Historical Fiction
The Last Galley
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
From the Preface:I HAVE written "Impressions and Tales" upon the title-page of this volume, because I have included within the sam…
Mr. Wicker's Window
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Carley Dawson
When Christopher Mason walked into Mr. Wicker's antique shop, he had no idea he would soon be embarking on a marvellous journey to China to …
El 19 de Marzo y el 2 de Mayo
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Benito Pérez Galdós
Instalado en Madrid como cajista del Diario, Gabriel escapa los domingos a visitar a Inés en Aranjuez, donde asiste como protagonista…
The Brethren
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H. Rider Haggard
A tale of love, romance and chivalry set amongst the backdrop of the climactic months before the opening of the Kings' Crusade. Two English…
The Inheritance
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Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…
Lady Rose's Daughter
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Mary Augusta Ward
Julie le Breton is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Rose, who severed her relations with her aristocratic family when she had the baby and …
The Hohenzollerns in America
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Stephen Leacock
More stories by Canadian Stephen Leacock. Some of these stories carry over characters introduced in Further Foolishness. Some stories are hu…
A Deal in Wheat
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Frank Norris
This collection of Frank Norris' stories was published after his death in 1902. These stories range in topic from the machinations of the co…
The First Sir Percy
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Baroness Emma Orczy
Sequel to The Laughing Cavalier, The First Sir Percy picks up the cavalier’s story three months later. The second novel in Baroness Orczy’s …
The Sworn Brothers
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Gunnar Gunnarsson
This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremon…
Warriors of Old Japan
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Yei Theodora Ozaki
This is a collection of stories featuring members of the Samurai - the warrior class of old Japan, rendered into English by Yei Theodora Oza…
De Delftsche Wonderdokter
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A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint
De Delftsche Wonderdokter, geschreven in 1870, is een historische avonturenroman die zich afspeelt in 1595. Het verhaal ontrolt zich tegen d…
Virgin Soil
Read by Peter Tucker
Ivan Turgenev
Turgenev's last and longest novel presents the story of a group of young people in late nineteenth century Russia, who because of disillusio…
Wisdom's Daughter
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H. Rider Haggard
A strange manuscript in an unknown language is found among the effects of the late Professor Horace Holly. Its translator discovers that whi…
Zaragoza
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Benito Pérez Galdós
De camino a Francia, adonde es enviado en cadena de presos, Gabriel consigue escapar con algunos compañeros y librarse de su triste d…
The Courtship of Susan Bell
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Anthony Trollope
Susan lives with her overbearing sister in a boarding house in Saratoga Springs run by their timid mother. A knock on the door brings an une…
The Shooting Party
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Anton Chekhov
"The Shooting Party" is a mystery, set in the Russian countryside. The story revolves around the murder of a beautiful young woman…
La Guerra y la Paz
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Leo Tolstoy
En 1869, tras seis años de arduo trabajo con la colaboración de su esposa Sophia Tolstaya, Tolstoy publicó la versi&oac…