Category Archives: Published before 1800
Audiobook: Vicar of Wakefield
Published in 1766, ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’ was Oliver Goldsmith’s only novel. It was thought
Audiobook: Utopia (Burnet translation)
This book is all about the fictional country called Utopia. It is a country with
Audiobook: Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)
The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to
Audiobook: Erec and Enide
A medieval romance in which Erec goes through many trials until he is sure of
Audiobook: Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (Volume I)
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle is a picaresque novel by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett
Audiobook: Female Quixote Vol. 1
The novel formally inverts Don Quixote: as the don mistakes himself for the knightly hero
Audiobook: Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 3
This is volume 3 of 4. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or,
Audiobook: Female Quixote Vol. 2
Second Volume of the novel that formally inverts Don Quixote: as the don mistakes himself
Audiobook: Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (Volume II)
Volume II continues the story of the fortunes and misfortunes of the egotistical dandy Peregrine
Audiobook: Blazing World
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on
Audiobook: Mary: A Fiction (version 2)
Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based
Audiobook: Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 4
THE HEPTAMERON (here Volume 4 of 5), first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into
Audiobook: Fortunate Foundlings
A story of love and adventure, following the fortunes of a young man and woman
Audiobook: Adventures of Roderick Random
I am Roderick Random. This is the contemporary story of my struggle against the adversity
Audiobook: Manon Lescaut
Published in 1731, Manon Lescaut (on which the Puccini opera is based) takes as its
Audiobook: Wisdom of the Ancients, A Series of Mythological Fables
“Now I suppose most people will think I am but entertaining myself with a toy,
Audiobook: Barnaby’s in America: Final sequel to The Widow Barnaby
I scruple not to confess that with all her faults, and she has some, I
Audiobook: Life of Harriot Stuart
The Life of Harriot Stuart, Written by Herself presents a complex and problematic view of
Audiobook: Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent
Utopian novel by Sarah Scott, published in 1762 describes women living in complete harmony. Summary
Audiobook: Fiend’s Delight
This book, the fiend’s delight, was published in 1873, during the lifetime of author Ambrose
Audiobook: Candide ou L’optimisme
Candide vivait paisible et innocent chez le baron de Thunder-ten-tronckh, en Westphalie. Dans son château,
Audiobook: Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre
Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre fut écrit suite à une offre de Marie-Thérèse
Audiobook: Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten
Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten ist eine Erzählungssammlung von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, erschienen (1795). Das Konzept
Audiobook: Female American
“The Female American; Or The Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield, Written by Herself in Two
Audiobook: Legenden von Rübezahl aus “Volksmärchen der Deutschen”
In fünf umfangreichen Legenden führt uns der Autor auf die Spur des weit über das
Audiobook: Taras Bulba
Spannende Erzählung voller Tragik über das Leben der russisch-ukrainischen Kosaken im frühen 17. Jahrhundert. Indem
Audiobook: The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems
Generally considered to be the first book written in English (rather than Latin, French or