Historical Fiction

The Sea-Wolf (1904) is an adventure novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his acquaintance Captain Alex MacLean, a sailor from the Paci...

At the height of the student revolt, Valjean arrives at the barricade and saves multiple lives including Marius, who is still eager to find Cosette...

While the plague ravishes major cities, a group of Italian men and women seek shelter at a countryside estate telling stories to pass the time. Gio...

Eager to leave his humble beginnings, Redmond Barry, runs multiple scams, conning his way into the military and pursuing the fortune of a young wid...

A young man is captivated by a popular Parisian courtesan and attempts to build a life with her despite his family and societys growing disapproval...

A rich old man, who is entering his last days, leaves his sprawling estate to seek out friendship and is surprised by what he finds. Its a heartwar...

When Fairy Blackstick created a magical rose and ring, she did not anticipate their existence to be so troublesome. With the power to warp percepti...

When French aristocrats become targets of public violence, a mysterious hero called the Scarlet Pimpernel works to find and safely smuggle them out...

Madame Midas (1888) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), an immediate bestseller fo...

Mens Wives (1852) is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Divided into three sectionsThe Ravenswing; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry; and Dennis Haggar...

Featuring twelve simple yet profound essays, Jerome K. Jeromes Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is a humorous and clever collection. Each essay is...

The Black Moth (1921) is a historical romance novel by Georgette Heyer. Initially devised as a series of stories for her younger brother Boris, who...

Set in Southern Scotland among a time of religious turmoil in the 17th century, Old Morality depicts a young soldier, Henry Morton, as he becomes i...

When her father leaves and mother becomes ill, a girl is sent to live with a distant relative where she learns some hard life lessons. The girl enc...

The Prelude to Teleny (1899) is an erotic novel published anonymously, yet often attributed to Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. A loosely related preq...

The Schoolmistress and Other Stories (1920) is a collection of short stories by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. The Schoolmistress was written in 189...

With seven short stories, The Troll Garden is a comprehensive exploration of American artists, and the trials they face. In Flavia and Her Artists...

Erewhon, an anagram for nowhere, is a faraway land where citizens follow a unique set of rules disregarding conventional beliefs about money, hea...

Featuring five works of extraordinary short fiction, John Ingerfield: And Other Stories is an unforgettable collection that textualizes the aspects...

Orphaned and in a vulnerable social position, Diana Warwick decides to enter a marriage to protect herself from unwanted advances and unfair living...

At a young age, author Jerome K. Jerome found a hobby that he was extremely skilled at, and very passionate aboutidleness. He was thrilled at the ...

After the death of his parents, Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in Nebraska, where he meets his first and most prominent love, Ant...

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