read her diary and find out about life above and below the stairs, and all about the Great Exhibition of 1851.

The Diary of Lily Hicks, London, 1850-1851

The Crystal Palace

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the '45

Eleven-year-old Chandra's marriage turns into a nightmare when she is widowed and her husband's family demands that she follow tradition, which means spending the rest of her life as their servant. But Chandra will not surrender her future without a struggle.

Having sucessfully avoided taking the blame for the great fire that has destroyed much of Rome, Victoria continues to humour the increasingly insane Emperor Nero, while securing herself her freedom. Together with her brave Roman accomplice, Caenis, Victoria is certain that soon the only decent ruler, Vespasian, with whose army her step-father fought back in Londinium, will come to rule at last. Nero's days are numbered, so his summons for her to return to Rome from her house outside the city fills her with foreboding.And Nero has a surprise waiting for her: a British bard has joined his group of entertainers, none other than her cousin, Cram. Though a part of her is pleased to see a familiar face, Victoria remembers Cram's final treachery back in Britain, and is certain he is here to further his own misguided plans for retribution. But Cram is her flesh and blood: can she really betray him in the name of dead Queen Boudicca? And will Victoria survive to tell the tale?

The Supreme Warrior

Having survived the ravages of the Roman war against the Iceni people, Victoria finds herself a tougher, if embittered heroine. She has lost her Roman relatives and alienated her remaining Iceni family. Now she means to avenge her true tribe, even if that means going to Italy where she will train to become a female gladiator. Feared and despised by most, Victoria, or Victrix, as she is known now, and her fellowtrainees, endure rigorous training, flirting with death on a regular basis. But despite general disapproval amongst the 'profession'(few survive to become fully-fledged gladiators) passionate bonds are formed, and Victrix grows dangerously close to Pulcher, her ruthless genius of a trainer. With his help, she builds herself a fearsome reputation for her skill in the arena, as well as her breathtaking tattooed scalp. But when she catches the eye of the cruel, psychotic Emperor Nero, he demands she come to Rome to be his personal muse, and Victrix faces her toughest ever battle, and a heartbreaking challenge. Has Victrix got what it takes to infiltrate the Roman aristocracy and thereby seek her revenge, or will her hardened heart ultimately rule her head..?

Triumph in the Roman Arena

The start of Victoria's epic adventure, from her beginnings as a tough Roman maiden, to her pivotal role in Queen Boudicca's rebellion ...

Born to Be a Warrior

Victoria

The Falcon

Quest for a Queen

Meg's quest to guard the young princess, the rightful heir to Scotland's throne, is full of witchcraft, power, treachery, and suspense.

Quest for a Maid

Fantasy adventure story for young adults, in Large Print. Chooker, the Queen's young sister, must fight to restore her family's name and save the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. Sequel to ATLANTIS by Frances Mary Hendry (also in Large Print). The peaceful kingdom of Atlantis is in great danger from a terrible giant, and people are blaming Mungith and his discovery. His cousin Chooker, the young sister of the Queen, realises that the only way to restore the good name of her family and protect the kingdom is to make the journey to Outside, to find the other giants and prove they are not all bad. And when the King's wicked sister tries to kill her to make her stop, it only makes Chooker realise how urgent her mission is. . .

Quest for Atlantis

Far below the Antarctic ice, the folk of Atlantis have lived in safety for centuries. But when a boy called Mungith makes an unbelievable discovery in the old mines, the Atlantans' lives are suddenly in great danger. Then tragedy hits the kingdom, and Mungith knows he will be blamed-unless hecan somehow restore peace and wellbeing to his people... First published in 1997, this novel is now reissued in a smaller mass-market paperback format.

Atlantis

Juliet wants to prove to her father that a girl can be just as good as a boy when it comes to business and so she changes places with her brother and sets sail on her father's ship on its next voyage to Africa and America. But Juliet's adventure turns into a nightmare when she realizes thefull horror of the trade her father is engaged in - the slave trade, at its height in the late eighteenth century.* An exciting story dealing with important issue of slavery in context of a very readable, swashbuckling adventure story.

Chains

As the nightmares begin...don’t look into his eyes! 'Nothing exciting ever happens' Will Beth learn to regret her words as her weird cousin, Tanya comes to stay, closely followed by the mysterious Mr Mandrake? As the quest for the magical seer’s stone unfolds, a dark and evil force is unleashed. Can Tanya use her psychic powers to protect her cousin and reclaim the stone? Or will the malevolent Mr Mandrake get there first?

The Seer's Stone

Exciting fantasy adventure story for young adults, printed in Large Print. An unbelievable discovery by a young boy suddenly puts the underwater city in great danger. The effects are still felt in the follow up book, QUEST FOR ATLANTIS by Frances Mary Hendry (also in Large Print). A creak, a crunching growl, a roar. A brief dazzle of light. He tried to leap for the wall, as the Coal had told him to do, but his bad ankle gave way. The roof fell in... Far below the Antarctic ice, the folk of Atlantis have lived for centuries, safe from the cold and danger Outside. But when a boy called Mungith makes an unbelievable discovery in the old mines, the Atlantans' lives are suddenly in great danger. Then tragedy hits the kingdom, and Mungith knows he will be blamed - unless he can somehow restore peace and well-being to his people.

Aware of her older sister's powers of sorcery, which have used to help secure the Scottish throne for Robert de Brus, Meg realizes she must try protect the young Norwegian princess who has been chosen as rightful heir. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Frances Mary Hendry

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