Novels

The Flaw in the Sapphire

Charles M. Snyder

The work is a framed narrative that begins in a bustling New‑York warehouse, where a foreman ribaldly…

The Chauffeur and the Chaperon

Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris); Williamson, A. M.

The Princess of the School

Angela Brazil

The Princess of the School opens on a brisk December morning at Chilcombe Hall, where Miss Walters is…

New Treasure Seekers; Or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune

E. Nesbit

The story opens with the Bastable children recounting a bustling summer holiday at the Moat House, where an…

The Gold Girl

James B. Hendryx

The Gold Girl is a Western adventure that plunges the reader straight into the rugged wilderness of a…

Priscilla's Spies

George A. Birmingham

The novel opens with a triumphal school‑yard celebration, where Frank Mannix, a prefect at Haileybury, is…

Frank Merriwell's Pursuit; Or, How to Win

Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell’s Pursuit is a fast‑moving juvenile adventure that thrusts its heroes into a night‑time trek…

As Minas de Salomão

H. Rider Haggard

O livro apresenta‑se como um relato de aventura ambientado na África, narrado por Allão Quartelmar, um…

Trotzkopf als Grossmutter

Suze La Chapelle-Roobol

Der Roman „Trotzkopf als Großmutter“ von Suze La Chapelle‑Roobol ist ein Familiendrama, das im späten 19.

The Mistress of Shenstone

Florence L. Barclay

The opening of The Mistress of Shenstone places the reader in an Edwardian drawing‑room where Lady Myra…

Frank Merriwell's Son; Or, A Chip Off the Old Block

Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell’s Son is an adventure tale that begins amid the bustling activity of western mines, where…

Oh, You Tex!

William MacLeod Raine

The work is a Western adventure that opens with a vivid, almost cinematic tableau of the high‑desert…

The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton

Wardon Allan Curtis

The work is a comic series of loosely linked episodes that follow the well‑meaning but haplessly adventurous…

The Girl on the Boat

P. G. Wodehouse

The novel is a light‑hearted romp that mixes romance, sport and a touch of social satire.

Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls

Mrs. Molesworth

Robin Redbreast is a juvenile novel set in a small English town of the nineteenth century, where the story…

In Direst Peril

David Christie Murray

In Direst Peril is a first‑person memoir that blends adventure, romance, and a touch of self‑deprecating…

Tess of the Storm Country

Grace Miller White

Grace Miller White’s opening places the reader on the banks of Cayuga Lake, where three squat‑settler…

Desert Dust

Edwin L. Sabin

Desert Dust is a Western tale that begins with a self‑conscious narrator from Albany, New York, who decides…

The Coast of Bohemia

William Dean Howells

The novel is a turn‑of‑the‑century American story that intertwines the world of art with the everyday bustle…

Faithful Margaret: A Novel

Mrs. J. M. Simpson

Faithful Margaret is a Victorian‑era romance of duty and redemption, introduced through a dense, almost…

The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn

J. W. Keyworth

The Golden Shoemaker or “Cobbler” Horn is a domestic drama that opens in a cramped, two‑storey cottage where…

At Plattsburg

Allen French

At its core, At Plattsburg is a first‑person account of a civilian’s reluctant enlistment in the New York…

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

H. G. Wells

The opening places the reader in a wintry English village where a mysterious, bandaged stranger arrives at…

My Friend the Chauffeur

Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris); Williamson, A. M.

The novel opens with a tongue‑in‑cheek advertisement for an “amateur automobilist” who will ferry ladies,…