Stacy Schiff Books in Order

Stacy Schiff examines Véra Nabokov's life and her fifty-two-year marriage to Vladimir Nabokov. The biography reconstructs a literary partnership in which correspondence, practical support and devotion to his work often obscured the woman who made that work possible.

At seventy, Benjamin Franklin arrives in France to secure support for the American Revolution without diplomatic training or fluent French. Stacy Schiff follows his campaign through court politics, espionage and competing ambitions to the alliance and peace that helped establish a nation.

Stacy Schiff reconstructs Cleopatra's life as a ruler navigating civil war, family rivalry and Roman expansion. Returning to ancient sources, she examines the political calculations and alliances behind a woman whose reputation has often overshadowed her achievements.

Stacy Schiff traces the Salem witch trials from a minister's daughter's strange behaviour to a colony engulfed by accusation and fear. The history examines how neighbours, families, religious authorities and political leaders helped turn suspicion into deadly public judgment.

Stacy Schiff follows Samuel Adams from an uncertain early career to a central role in revolutionary resistance. His organising, rhetoric and political tactics help turn Boston's grievances into a campaign capable of rallying colonies toward independence.