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Characters in literature Fiction Detective and mystery stories England London Great Britain Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Fiction Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Juvenile fiction London (England) History 19th century Fiction London (England) History 19th century Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Time travel FictionAnderson, Jennifer Joline.
Summary: Discusses the unsolved Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.1523 ANDRubinate, Amy
Summary: In September 1666 Kate and her little sister Lizzie accompany their grandfather to London to sell their apple crop only to be caught up in the Great Fire of London--and when their grandfather is forced to be part of a fire brigade it is Kate who must keep her sister, their horse and cart safe from both thieves and flames.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC RUB (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Ackroyd, Peter
Summary: A short study of everything that goes on under London--from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern tube stations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.2104 ACKBlasco, Serena
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BLACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series BlascoClare, Cassandra.
Summary: Tessa Fell's search for her missing brother leads her into Victorian London's supernatural underworld, where she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Hollis, Leo.
Contents: The greatest hazard that ever the youth of England saw -- A quiet revolution -- Restoration and renewal -- The two cities -- London was, but is no more -- Measuring the city -- The surveyor-general -- The city of speculation -- Ancient and modern -- Raised in extremes -- Looks like a revolution -- Melting it down and making it anew -- The London revolution -- The phoenix risen -- Endings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942.12 HOLFunaro, Gregory.
Summary: In Victorian England Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FUNSummary: It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CALCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV CALWalliams, David
Summary: "1940. BRITAIN IS AT WAR WITH NAZI GERMANY. Eleven-year-old Eric practically lives at the London Zoo. And there's one animal in particular he loves to spend time with: Gertrude the gorilla. But with German bombs raining over London, Eric realizes Gertrude is in terrible danger, and together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WALSummary: From musicians, writers and artists to dangerous thinkers, political radicals and, above all, ordinary people, this is the story of London's immigrants, its bohemians and how together they changed the city forever. Features archival footage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LONAdler, Irene
Summary: Whisked out of Paris ahead of the Prussian army in 1870, twelve-year-old Irene Adler is reunited in London with her friends, Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin--but Arsène's father has been arrested for murder and the kidnapping of a famous opera singer, and it is up to the three young detectives to solve the mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Young Readers 2015
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Summary: When professional typist Letitia Glover is desperate to learn more about the fate of her twin sister Flossie, Enola enlists the help of her brother Sherlock and her friend Tewky to investigate Flossie's husband, the sudden death of his first wife, and the mysterious appearance of a black barouche.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SPRHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: Bertie Bradshaw never set out to become a spy. He never imagined traipsing around war-torn London, solving ciphers, practicing surveillance, and searching for a traitor to the Allied forces. He certainly never expected that a strong-willed American girl named Eleanor would play Watson to his Holmes (or Holmes to his Watson, depending on who you ask). But when a young woman goes missing, leaving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD HOPConnally, Celeste
Summary: "London, 1815. Lady Petra Forsyth, daughter of the Earl of Holbrook, has made a shocking proclamation. After losing her beloved fiancé in an accident three years earlier, she announces in front of London's loosest lips that she will never marry. A woman of independent means--and rather independent ways--Petra sees no reason to cede her wealth and freedom to any man now that the love of her life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CONManiscalco, Kerri
Summary: Seventeen year old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. Between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MANFreeman, Dianne
Summary: "With her new husband George busy on a special mission for the British Museum, Frances has taken on an assignment of her own. The dowager Viscountess Wingate needs someone to sponsor her niece, Kate, for presentation to Queen Victoria. Frances--who understands society's quirks and constraints as only an outsider can--is the perfect candidate. Kate is charming and intelligent, though perhaps not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FRESpringer, Nancy
Summary: Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes's younger sister and self-declared finder of lost persons and things, is determined to find her friend, Lacy Cecily, a confused young Baronet's daughter on the run from her father's devious schemes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SPRBayron, Kalynn
Summary: London, 1885. Gabriel Utterson, a 17-year-old law clerk, has returned to London for the first time since his life-- and that of his dearest friend, Henry Jekyll--was derailed by a scandal that led to his and Henry's expulsion from the London Medical School. Whispers about the true nature of Gabriel and Henry's relationship have followed the boys for two years, and now Gabriel has a chance to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BAYColfer, Eoin.
Summary: In Victorian London, Albert Garrick, an assassin-for-hire, and his reluctant young apprentice, Riley, are transported via wormhole to modern London, where Riley teams up with a young FBI agent to stop Garrick from returning to his own time and using his newly acquired scientific knowledge and power to change the world forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC COLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION COLCurry, Jane Louise.
Summary: As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London in his uncle's basement, and finds himself in a situation where his beautiful voice and the fact that he is biracial might serve him well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CUROsborne, Mary Pope.
Summary: A ghost tale for Christmas time: Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD OSBSpringer, Nancy.
Summary: After fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes seeks the missing Duquessa Del Campo in the seedy underbelly of nineteenth-century London, she finally reaches an understanding with her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SPRSpringer, Nancy.
Summary: While fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes endeavors to save her friend Lady Cecily Alistair from an unwelcome arranged marriage, she meets with some assistance from her older brother, Sherlock, and interference by the eldest, Mycroft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC SPRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SPRWaters, Sarah
Summary: A tale set in World War II London finds a rescue worker struggling for composure after a bombing, a young woman longing for her soldier lover, and a convict who watches a battle through the bars of his window.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2006