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Victorian Short Stories: Tales of Courtship
A selection of five short stories with the theme of courtship, written during the Victorian era and previously published elsewhere. - Summar…
Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family
Two young men share a carriage from London to the fictional village of Emberton early on a late August morning. One is a Captain Delaware of…
The Convict
As young Lord Hadley and his companion Edward Dudley travel along a dark, coastal road, they encounter a young girl pinioned by a fallen wal…
Black Oxen
Lee Clavering, a young playwright falls in love with an Austrian countess, not noticing the adoring glances from the outgoing flapper, Janet…
Against Odds
Believed to have been written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, this detective story set at the World's Fair follows Carl Mas…
Agincourt: A Romance
The Battle of Agincourt provided a surprise English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place in 1415 and brought a turning point in …
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (version 2)
Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, has a governess who is an enigmatic older woman, a liar, bully, and spy, who takes a dark secret with…
The Travelling Thirds
The semi-invalid Mrs. Moulton and her long-suffering husband are touring Europe with their two adult daughters, Jane and Lydia. They have fi…
A Daughter Of The Vine
We are introduced to Englishman Dudley Thorpe on the evening of his arrival in California. At a ball, he is introduced to several belles, in…
Autobiography of Phineas Pett
Phineas Pett was a Master Shipbuilder from one of England's greatest shipbuilding families of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and kept…
Brother Jacob
Brother Jacob is a poignant short story by George Eliot that delves into the complexities of family dynamics and the nature of ambition. At …
The Motor Boat Boys' River Chase
Join the Motor Boat Boys as they embark on an exhilarating river chase filled with excitement and camaraderie. In this sixth installment of …
Dorothy Dale At Glenwood School
The second book in the Dorothy Dale series, in which Dorothy and her friends have an unfortunate encounter, which has long-lasting implicati…
Mrs. Balfame
Enid Belfame: 42 years old, 22 of them as a married woman; eminently respectable; founder of The Friday Club; small town dignitary; a parago…
Dorothy Dale In The City
In this charming continuation of the Dorothy Dale series, young Dorothy and her friends from Glenwood School embark on a series of adventure…
Arabella Stuart
Lady Arabella Stuart was an English noblewoman at the beginning of the seventeenth century. At one time considered to be a possible successo…
The Voyage Out (Version 2)
Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a kind of modern mythical voy…
Lord Montagu's Page
A young man is crossing the English Channel bound for France. It is obviously not his first such trip, but who is he and what is his errand?…
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret
This is the third book in the Dorothy Dale series, written under the house pseudonym of Margaret Penrose. "Girls have to have secrets, …
The Giant-Killer - or the Battle Which All Must Fight
Ten year old twins. Constantine and Adolphus are chagrined to be shipped off to a private tutor in the country. Their lot appears worse when…