Imperial Court

107 books

The Little Daughter-in-Law of the Prince's Manor cover
The Little Daughter-in-Law of the Prince's Manor Xiao Jiaren Xiao Jiaren is a familiar name in Jinjiang's ancient-style romance scene, skilled at making tender, intricate daily life readable. The Little Daughter…
The Lute Player cover
Rating 2.2
The Lute Player Norah Lofts Doubleday · 1951 The Lute Player is a historical novel published in 1951 by the English historical novelist Norah Lofts (1904–1983). Its English subtitle is commonly g…
The Qingxi Chronicle cover
Rating 4.2
The Qingxi Chronicle 红猪侠 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2018 A work that began as an online serial, ran sixteen years, and reached completion in print is a legend in itself. The most moving aspect of The Qingxi …
History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Volume 1 cover
History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Volume 1 Thomas Carlyle Chapman and Hall · 1858 This is the first volume of History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by the Scottish writer and historian Thomas Carlyle. The c…
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Rating 3.4
The Virgin's Lover Philippa Gregory Chongqing Publishing House · 2022 In the autumn of 1558, church bells ring out across England, proclaiming Elizabeth queen. As the nation rejoices, only one person is filled with dread…
The Reluctant Imperial Concubine cover
The Reluctant Imperial Concubine Bi Yuntian A sweet ancient romance that readers call "palace intrigue without the catfights." Author Bi Yuntian excels at lighthearted historical romance. The he…
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Rating 3.5
The Sword of Blood Jin Yong Guangzhou Publishing House · 2013 The Sword of Blood is Jin Yong's second novel, serialized in Hong Kong's Commercial Daily in 1956 and later revised several times, with the Century Ne…
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Queen Victoria 利顿·斯特雷奇 The Commercial Press · 2014 Queen Victoria is the masterpiece of the English biographer Lytton Strachey (1880–1932). Published in London in 1921, it caused an immediate sensation…
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The Romance of Chang'an Xiao Xuanwu The Romance of Chang'an is a long historical time-travel novel by Xiao Xuanwu, serialized mainly on Zongheng Chinese Network (on some platforms it als…
Lanling Liaoluan: Perfect Collector's Edition cover
Rating 3.7
Lanling Liaoluan: Perfect Collector's Edition Vivibear Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2015 Lanling Liaoluan is Vivibear's most representative full-length historical romance, set against the Northern Qi dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dy…
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The Melody of the Sword 蓝晶 Jiuxing Culture Press · 2014 The Melody of the Sword is a Western-style fantasy novel by the web author Lan Jing (real name Hu Jian'ou, also known as Xue Shanhu). Since November 2…
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The Ugly Queen Fan Shuo Blossom Press · 2008 Ji Shuo, the second young lady of the Ji family, was never the one who was cherished: plain-featured, with an ugly scar on her left cheek, she was all…
The Art of Collecting and Handling Red Sandalwood cover
The Art of Collecting and Handling Red Sandalwood He Yue / Zhang Chenguang Modern Press · 2013 The Art of Collecting and Handling Red Sandalwood is one of the "Art of Collecting and Handling" series, co-authored by He Yue and Zhang Chenguang and…
Princesses of the Great Han (Two Volumes) cover
Princesses of the Great Han (Two Volumes) Wu Wei China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House · 2012 Originally titled Red Dust and Crimson Sand, this is a full-length historical novel in Wu Wei's Tales of Great Cases in Ancient China series. Taking t…
The Legend of Consort Ling (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.0
The Legend of Consort Ling (3 Volumes) Lan Duoduo Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2012 The Legend of Consort Ling is a three-volume Qing court romance novel by Lan Duoduo, a signed author on Motie Chinese Network. The print edition has b…
Empresses in the Palace: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (6-Volume Set) cover
Rating 3.5
Empresses in the Palace: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (6-Volume Set) Liu Lian Zi Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2017 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace is a long-form palace novel by Liu Lianzi, following her Empresses in the Palace, published in six volumes and set in …
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Herodias Gustave Flaubert Herodias (Hérodias) is the third and shortest of the Three Tales (Trois contes, 1877), the late short-story collection by the French writer Gustave Fl…
Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties cover
Rating 3.8
Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties Chu Renhuo People's Literature Publishing House · 2006 Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties is a long chapter-based historical romance novel compiled by Chu Renhuo, a native of Changzhou (present-day Suzh…
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Rating 3.3
The Princess Bride Xian Cheng Chongqing Publishing House · 2008 Modern girl Feng Chen Chuyang accidentally saves a child and then asks Ding Xiaoxian, who has come to repay the favor on her younger brother's behalf,…
The Screen: Princely Arts and Power in the Ming Dynasty cover
The Screen: Princely Arts and Power in the Ming Dynasty 柯律格 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2025 "To guard the imperial house is to be a fief; to display imperial authority is to be a screen." After the Ming dynasty was founded, imperial kinsmen w…