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James Curwood wrote many adventures of the far north. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that pro…

The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)

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John Galsworthy

'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. The Man of Pro…

In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy

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G. A. Henty

Like all Henty books, this one centers around a young English lad whose courtesy and courage win the day. Harry Sandwith travels to France t…

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

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Samuel Johnson

In this enchanting fable (subtitled The Choice of Life), Rasselas and his retinue burrow their way out of the totalitarian paradise of the H…

Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life

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H. Rider Haggard

This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adult…

Into the Woods

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David Wood

Set against the backdrop of colonial America, Into the Woods is the story of pioneer and patriot Jonathan Wood. Straining against the bonds …

The Guns of Bull Run

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Joseph A. Altsheler

The first volume in the Civil War series, following the adventures of Harry Kenton, who leaves his home in Kentucky. He travels through dang…

North and South (version 2)

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

North and South is a social novel that tries to show the industrial North and its conflicts in the mid-19th century as seen by an outsider, …

True to the Old Flag

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G. A. Henty

This book tells the story of the American war of Independence from the side of the British. The old flag mentioned in the title is the flag …

Marguerite de Valois

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Alexandre Dumas

A historical fiction novel set in Paris (1572) during Charles IX's reign and the French Wars of Religion. Marguerite de Valois, daughter of …

Salammbo

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Gustave Flaubert

Roman historique situé au 3ème siècle avant JC. La trame du récit raconte la guerre qui oppose Carthage aux merc…

The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy

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Arnold Bennett

The novel opens with Carl Foster, a recently qualified doctor, coming to London to try and make his fortune. He meets a famous tenor, Signor…

A Desert Drama: Being the Tragedy Of The Korosko

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Also published under the title The Tragedy of the Korosko (1898). A group of European tourists are enjoying their trip to Egypt in the year …

The Scottish Chiefs

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Jane Porter

An adventure novel about William Wallace, one of the most popular books ever written by Jane Porter. The French version was even banned by N…

The Point of Honor

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Joseph Conrad

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their quarrel over an initially minor i…

Die Gottesfreundin

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Karl Gjellerup

In seinem historischen Roman Die Gottesfreundin erzählt der Literaturnobelpreisträger Karl Gjellerup die Geschichte einer Liebe zw…

Conjuror's House, a Romance of the Free Forest

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Stewart Edward White

In the northern outreaches of the Canadian wilderness, it was understood that the Hudson Bay Company governed all trading, and one factor na…

The Secret Battle

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A.P. Herbert and A. P. Herbert

Like many soldiers at the beginning of their military careers, Harry Penrose has romantic ideas of climbing the ranks and attaining hero sta…

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