Published 1800 -1900
The Ivory Tower
An unfinished manuscript written in ponderous, convoluted language making possible subterfuge and frankness in wealthy American society of J…
The Firm of Girdlestone
This book summarizes the down fall of one of the largest African trading firms in London, and the futile attempts of father and son to save …
Letters to the Joneses
We watch our news and live our lives and see many things wrong with society today. It is easy for us to claim that things were better in &qu…
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister is the fifth novel in Trollope's Palliser Series, and is about the period of Plantagenet Palliser's term as Prime Ministe…
The English Orphans
After Mary Howard and her sisters are left without parents in America, they are put up for adoption. Mary's pretty sister, Ella was adopted …
Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin, trapped in a loveless marriage with her cousin Camille, plots with her lover Laurent to murder him so they can…
Mimic Life
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…
The Massarenes
The last novel by British author Ouida. It is a satirical look at societal norms through the story of the nouveau riche Massarenes. They att…
The Feather
The headstrong Princess Ernalie is one day carried off from her kingdom by an eagle. Unable to return home because of impassable terrain, sh…
The Flower of the Family
With the exception of "Stepping Heavenward," no one of Mrs. Prentiss' larger books has had so wide a circulation, both at home and…
The Long Vacation
The Long Vacation tells the story of the Underwood family dynamics over years of growth, change and interactions. - Summary by Deon Gines
Catherine's Coquetries
Catherine is a beautiful woman, and despite being a respectable married woman, enjoys matchmaking, flirting and mischief. The tale is set in…
The Duke's Children
The Duke's Children is the sixth and last novel of The Palliser Series in which the story of the Duke of Omnium's family changes and growing…
The Wing of Azrael
Mona Caird, a British writer and feminist, criticized in numerous non-fiction writings the state of marriage as it existed in her time. Her …
Impressions of Theophrastus Such
The ruminations and reflections of a minor scholar. - Summary by Mark Leder
Forrest House
His father wanted James Everard Forrest to marry Beatrice Belknap, but instead he secretly marries Josephine Fleming, which he almost immedi…
The Wing of Azrael
Mona Caird, a British writer and feminist, criticized in numerous non-fiction writings the state of marriage as it existed in her time. Her …
David Copperfield
David's journey from childhood to his adult life with all the friends and enemies he meets on the way - Summary by Brad J Filippone
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew and his sister Hérodiade are condemned to wander the earth and protect the Rennepont family from all harm, until th…
The Dominion
First published as a booklet in 1883, "The Dominion in 1983" describes the author's ideas of what life in Canada is like one hundr…