Ambleside

His Songs and Sayings A collection of African American folktales, animal stories, and plantation songs framed through the voice of Uncle Remus, an ...

The Journeys & Adventures of an Englishman A travelogue and memoir detailing Borrow’s experiences distributing Protestant Bibles in Spain durin...

A Classic Naval Adventure A classic naval adventure novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows Jack Easy, a naive and idealistic young...

Their Part in the Great War The Harwich Force originally called Harwich Striking Force was a squadron of the Royal Navy, formed during the First Wo...

A Novel A classic Victorian novel that blends mystery, romance, and gothic elements. The story follows Walter Hartright, a young drawing teacher, w...

From the Original Italian Considered the first Gothic novel, Walpole blends elements of romance, the supernatural, and dark intrigue. The story is ...

A Story of Virginia in Colonial Days A historical romance set in early 17th-century Virginia. The story follows Captain Ralph Percy, a rugged and h...

Fanny Price Fanny Price, a shy and self-effacing young woman from a poor family is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, at their ...

Catherine A witty satire of Gothic novels and a coming-of-age story. The novel follows Catherine Morland, a naive and imaginative young woman, who ...

Love, Regret, and Second Chances A tale of love, regret, and second chances. The novel follows Anne Elliot, an intelligent young woman, who is pers...

A Novel A classic story set in early 19th-century England. It follows the spirited Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five daughters in a middle-class...

Elinor and Marianne A timeless novel that follows the lives of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love, heartbreak, and so...

Emma Woodhouse Emma Woodhouse is a wealthy, headstrong, and charming young woman living in early 19th-century England. Confident in her matchmaking...

Frederick the Great and Bismarck Sketches of Frederic the Great and Otto Von Bismarck, the two great architects of the Prussian empire. Also includ...

The Posthumous Papers Originally entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, the story follows the adventures and misadventures of Samuel ...

A Romance A gothic novel centered around a mysterious, decaying mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, and the family that inhabits it. The story follows...

Southern California Set shortly after the Mexican–American War, the book explores the life of a Scottish–Native American orphan girl named Ramona. ...

A Shakespearean Comedy Set in the city of Vienna, where Duke Vincentio decides to temporarily leave his duties and appoints Angelo to rule in his a...

Lord Nelson A detailed account of Horatio Nelson’s naval career and personal life. The book explores Nelson’s rise through the ranks of the Royal N...

A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings Mary Johnston’s history of the colonial beginnings of the southern United States. The book follows the l...

A Tale of Norway A collection of stories part of Marineau’s “Playfellow” series written for children. The book is set in Norway along the fjords in...

The Meatpacking Industry The story revolves around the life of Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant who comes to America with his family in search...

A Vacation Voyage Richard Henry Dana, Jr.’s travel narrative of his trip to Cuba in 1859. While the United States was contemplating the annexation ...

The Father Brown Series A collection of short stories featuring the fictional detective-priest, Father Brown. Father Brown is a clever and unassumi...

The Father Brown Series Father Brown finds himself embroiled in a mysterious case when a famous atheist, Professor Adam, invites him to witness a m...

The Father Brown Series A collection of detective short stories featuring Father Brown, a Catholic priest with a keen intellect and a deep understa...

Or, Life Among the Lowly The classic anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel had a profound effect on the attitudes of the public to...

Capitalism and Socialism Belloc provides a broad overview of the economic history of Europe starting with the ancient pagan states through medieval...

A Dickens Classic Set in England during the middle of the 19th century, the story follows Philip Pirrip, “Pip” for short, a young orphan. Surroundi...

The Life of an English Gentleman Rudolf V of Ruritania is about to be crowned king when he is drugged on the eve of his coronation and is unable to...

For These Times The shortest of Dicken’s novels, Hard Times surveys English society and satirizes the social and economic conditions of the era. “M...

Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack Thomas Paine was a very strong supporter of the French Revolution that began in 1789; he visited France the following ...

‘Are we or they Lords of the World?’ One of the earliest works of fiction to detail a conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race, the s...

A Tale Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of “pilgrims of an exacting belief.” When the ship starts rapidly ...

The Great Gatsby It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous entertainments, and of his love for Dais...