Historical Fiction
- Classic Western Adventures
- Epic Tales of War and Honor
- Historical True Crime Chronicles
- Journeys Through Time and Place
- Romantic Journeys Through History
- Voices of the Past
- Gothic Tales of History
- Fictional Lives Through History
A Mating in the Wilds
An adventure tale set in the North Woods. Stane, a former convict in England, has established a lonely life as a trapper in the north woods.…
The Albert Gate Mystery
A new case for barrister and hobby detective Reginald Brett: The imperial diamonds were sent by the Sultan to London, to be cut in Albert Ga…
The Marriage of William Ashe
William Ashe, an up and coming politician, impulsively marries Kitty, a young, flighty and strange girl who, far from supporting her husband…
Orlando
A fictional biography following the adventures of Orlando: initially a gentleman, later a lady — always a poet — who romps through British h…
Links in Rebecca's Life
Links in Rebecca's Life follows the journey of Rebecca Harlowe, a young woman dedicated to living out the teachings of Christ in her everyda…
The Forsaken Inn
Told from the perspective of a Mrs. Truax, the owner of an inn during the time of the American and French Revolutions, "The Forsaken In…
Doctor Izard
The opening scene takes place in a hospital ward where two patients lie, apparently dying, when a man enters and offers a proposition to one…
Hide and Seek
The artist Valentine Blyth has a very generous heart. He lovingly cares for his invalid wife, rescues a deaf orphan girl from maltreatment i…
The Leavenworth Case
The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York, and is one of the first detective fiction novels to be written by a fema…
The Opal Serpent
An old pawnbroker is found strangled with his lips pinned together with an opal serpent broach. He has a beautiful daughter who is apparentl…
A Study In Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detectiv…
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass published his highly acclaimed third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, in 1881 and revised it in 1892.…
Miss Mackenzie
The thirty-five year-old (hence utterly over-the-hill) Miss Margaret Mackenzie, having devoted her life to others, suddenly finds herself wi…
Jude the Obscure
Eleven-year-old Jude Fawley, inspired by his teacher Mr. Phillotson, who leaves Marygreen for Christminster to take a university degree, dec…
Castle Richmond
Set against the background of the Irish famine in the 1840’s, the novel tells of the tangled relationships between Clara Desmond, Herbert Fi…
The Gold Bag
In a world of wealth and intrigue, a millionaire is found dead in his study, setting off a chain of events that unravels the lives of those …
War and Peace
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…
The Charing Cross Mystery
Here's another intriguing mystery by J. S. Fletcher, centering on why a former high-level police official was murdered, and on whether - and…
Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey is a poignant exploration of the struggles faced by a young governess in 19th-century England. Anne Brontë draws from her ow…
In the Midst of Life
These stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. This is the 1909 edition. The 1909 edition omits six…