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Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 2 (of 3)
Newby, C. J., Mrs.
Caught in the crossfire of pride, secret debts, and unfulfilled affection, a young woman must choose between holding to her principles or giving in to the cruel expectations of a world determined to break her.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893
Various
A window into late-nineteenth-century ambition, this miscellany captures an era when steam-driven locomotives, wild frontiers, and scientific breakthroughs redefined human potential.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
A fallen emperor rides south through hostile towns in disguise while his former secretary measures the collapse of an empire from the post-office and police bureaus of Paris.
Money-Saving Main Dishes
United States. Agricultural Research Service. Human Nutrition Research Division
A practical manual offers home cooks creative strategies to stretch every grocery dollar while serving nourishing, flavorful dinners. Clear nutritional principles transform humble ingredients into satisfying household meals.
Motor Matt's Air Ship
Stanley R. Matthews
An accidental roadside encounter with a runaway airship plunges a young athlete into a high-stakes duel between rival inventors and a gang of thieves.
My pets
Marshall Saunders
A house transforms into a bustling bird sanctuary as an observant writer fills every room, bathroom, and porch with rescues, turning domestic daily life into a quiet celebration of animal intelligence and empathy.
Old House of Fear
Russell Kirk
An ancestral Scottish island, a brainwashed cabal, and an ancient stone house standing against cold grey seas set the stage for a classic Gothic thriller.
Polly the Pagan: Her Lost Love Letters
Isabel Anderson
A young American woman flits through European high society, playing a dangerous game of flirtation until a mysterious prince turns out to be far more than a charming rogue.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 3, 1895
Various
Victorian London comes to life not in grand histories, but in the sharp, restless murmur of its weekly satire.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 3, 1892
Various
A sharp, sparkling snapshot of late Victorian society, this single issue of the famous satirical periodical captures late nineteenth-century London in all its absurd, swaggering, and deeply human glory.
Sam in the Suburbs
P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
A restless young American leaves his uncle’s New York export firm and takes a desk at a London publishing house, only to buy a suburban house next door to the girl he loves. He has no idea the quiet neighborhood conceals buried bank loot, a trio of competing American crooks, and an increasingly chaotic web of…
Sir George Tressady
Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
A young bride in finery, a newly minted MP with a cynical streak, and the charismatic wife of a cabinet minister collide across the drawing rooms and working-class streets of 1890s London.
Some Adventures of Mr. Surelock Keys
Herbert Beeman
A master of deduction solves trivial neighborhood disputes using spring onions, blotting paper, and sheer absurdity while his long-suffering roommate faithfully records every blunder.
State of the Union Addresses of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
A meticulous chief executive outlines a vision for an expanding, self-reliant United States through fiscal discipline, ambitious infrastructure, and balanced foreign policy.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 7
Unknown
An eclectic array of nineteenth-century short fiction offers dramatic encounters, philosophical reckonings, and satirical escapades across Europe and the British Isles.
Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3)
Richard Dowling
A seaside mystery of stolen money, spectral apparitions, and romantic entanglement turns the rocky coast of Ireland into a battleground for truth and sanity.
Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 3 of 3)
Richard Dowling
Cold Irish winds, dark coastal caves, and the unraveling of a dead husband’s fortune drive this Victorian gothic tale of shattered devotion.
Ten years of missionary work among the Indians at Skokomish, Washington Territory, 1874-1884
Myron Eells
A steady record of a decade spent building a church on the Puget Sound, where land rights, native customs, and federal policy constantly reshape the work.
The art of narration
Mary Ellen Chase
A good narrative must leave room for the messy, unscripted textures of life.
The Attic Guest: A Novel
Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles
A proud Virginian woman looks back over her life, recalling how the quiet arrival of a young Scottish minister transformed her home, shattered her prejudices, and redefined her idea of love and faith.
The Bible, King James version, Book 27: Daniel
Anonymous
A young captive holds fast to his heritage under foreign rule, decoding the dark dreams of emperors before stepping directly into visions of cosmic conflict.
The blind lion of the Congo
Elliott Whitney
A sick boy seeking health on a quick hunting trip is dragged into an ancient African mystery involving a legendary blind lion and a temple built of solid ivory.
The Celebrity at Home
Violet Hunt
A razor-sharp, satirical record of literary vanity, domestic secrets, and social climbing, kept in secret by a precocious young girl watching her family's world unravel.
The Cleveland Medical Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1886
Various
In nineteenth-century Ohio, country doctors and urban surgeons clash over malpractice suits, experimental operations, and the hard-won lessons of medical history.
