Novels

Der Skorpion. Band 2

Anna Elisabet Weirauch

Der Roman „Der Skorpion. Band 2“ von Anna Elisabet Weirauch ist ein psychologisch dichtes Werk, das das…

The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat-Builder

Oliver Optic

The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat‑Builder is a juvenile adventure set in the bustling maritime world of…

La dame aux camélias

Alexandre Dumas

Ce roman s’ouvre sur le récit d’une visite d’une vente aux enchères d’un appartement parisien où, trois…

Shorty McCabe

Sewell Ford

Shorty McCabe is a comic, first‑person yarn set in the bustling underbelly of early‑20th‑century New York.

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

The novel opens amid the glittering ritual of a New York winter opera, where society’s elite arrive in…

John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn

Neil Munro

Neil Munro’s John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn is a historical romance…

I Utvecklingstid: En berättelse om flickor

Toini Topelius

Den här berättelsen är en svensk ungdomsroman från 1889 som fokuserar på flickors liv och känslor i en…

The Hawk of Egypt

Joan Conquest

The Hawk of Egypt is a sprawling adventure set in a bustling Egyptian bazaar, where the opening scene…

The Small House at Allington

Anthony Trollope

The novel is a domestic tale set in the imagined county of Barsetshire, focusing on the intertwined lives of…

In Her Own Right

John Reed Scott

In In Her Own Right John Reed Scott weaves a tale of love, adventure, and intrigue set against the backdrop…

Germinie Lacerteux

Goncourt, Edmond de; Goncourt, Jules de

The work is a natural‑istic novel that foregrounds the lives of working‑class women in nineteenth‑century…

The Sand-Hills of Jutland

H. C. Andersen

The Sand‑Hills of Jutland is a nineteenth‑century Danish tale that blends social observation with a sweeping…

The Expressman and the Detective

Allan Pinkerton

The work is a nonfiction narrative that blends a detailed case study of a mid‑nineteenth‑century…

Bird of Paradise

Ada Leverson

The novel opens with an intimate portrait of Bertha, Mrs.

From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience

Horatio Alger, Jr.

From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience is a nineteenth‑century American novel that pits…

The Lion's Mouse

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

The novel is an adventure story that also explores a tense man‑woman relationship, as indicated by its…

Make or Break; or, The Rich Man's Daughter

Oliver Optic

The work is a juvenile moral tale set in post‑Civil‑War Boston, where the author frames his story as a…

The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation

Annie F. Johnston

The Little Colonel’s Christmas Vacation is a juvenile boarding‑school story that opens with a sweeping…

In the Mayor's Parlour

J. S. Fletcher

The work is a detective‑mystery set in the historic market‑place of Hathelsborough, a town whose medieval…

Patty's Success

Carolyn Wells

Patty’s Success is a light‑hearted juvenile tale that opens with a bustling New York harbor scene, where the…

For the Liberty of Texas

Edward Stratemeyer

The Rover Boys Under Canvas; Or, The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine

Edward Stratemeyer

The Rover Boys Under Canvas is a school‑boy adventure that blends the familiar camaraderie of Edward…

The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)

Susanna Moodie

The Monctons is a multigenerational family saga that opens with a detailed, almost forensic recounting of the…

The Green Rust

Edgar Wallace

The Green Rust opens on a tangled web of inheritance, betrayal and a dying millionaire’s desperate last…