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A Story of the Days of Nelson A historical adventure set during the Napoleonic Wars. Will Gilmore is a young man from a small village called Scarco...

A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower A historical adventure set during the turbulent reign of Henry VIII, focusing on the wars between England and Scotl...

A Romance A dark, philosophical fantasy novel exploring themes of life, death, redemption, and spiritual awakening. The story follows Mr. Vane, a c...

Five Short Stories Five thrilling short stories that highlight courage, adventure, and moral fortitude. Set in various parts of the British Empire ...

The Gold Fields of California A historical adventure set during the California Gold Rush. The story follows Frank Norris, a young Englishman falsel...

A Tale of Bush Life in Australia A historical adventure set in early 19th-century Australia during the era of British colonization and frontier con...

The Adventures of the Bastable Chidlren The story follows the six Bastable children—Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and H.O.—as they embark on a ...

A Tale of the Civil War Set during the English Civil War. The story follows two young men, Harry Furness and Herbert Rippinghall, who grow up as cl...

American Pioneers and Patriots A historical biography that chronicles the life of Miles Standish, a military leader of the Plymouth Colony. The boo...

The Story of the Carlist War Arthur Hallet, a young English boy, finds himself in trouble at home and enlists with the famous the “British Legion.”...

A Romance A classic Gothic novel that follows the trials of Emily St. Aubert, a young woman who endures the loss of her parents and becomes entangl...

A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty A historical novel set in late 17th- and early 18th-century England during the reigns of Queen Anne and Kin...

A Tale of Waterloo Set during the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo. The story follows the young and coura...

A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of Religion Set during the Thirty Years’ War, the story follows Malcolm Graheme, a young Scot...

The Peninsular War Terence O’Conner is a young Irish lad living with his father, Captain O’Conner. When war breaks out on the Spanish peninsula, Te...

The Grecian War of Independence Set during the War of Greek Independence as the Greeks revolt against th Ottoman Empire. Mr. Beveridge and his son ...

A Romance of Exmoor A historical romance novel set in 17th-century England on the wild and rugged Exmoor. The story follows John Ridd, a respectabl...

The Relief of the Legations The story follows Rex Bateman, the son of an English merchant, during the Siege of Pekin during the Boxer Rebellion. Re...

A Tale of the Thirty Years War The story follows Hector Campbell, the orphaned son of a Scottish officer in the French Army during the Thirty Years...

Through the Insurrection of Hayti The story follows the adventures of a young Englishman, Nathaniel, or Nat for short, whose journey takes him to t...

With Cortez in Mexico Set during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century. The story follows a young Englishman, Roger, w...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

A Psychological Adventure The story follows Humphrey van Weyden, a refined literary critic who finds himself shipwrecked and rescued by a seal-hunt...

And the Rule of the Puritans in England British Historian Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Esmond de Beer wrote that Firth: "knew the ...

Cats A timeless children's picture book that tells the story of an elderly couple who set out to find a cat to keep them company. They encounter nu...

A Classic Western A classic Western novel that follows the story of railroad detective, Luke “Whispering” Smith, as he navigates the treacherous wo...

A Novel Set in Southern California during the early 20th century and revolves around the oil industry, depicting the rise of an ambitious and ruthl...

A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea The book recounts Dana’s experiences as a common sailor on a merchant ship during the early 1830s. Motivated by...

Tales of the Alhambra A collection of essays and tales written by American author Washington Irving. The stories are inspired by Irving’s visit to ...

Mythos Bulfinch originally published his work as three volumes: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes, published in 1855; The Age of Chiv...

The American Southwest The story of the Mojave Desert in the American Southwest. Written for audiences unfamiliar with life in the desert, the book...

Liberty A philosophical essay by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. It applies Mill’s ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state....

Heart of Africa Charles Marlow narrates his voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the Heart of Africa. He tells his story to his f...

A Nightmare Set in Edwardian-era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. He meets Lucian Gregor...

A Romance A classic work of historical fiction set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1642 to 1649. The novel tells the story of Hester P...

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

North and South A semi-autobiographical collection of sketches and stories about cowboy life on both sides of the U.S.–Canadian border. Drawing fro...

The Old Nursery Rhymes A classic collection of traditional English nursery rhymes brought to life by one of the greatest illustrators of the early ...

A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar A historical adventure set during the siege of Gibraltar. The story follows a young orphan who is sent to Gibralta...

A Story of Escape from Siberia A historical adventure set in 19th-century Russia, during the turbulent era of revolutionary movements and political...

Stalky, M’Turk, and Beetle A collection of loosely connected short stories centered around three mischievous schoolboys—Stalky, M‘Turk, and Beetle—...

A Narrative of the Old Trail Days Set in 1882, the novel unfolds as a meticulous, day‑by‑day journal of Tommy Moore, a young cowboy embarking on a ...

The Rise of the Dutch Republic A historical adventure set during the Dutch struggle for independence from Spanish rule in the late 16th century. Th...

A Pioneering Western A pioneering Western that follows the story of a quiet, strong, and principled cowboy known only as the Virginian. Set in the ...

A Tale of Adventure A historical adventure set during the Kaffir Wars in South Africa. The story follows Ronald Mervyn, a young British officer fal...

A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick A historical adventure set during the Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691), a conflict between the Catholic King ...

A Faerie Romance A fantasy novel that follows a young man named Anodos on a dreamlike journey through the mysterious Fairy Land. On his twenty-firs...

A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden A historical adventure set during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The story follows Ronald Leslie, a young Scottish no...