The Clockmaker
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
A sharp-tongued Connecticut peddler rides through 1830s Nova Scotia, hawking cheap clocks to gullible locals while delivering a relentless, humorous critique of North American society.
The Early Life of Washington: Designed for the Instruction and Amusement of the Young
Mary Clark
Before commanding continental armies or shaping a republic, a legendary figure begins as an earnest boy copying rules of conduct into a notebook and learning caution along forested rivers.
The First Days of Man, as Narrated Quite Simply for Young Readers
Frederic Arnold Kummer
A charming, mythic overview of human evolution, where cosmic observers watch early ancestors discover fire, toolmaking, and language.
The Gilded Age, Part 4
Mark Twain
A sharp, sprawling study of post-Civil War American life, where financial speculation, political backroom deals, and social ambition erode every honest impulse.
The Green Casket, and other stories
Mrs. Molesworth
A quiet moment of temptation tests a child's honesty, while an act of late-night courage shows that true bravery means facing down real fears for the sake of another.
The Hand but Not the Heart
T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Impelled by worldly ambition, a young woman enters into a loveless marriage, only to endure the bitter consequences of a union formed without affection.
The Hartley brothers
A. L. O. E.
Driven off course during a desert stopover, two missionary brothers endure capture, thirst, and grief in the Arabian sands before finding their faith vindicated in unexpected ways.
The Hollow Earth
F. T. (Franklin Titus) Ives
An audacious alternative vision of geography claims our planet is a hollow shell holding a vast internal ocean, upending standard geological assumptions.
The Holyhead Road: The Mail-coach Road to Dublin. Vol. 2
Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
A vivid, historical journey through industrial heartlands and rugged Welsh mountain passes follows the iconic mail-coach route connecting the heart of England to the Irish ferries.
The Irish rebellion of 1916
Nora Connolly O'Brien
A teenaged girl carries messages, weapons, and field dressings across Ireland, watching an idealist uprising collapse into execution and heartbreak.
The key to Betsy's heart
Sarah Noble Ives
A neglected New Hampshire girl finds a whole new world of affection, elegance, and canine companionship when she is taken in by her refined relatives.
The Lady of the Ice: A Novel
James De Mille
A young British officer in garrisoned Quebec finds himself plunged into a tangle of mistaken identities, icy rescues, and frantic romantic scrapes.
The Last of the Foresters
John Esten Cooke
In eighteenth-century Virginia, a youth raised in the woods faces the soft complexities of town life, hidden origins, and first love.
The Locusts' Years
Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
A high-minded woman sacrifices her pride for an impulsive marriage, only to face the harsh realities of isolation, social ambition, and moral trial in the remote Philippines.
The Lone Adventure
Halliwell Sutcliffe
A frail scholar with a crooked body and an unyielding heart finds his true calling on the bitter moors of Lancashire when the Jacobite Rising sweeps through his native hills.
The Long Lane's Turning
Hallie Erminie Rives
A young Southern lawyer collapses into alcoholism and an accidental prison sentence, yet finds redemption—and political victory over state corruption—through the endurance of love.
The Man of Uz, and Other Poems
L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney
Faithful to the quiet duties of New England life, these poems find sacred purpose in ordinary work, community trials, and the quiet dignity of grief.
The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon)
H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
An older man’s late-life folly disrupts his career, his family, and his quiet routines, sparking a cascade of comedy, romance, and unintended self-discovery.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827
Various
A kaleidoscope of nineteenth-century British curiosity, this vintage periodical issue captures a society balancing rapid architectural progress with eccentric folklore, emerging science, and theatrical gossip.
The Missouri Outlaws
Gustave Aimard
Out on the wild Missouri border, an exiled European nobleman, a noble outlaw, and a squatter’s daughter navigate a treacherous frontier where honour and vengeance collide.
The moving finger
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
A sudden murder in a secluded Virginia mansion turns a quiet household upside down, exposing long-hidden rivalries and tangling two sisters in a dangerous web of deceit.
The Naturalist's Repository, Volume 1 (of 5): or Monthly Miscellany of Exotic Natural History: etc. etc
E. (Edward) Donovan
Rare shells change hands for immense sums at London auction houses, while exotic birds and butterflies reveal the vast, unexplored biological richness of foreign lands.
The Passing of Ku Sui
Anthony Gilmore
Beneath the airless void of space, a centuries-old feud reaches its violent climax in a clash between two legendary figures of the solar system.
The Peril Finders
George Manville Fenn
Gold in the mountains, ancient rock-hewn cities, and a perilous passage through the American wilderness call three fruit-growers and their sons away from their failing orchards.