The History Of England

The History Of England from the reign of. Henry the 4th to the death of. Charles the 1st. By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant Historian by Jane Austen

One of her juvenilia. As usual, extremely funny and light-hearted. She had satire down pat early.

more magical forensics

Last time I talked about forensics in Harry Potter, I missed one: time turners.

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The Invisible Library

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Which opens with our heroine, Irene, stealing a book by a necromancer and, after dealing with some gargoyles and other complications, getting it back to the title library, which spans all the universes and keeps books safe.
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human, not

We have  werewolves and other shapeshifters, and the heroine -- I know her -- is going to contemplate the others.  The dragons, the trolls -- if I put 'em in, the mermaids --
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