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The Voyage Out
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…
Cradock Nowell
Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, …
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 Fate
The lot of a younger son was less assured than his older brother in days gone by. It was worse for his descendant, especially if he wanted t…
Kittyboy's Christmas
Is Santa Claus real? Six year old Elinor thinks so as she sends her letter, and persuades her friend Bill to do likewise. On the other side …
De L'Orme
G.P.R. James was a historian and novelist, who took well-documented historical events and characters and wove stories around minor or imagin…
The Huguenot
The time of French king Louis XIV was a time of religious conflict. His father, Louis XIII had tried to suppress the teachings and followers…
Cradock Nowell
Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, …
Darnley
A stranger rides across the Kentish countryside when his attention is called to a cottage where violence is being done to an elderly couple.…
Richelieu
Written in three volumes, this fictionalized biography of Richelieu is supposedly based on a manuscript that fell into the author's hands an…
The Forgery
Humphrey Scriven is a fine, genial, mercantile man, left widowed to raise three daughters and a son. Two of the daughters marry well althoug…
Rachel Gray
Kavanagh's books feature strong young women, like herself, and had much popular appeal among that audience during her lifetime. She lived mo…
A Woman's War
The fictional small English country town of Roxton boasts two doctors. This tale focuses on the struggles of their wives: Katherine and the …
Katharine Lauderdale
Katharine Lauderdale would be a New York society belle, if it were not for her miserly father. Her older sister has escaped the unhappy pare…
The Giant's Robe
Mark Ashburn is a young teacher at St. Peter's Public School for boys, although he isn't particularly fond of boys. His dream is to make his…
The Counterpane Fairy
Teddy has been ill. Now, he is feeling better and is bored; and his exhausted mother needs to rest. He is befriended by the Counterpane Fair…
Cuban Folk Lore
The author gives a first-hand look at unusual and arguably primitive customs on the island of Cuba. He uncovers a strange and unique blend o…
Katharine Lauderdale
Katherine Lauderdale would be a New York society belle, if it were not for her miserly father. Her older sister has escaped the unhappy pare…
The Ralstons
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…