Lane, J. (1947). London Goes to Heaven. London, Andrew Dakers Ltd.

A very complex family saga which I will return to, pairing it with Both Sides of the Sea (also set in the Commonwealth), and also with Trumpets in the West, which, although a saga of Restoration is contemporaneous, because there are ways in which this novel is profoundly influenced by the war: the theme of factions, of the military gaining ground, of taxes, of curbs on entertainment, and of the rise of one person to immense power, are all major themes.

This is a family saga:
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Lane, J. (1960). The Escape of the Duke. London, Evans Brothers.

A relatively late contribution from Jane Lane and one that manages to be more skeptical than her other work.

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