Published 1800 -1900
Lilian
Read by Simon Evers
Arnold Bennett
Lilian works in a typewriting office owned by Felix Grig, a middle-aged man of means. The office is run by his spinster sister, Miss Grig, w…
A Christmas Carol (version 07)
Read by Cori Samuel
Charles Dickens
The classic Christmas story of an old miser and the astonishing effect a series of ghostly visitors has upon him. This version has been rea…
Charlotte's Inheritance
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
A lesser known novel by the sensational English novelist, Charlotte's Inheritance opens in Paris in a dilapidated boarding house let to stud…
The Liar
Read by Deborah Percy
Henry James
A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learn…
The Romance of a Christmas Card
Read by Allyson Hester
Kate Douglas Wiggin
The story of the mission of two Christmas cards written by a minister’s wife. These cards find their way to two straying sheep from the vill…
Joshua
Read by Ann Boulais
Georg Ebers
Hosea is a commander in Pharaoh's army... and a Hebrew. As he returns home from war, he finds that there has been a great pestilence in Egy…
Sylvie and Bruno
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Lewis Carroll
The novel has two main plots; one set in the real world at the time the book was published (the Victorian era), the other in the fictional w…
1900 or The Last President
Read by CJ Plogue
Ingersoll Lockwood
The year is 1896. The United States is rocked by the election of an unlikely president. On election night, riots broke out in the streets …
From Jest to Earnest
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Edward P. Roe
As a practical joke at a house party, a young and beautiful socialite tries to make a fool out of a visiting young missionary to amuse her f…
Miss Crespigny
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
This is a less known, but not less beautiful, novel by the author of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, The Lost Prince, Little Lord Faun…
Penelope's English Experiences
Read by Maria Therese
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. In…
Aunt Jane's Hero
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Elizabeth Prentiss
Aunt Jane is a good and loving woman, important to everyone except herself, always willing to give good advice. Her "hero", Horace…
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life is one of the last great works completed by Balzac for his huge novel series entitled The Human Comedy. Sect…
Là-bas
Read by Peter Tucker
Joris-Karl Huysmans
The plot of Là-Bas concerns the novelist Durtal, who is disgusted by the emptiness and vulgarity of the modern world. He seeks relief…
Nina Balatka
Read by Anthony Ogus
Anthony Trollope
A romance set in Prague between a Catholic and a Jew. In this short novel, Trollope moves away from his usual milieu to explore a theme whic…
The Trumpet-Major
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Thomas Hardy
Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments pr…
Lost Illusions: Ève and David
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
Ève and David (1843) is the final book in Balzac’s Lost Illusions trilogy, which is part of his sweeping set of novels collectively t…
Horror Stories
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Ada Buisson
Ada Buisson was a Victorian novelist and short story author. This collection includes her three horror stories, all of which were published …
The Absentee
Read by Bruce Pirie
Maria Edgeworth
Published in 1812, “The Absentee” by Maria Edgeworth examines social injustice in 19th-century Britain. At that time, the management of man…
Germinal (English )
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Émile Zola
This epic about French coal miners and the burgeoning labor movement is considered one of Zola's finest novels. - Summary by Matt Pierard