Published 1800 -1900
Unveiling a Parallel
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Alice Ilgenfritz Jones
In this work of utopian science fiction from the Victorian era written by Two Women of the West, a moniker for Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and El…
Illustrations of Political Economy, Volume 1
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Harriet Martineau
Hugely popular at their time of publication, Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations of Political Economy sought to turn the abstract principles o…
The Heirloom - Complete
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T. Duthie-Lisle
It is not the pleasing office of the writer of fiction to unfold for the delectation of his readers the pages and pictures of the volume of …
The Unknown Masterpiece
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Honoré de Balzac
“The Unknown Masterpiece” (“Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu”) is a novella by Honoré de Balzac, published with revisions in 1845, after earli…
Tom Brown at Oxford
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Thomas Hughes
This sequel to Tom Brown's School Days follows Tom to Oxford, where he studies at St. Ambrose's College. While the college is fictional, th…
Elizabeth's Pretenders
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Hamilton Aïdé
A fin de siècle society tale of a young English heiress who must surely be in need of a husband. The multiple pretenders to her hand …
The Phantom Regiment; or, Stories of "Ours"
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James Grant
The title and a quick glance at the chapter titles of James Grant's The Phantom Regiment--such as "The Romance of the Month," &quo…
The Love of Landry
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Love of Landry is one of Dunbar's four novels, and one of three that are about white people. In this case, the story is about the recupe…
Phineas Finn (Version 2)
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Anthony Trollope
This novel tells the story of the lead character, Phineas Finn, including romances (with an eye to getting money) and British parliamentary …
Chateau d'Or
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Mary Jane Holmes
The Chateau D'Or, or The Castle of Gold, looked gloomy and gray from the train rattling through the French countryside from Paris to Marseil…
Ships That Pass in the Night
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Beatrice Harraden
This short novel by Beatrice Harraden, who was known for her work as a suffragist, was a bestseller in its time. In it, teacher and activis…
Letters from Mrs Palmerstone to Her Daughter, Volume One
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Rachel Hunter
The extended title of these volumes is 'Inculcating Morality by Entertaining Narratives”, and in the preface the Author indicates she offere…
The Wing of Azrael, Volume 1
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Mona Caird
Mona Caird, a British writer and feminist, criticized in numerous non-fiction writings the state of marriage as it existed in her time. Her …
The Eustace Diamonds (Version 2)
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Anthony Trollope
The Eustace Diamonds is the third in the Palliser Series first published in serial form and then as a novel in 1872. The story is set in Ir…
Sowing Seeds in Danny
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Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she move…
A Crown of Straw
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Allen Upward
There is a plan afoot to commit murder, but who could be the intended victim?The scene switches to an old forester and his seventeen-year-ol…
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket
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Honoré de Balzac
The short novel “At the Sign of the Cat and Racket” was one of Balzac’s earliest fictions, first published in 1830 and substantially revised…
The Marriage Contract
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Honoré de Balzac
Balzac’s novel “The Marriage Contract” (1835) is part of his “Scenes of Private Life,” which is one section of “The Human Comedy,” his great…
A Second Home
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Honoré de Balzac
This novella was first published in French in 1830, with the title “La femme vertueuse” (“The virtuous woman”). In an 1842 edition, the titl…
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain
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Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is a collection of three narratives about life in the theater based on Mowatt’s career on stage…