It is 1800, and Albion Hamlin's client has run afoul of the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts. Before he knows what has happened, Albion has lost his case and fallen in love -- with his client's niece, Lydia Bailey. Roberts skillfully blends history, romance, and adventure once again in this novel.
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It is 1800, and Albion Hamlin's client has run afoul of the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts. Before he knows what has happened, Albion has lost his case and fallen in love -- with his client's niece, Lydia Bailey. Roberts skillfully blends history, romance, and adventure once again in this novel.
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Add this copy of Lydia Bailey to cart. $7.00, very good condition, Sold by Mystery Cove Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hulls Cove, ME, UNITED STATES, published by Fawcett Crest.
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Near fine mass market paperback. 8th printing. 0449200132 Nautical adventure novel set during the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) spent 12 weeks in the number one slott of the NY Times Best Sellers list. Basis for Jean Negulesco's 1952 film starring Dale Robertson & Anne Francis.
Add this copy of Lydia Bailey to cart. $10.72, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Fawcett Books.
Roberts presents history in a way few have ever even approached---as high drama, detailed and authentic, with dashing heroes, a delectable heroine, an unforgettable supporting cast and as great a world wide reach as Ludlum or LeCarre. This is truly a thriller.
Kenneth Roberts was a highly talented writer who started life as a Professor of History. He spent years researching his novels, going to original sources, far from the dry leaves of the librarian researcher.
I have recently had people whom I had not seen for twenty and forty years thank me for lending them Lydia Bailey. And my twenty something daughter is enmeshed at this moment. From Boston to the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, this is what fine story telling is.