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G. A. HentyThe White Hoods of Paris Set during the Hundred Years’ War Guy Aylmer has gone to join his father’s old friend, Sir Eustace de Villeroy. Soon Lady ...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem Set during the last days of the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem. In the face of overwhelming odds, John of Gamala does h...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of Adventure in Peru In an effort to win the the hand of the girl he loves, Harry Prendergast travels to the land of the Incas in search of ...
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Luise MühlbachA Historical Novel Luise Mühlbach’s historical fiction novel about Marie Antoinette and her son, Louis XVII, during the French Revolution. The book...
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Henryk SienkiewiczA Tale of the Time of Nero A historical fiction novel first published in Polish, the author’s native language, and has been translated into over di...
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Rudyard KiplingKimball O’Hara The story of Kimball O’Hara, or ‘Kim’ for short, an orphaned son of an Irish solider and poor Irish mother who have both died in pov...
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G. A. HentyA 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...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of Hotspur and Glendower A historical adventure set during the turbulent reign of Henry VIII, focusing on the wars between England and Scotl...
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G. A. HentyFive Short Stories Five thrilling short stories that highlight courage, adventure, and moral fortitude. Set in various parts of the British Empire ...
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G. A. HentyThe Gold Fields of California A historical adventure set during the California Gold Rush. The story follows Frank Norris, a young Englishman falsel...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of Bush Life in Australia A historical adventure set in early 19th-century Australia during the era of British colonization and frontier con...
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G. A. HentyA 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...
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G. A. HentyThe 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.”...
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G. A. HentyA 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...
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G. A. HentyA 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...
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G. A. HentyThe 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...
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G. A. HentyThe Grecian War of Independence Set during the War of Greek Independence as the Greeks revolt against th Ottoman Empire. Mr. Beveridge and his son ...
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G. A. HentyThe 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...
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G. A. HentyA 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...
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G. A. HentyThrough the Insurrection of Hayti The story follows the adventures of a young Englishman, Nathaniel, or Nat for short, whose journey takes him to t...
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G. A. HentyWith 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...
View full detailsBulfinch's Mythology
Thomas BulfinchMythos 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...
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Joseph ConradHeart 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...
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Nathaniel HawthorneA 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...
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G. A. HentyA 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...
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G. A. HentyA Story of Escape from Siberia A historical adventure set in 19th-century Russia, during the turbulent era of revolutionary movements and political...
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G. A. HentyThe Rise of the Dutch Republic A historical adventure set during the Dutch struggle for independence from Spanish rule in the late 16th century. Th...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of Adventure A historical adventure set during the Kaffir Wars in South Africa. The story follows Ronald Mervyn, a young British officer fal...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of the Boyne and Limerick A historical adventure set during the Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691), a conflict between the Catholic King ...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden A historical adventure set during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The story follows Ronald Leslie, a young Scottish no...
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G. A. HentyThe Winning of a Continent A historical adventure set during the French and Indian War. The story follows young James Walsham, an English lad who s...
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G. A. HentyWith Peterborough in Spain A historical adventure set during the War of the Spanish Succession. A multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Pet...
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G. A. HentyA Tales of the Luddite Riots A historical adventure set during the turmoil of the industrial revolution in England, particularly the period of soci...
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G. A. HentyThrough Afghan Passes A historical adventure novel set during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880). The story follows the courageous young prota...
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G. A. HentyThe Zulu and Boer Wars A historical adventure novel set during the Anglo-Zulu War and the First Boer War in South Africa. Dick Humphries whose fami...
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G. A. HentyThe American War of Independence A historical adventure set during the American Revolutionary War. The story follows Harold Wilson, a young English...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of the Ashanti War A historical adventure set in 19th-century Africa. The story follows Frank Hargate, a brave and resourceful young English...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of the Crimea A historical adventure set during the Crimean War (1853–1856). The story follows Jack Archer, a brave and resourceful young En...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of India Set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The story follows two British brothers, Dick and Ned Warrender, who are the sons of an off...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of Marlborough’s Wars A historical adventure set during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714). The story follows the young protagoni...
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Frederick MarryatA Classic Naval Adventure A classic naval adventure novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows Jack Easy, a naive and idealistic young...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of the Peninsular War The story traces the fortunes of two brothers, Tom and Peter Scudamore, who join the British army in Portugal and serv...
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Walter Noble BurnsAn Iliad of the Southwest Blending historical facts with vivid storytelling, Burns captures the larger-than-life personalities, lawless chaos, and ...
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Mary JohnstonA 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...
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G. A. HentyA Mystery An Indian army officer dies in battle, leaving his sizable fortune to his child, his sole heir. Soon afterwards, the child vanishes witho...
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G. A. HentyA Tale of the Nile Expedition The story is set during the Nile Expedition as two boys, Rupert and Edgar Clinton, join the military to serve in the ...
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Nathaniel HawthorneA Romance Inspired by Hawthorne’s brief time at the Brook Farm commune, the story explores the conflicts between personal ambition, romantic entang...
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