Historical Fiction
Millbank
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Mary Jane Holmes
Here is Millbank! The only fiction book that the Ingalls of Little House fame owned. It follows the story of Roger Irving, and what he doe…
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
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Dhan Gopal Mukerji
First published in 1927, Mukerji's charming historical fiction novel was designated a Newbery Honor book in 1928. It follows the north-India…
The Beecher Beached
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John B. Tabb
Father John Banister Tabb was an American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and professor of English. Father Tabb (as he was commonly known) was …
For God And Gold
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Julian Corbett
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent navy historian and geologist. This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the person…
The Perfect Tribute
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Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Part 1 of this brief historical fiction is a recounting of the day before and the day of Lincoln's delivery of The Gettysburg Address. Part …
Historical Romance of the American Negro
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Charles H. Fowler
It was not long before the fame of the colored soldiers of America was wafted over the whole world and everywhere received by all lovers of …
On the Red Staircase
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Mary Imlay Taylor
"“The Czarevitch Ivan is said to be indifferent to the high office,” I replied, in a low tone; “he is blind.”“Ay, and deformed!” said t…
Tom Clark and His Wife, the Rosicrucian's Story
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P. B. Randolph
One day, during the progress of a long and interesting conversation on the nature of that mysterious thing called the human soul, and in whi…
The Second Chance
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Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she move…
The Vengence of the Gods: And Three Other Stories of Real American Color Line L…
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William Pickens
Although slavery was abolished in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865, its cancerous tendrils …
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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Anna Maria Porter
Romantic history of the fictional Don Sebastian, which was suggested to the author by a plaque commemorating a mysterious "Portuguese s…
Abbe Mouret's Transgression, Book Five of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
This, the fifth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart Cycle, serves effectively as a sequel to "The Conquest of Plassans". Serge Mouret…
The Magpie
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Douglas Durkin
In the aftermath of World War I, even the victors are rocked by social upheaval, as returning soldiers expect a reward for their war-time sa…
Painted Fires
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Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she moved …
His Excellency Eugene Rougon, Book Six of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
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Émile Zola
Here, in Zola's sixth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, we get to know Pierre and Felicite's eldest son, Eugene. He's the son that made …
Persephone of Eleusis
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Clare Winger Harris
A romance of Ancient Greece featuring the hero's journey and evil plotting. Will either succeed? - Summary by Christine Rottger
The Sense of the Past
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Henry James
Ralph Pendrel of New York City is bequested an 18th century house in London. He travels back in time and meets an ancestor of the same name…
The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 2
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George Sand
This second volume of a two volume work is a novelized social commentary of this famous author. Despite its treatment of political theory, t…
Arrah Neil; or, Times of Old
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George Payne Rainsford James
During his lifetime, James published an estimated 100 novels. Arrah Neil was published some 40 years after his death. In this historical nov…
A Voyage Round the World, Vol. I
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James Holman
This is Volume 1 of 4 volumes. Some territories explored are Sierra Leone, Fernando Po, Calabar, and Prince Edward's Island. Standard clash …