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Since it was first published in 1932, A Frontier Lady has held a high and special place in the literature of Americas westward migration. Written in the 1880s at the request of her son, the philosopher and educator Josiah Royce, Sarah Royce's narrative of the family odyssey across the continent and of their early years in California is also the portrait of a remarkable woman. In the words of her daughter-in-law, "Wherever she was, she made civilization, even when it seemed that she had little indeed from which to make it."

On April 30, 1849, Sarah Bayliss Royce, along with her husband, Josiah, and their daughter, Mary, left her home in Tipton, Iowa, and headed for California in a covered wagon. Along the way, she kept a diary which, nearly thirty years later, served as the basis for a memoir she titled Across the Plains. That book has been freshly transcribed by Jennifer Dawes Adkison from Royce's original handwritten document, and this new edition is faithful to the original, restoring several passages that were omitted from the previous edition.
In a new introduction Adkison reveals Across the...

In early April 2011 the Landlords of Number 55 Rue St Anne, Vannes, receive confirmation of the termination of the lease. When the owners of the house take possession and inspect the recently vacated property they find traces of blood and call the police. An investigation begins and tracker dogs lead them to a macabre discovery concealed beneath the patio. The owner of the house dies shortly after the discovery and the house is put up for sale by the estate. It is no surprise to the neighbours that the house remains empty. Dubbed by the Press 'The House of Death', after all, who would want to...