Published 1800 -1900
Cecilia de Noël
Cecilia de Noël is a unique ghost story that unfolds through the perspectives of six distinct narrators, each offering their own interp…
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…
A Traveller from Altruria
Set in the early 1890s, at a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, this book tells the story of Mr. T…
A House Divided Against Itself
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." So said Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Here we have the irascible Mr. Waring, an elderly …
Self-Control
The author: "This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It is published that I may reconcile my conscience to the…
Antonia
Will love conquer all? An entertaining novel of growth in light of societal pressures of propriety, finance and inheritance of 19th century …
In League With Israel
When Bethany Hallam travels to Chattanooga for the League Conference, she meets David Herschel, who challenges her thinking and changes her …
Alice
This book is given to the reader, as the exposition of a terrible possibility in actual life. Should there be found, in its pages, any warm…
Mizora: A Prophecy
After being exiled from her home and family, Vera Zarovich finds herself in Mizora, a civilization at the center of the Earth made up entire…
The Bagpipers
A story of two sets of lovers and the development of their relationships, set in rural France in the mid 19th century. - Summary by PeterTuc…
Ticonderoga
In the backwoods, lives a man and his two teenage children. He has sought the quiet life on the frontier, although he is a friend to all and…
H.M.S. Pinafore
In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan…
Dr Paull's Theory
Hugh Paull's training in a London hospital is nearly complete, and he will soon be qualified as a doctor. But what fate is in store for him?…
Noughts and Crosses
This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by "Q", the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur …
The Northern Spy
The Northern Spy, written in the 1800s, is a lively story about a Union soldier who infiltrates a Confederate battalion in order to aid in …
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
A ruthless squire becomes obsessed with a younger woman and conspires against her lover, George Fielding, so that the squire can win her. Wi…
The Fortune Hunter
Mowatt wrote The Fortune Hunter to be submitted to a contest held by the New World newspaper. (The novel won the $100 prize.) Contest rules…
Miss Meredith
Miss Meredith is not the most talented of her sisters. In fact, she considers herself the typical of them. She has the adventure of a life t…
My Flirtations
Many novels, most notably Hannah Webster's The Coquette, focused on how terrible it is for a woman to flirt before her marriage. "I did…
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…