The Vale of Cedars: The Martyr

by Grace Aguilar

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Genres: Classics, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction

266 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1850

About the author

Grace Aguilar was an English novelist and writer on Jewish history and religion. She was delicate from childhood, and early showed great interest in history, especially Jewish history.

The death of her father threw her on her own resources.

After a few dramas and poems she published in the United States in 1842 Spirit of Judaism, in defense of her faith and its professors, and in 1845

The Jewish Faith and The Women of Israel. She is, however, best known by her novels, of which the chief are Home Influence (1847) and A Mother's Recompense (1850). Her health gave way in 1847, and she died in that year at Frankfurt.

Her other works include Magic Wreath, and Vale of Cedars

Reviews

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[Antoinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, and I wasn't expecting to so much. There was an interesting weaving of fictional story and facts about the time period.