Published 1800 -1900
Mont Oriol: or A Romance of Auvergne
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Guy de Maupassant
Young bride Christiane arrives in Auvergne to "take the waters" with her husband, described as "a sickly flower, or a sucking…
Joanna Traill, Spinster
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Annie E. Holdsworth
Timid Joanna Traill’s every move is dictated by her overbearing sisters. Then she meets Mr. Boas, a man who works to give “fallen” women a …
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
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George MacDonald
’St. George and St. Michael’ is a little-known historical romance telling the story of a young couple who find themselves on opposing sides …
In League With Israel
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Annie Fellows Johnston
When Bethany Hallam travels to Chattanooga for the League Conference, she meets David Herschel, who challenges her thinking and changes her …
The Ralstons
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Francis Marion Crawford
Katharine has married Jack Ralston secretly and hoped to force her rich uncle's hand in assisting him to find a career. After his refusal, s…
Alice; or The Wages of Sin
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Frederic Werden Pangborn
This book is given to the reader, as the exposition of a terrible possibility in actual life. Should there be found, in its pages, any warm…
A Traveller from Altruria
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William Dean Howells
Set in the early 1890s, at a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, this book tells the story of Mr. T…
A House Divided Against Itself
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Margaret O. Oliphant
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." So said Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Here we have the irascible Mr. Waring, an elderly …
Mizora: A Prophecy.
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Mary E Bradley Lane
After being exiled from her home and family, Vera Zarovich finds herself in Mizora, a civilization at the center of the Earth made up entire…
Self-Control: A Novel
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Mary Brunton
The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the…
Ticonderoga; A Story of Early Frontier Life in the Mohawk Valley
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George Payne Rainsford James
In the backwoods, lives a man and his two teenage children. He has sought the quiet life on the frontier, although he is a friend to all and…
The Bagpipers
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George Sand
A story of two sets of lovers and the development of their relationships, set in rural France in the mid 19th century. - Summary by PeterTuc…
Antonia
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George Sand
Will love conquer all? An entertaining novel of growth in light of societal pressures of propriety, finance and inheritance of 19th century …
H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor
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W. S. Gilbert
In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan…
Dr Paull's Theory
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Alice Mangold Diehl
Hugh Paull's training in a London hospital is nearly complete, and he will soon be qualified as a doctor. But what fate is in store for him?…
Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches
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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by "Q", the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur …
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
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Charles Reade
A ruthless squire becomes obsessed with a younger woman and conspires against her lover, George Fielding, so that the squire can win her. Wi…
The Fortune Hunter: A Novel of New York Society
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Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Mowatt wrote The Fortune Hunter to be submitted to a contest held by the New World newspaper. (The novel won the $100 prize.) Contest rules…
Miss Meredith
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Amy Levy
Miss Meredith is not the most talented of her sisters. In fact, she considers herself the typical of them. She has the adventure of a life t…
The Northern Spy
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J. Thomas Warren
The Northern Spy, written in the 1800s, is a lively story about a Union soldier who infiltrates a Confederate battalion in order to aid in …