Category Archives: Published 1800 – 1900
Audiobook: Catriona
This is a sequel to Kidnapped. Many thought Kidnapped ended quite abruptly. The reason is
Audiobook: Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier
Published anonymously in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (with an earlier draft also appearing as “Arrow-Tip”
Audiobook: 1900 or The Last President
The year is 1896. The United States is rocked by the election of an unlikely
Audiobook: Taking the Bastile
Pitou lost his mother when he was small. He was raised by a stern aunt
Audiobook: Statement of Stella Maberly
From childhood Stella Maberly has been violently wilful and jealous, yet certain of her own
Audiobook: Tales of Mean Streets
This is the first book of a trilogy (A Child of the Jago, To London
Audiobook: St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
’St. George and St. Michael’ is a little-known historical romance telling the story of a
Audiobook: Miss Crespigny
This is a less known, but not less beautiful, novel by the author of The
Audiobook: Madame de Mauves
Considered an early masterpiece, “Madame de Mauves” is the first of Henry James’s ‘international contrasts’.
Audiobook: My Flirtations
Many novels, most notably Hannah Webster’s The Coquette, focused on how terrible it is for
Audiobook: Fortune Hunter: A Novel of New York Society
Mowatt wrote The Fortune Hunter to be submitted to a contest held by the New
Audiobook: Cloak (Version 2)
The Cloak or the Overcoat as in some translations, is a story by Ukrainian-born Russian
Audiobook: Kit and Kitty
Kit Orchardson, an apprentice produce grower in Sunbury, England describes for us a time in
Audiobook: Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches: An Autobiography
Best described as a fictional autobiography, Clark Johnson authored the following adventure to promote the
Audiobook: Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is a collection of three narratives about
Audiobook: Ormond
Maria Edgeworth was one of the most popular writers of her time, a sharp and
Audiobook: House Divided Against Itself
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Here we
Audiobook: Mute Singer, a Novel
Sylvie de la Roche is the daughter of a destitute former nobleman and his wife
Audiobook: One Thing Needful
Can starving children be grateful for the education they receive if, when they ask for
Audiobook: Fairy Fingers
Madelaine is the poor cousin of the aristocratic de Gramont family in France of the
Audiobook: Self-Control: A Novel
The author: “This little tale was begun at first merely for my own amusement. It
Audiobook: Bachelors’ Club
The Bachelors’ Club is a sanctuary for an elite group of London’s unmarried men to
Audiobook: Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
This is the coming of age story of Bessie Fairfax. A story about a girl
Audiobook: Heriot’s Choice
Mildred wants to start her full life at the age of 28. She is looking
Audiobook: Ticonderoga; A Story of Early Frontier Life in the Mohawk Valley
In the backwoods, lives a man and his two teenage children. He has sought the
Audiobook: Thyrza
Thyrza is a working class woman. Three men are in love with her. Even though
Audiobook: Daughter of Today
The Canadian author Sara Jeannette Duncan (aka Mrs. Everard Cotes) is today best known for
Audiobook: Strange World
A compelling story by one of the most prolific authors of the Victorian “sensational novel”
Audiobook: Caxtons: A Family Picture
The quiet country life of the Caxton family is interrupted by a visit to London.
Audiobook: Some Short Christmas Stories
Here are some classic, short Christmas stories from Charles Dickens, who, one may easily argue,