Historical Fiction
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2
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Giacomo Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, wr…
Castle Richmond
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Anthony Trollope
Set against the background of the Irish famine in the 1840’s, the novel tells of the tangled relationships between Clara Desmond, Herbert Fi…
The Three Sisters
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Anton Chekhov
Three Sisters is a naturalistic play about the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world. It de…
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
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Samuel Johnson
In this enchanting fable (subtitled The Choice of Life), Rasselas and his retinue burrow their way out of the totalitarian paradise of the H…
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy
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G. A. Henty
Like all Henty books, this one centers around a young English lad whose courtesy and courage win the day. Harry Sandwith travels to France t…
The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)
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John Galsworthy
'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. The Man of Pro…
God's Country—And the Woman
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James Oliver Curwood
James Curwood wrote many adventures of the far north. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that pro…
The Scouts of Stonewall
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Joseph A. Altsheler
In this third book of Joseph Altsheler's Civil War series, Harry Kenton, a lieutenant in the Southern Army, is on scout patrol in the Shenan…
Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch
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H. Rider Haggard
This is a great book if you're looking for an adventure filled novel. It takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and describes some of th…
Marguerite de Valois
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Alexandre Dumas
A historical fiction novel set in Paris (1572) during Charles IX's reign and the French Wars of Religion. Marguerite de Valois, daughter of …
Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life
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H. Rider Haggard
This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adult…
Salammbo
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Gustave Flaubert
Roman historique situé au 3ème siècle avant JC. La trame du récit raconte la guerre qui oppose Carthage aux merc…
Into the Woods
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David Wood
Set against the backdrop of colonial America, Into the Woods is the story of pioneer and patriot Jonathan Wood. Straining against the bonds …
The Guns of Bull Run
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Joseph A. Altsheler
The first volume in the Civil War series, following the adventures of Harry Kenton, who leaves his home in Kentucky. He travels through dang…
True to the Old Flag
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G. A. Henty
This book tells the story of the American war of Independence from the side of the British. The old flag mentioned in the title is the flag …
The Dust Flower
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Basil King
Rashleigh Allerton, a wealthy New Yorker, quarrels with his well-to-do fiancée Barbara and impetuously says that he will marry instea…
North and South (version 2)
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
North and South is a social novel that tries to show the industrial North and its conflicts in the mid-19th century as seen by an outsider, …
La Tulipe noire
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Alexandre Dumas
Si ce titre évoque pour vous un roman de cape et d'épée, détrompez-vous. Mais ne vous détournez pas !Ce c…
The Point of Honor
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Joseph Conrad
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their quarrel over an initially minor i…
The Scottish Chiefs
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Jane Porter
An adventure novel about William Wallace, one of the most popular books ever written by Jane Porter. The French version was even banned by N…