Historical fiction

If you loved Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the Limberlost, be sure to add her later novel A Daughter of the Land to your reading list.

Historian, critic, and horticulturist Francis Parkman was renowned for his analytical acuity and narrative skill.

Deviating from the long line of strong and stoic male protagonists who featured in his other novels, American author Winston Churchill turns his attention to the fairer sex in the charming novel A Modern Chronicle.

In this charming collection of stories, the author of beloved novels such as Little Women re-imagines several classic fairy tales and fables, setting them among the austere beauty of the nineteenth-century New England countryside.

In the days when hunger could be cultivated and practiced as an art form, the individuals who practiced it were often put on show for all to see.

In Erik Erikssons neuem Buch bildet die Küste Roslagens den Hintergrund für eine breit angelegte Familienchronik in insgesamt vier Bänden, die Anfang des 19.

Under a variety of pen names, author Charlotte M.

After retiring from a distinguished military career, Brigadier General Charles King used his life experiences as inspiration for a series of acclaimed novels and screenplays.

Die Neuveröffentlichung von Ernst Johannsens Vier von der Infanterie.

Though it's known today as a paradise for sun-worshipping tourists, the Caribbean's past is much darker.

A writer of remarkably diverse talents, Elizabeth Gaskell produced fiction and non-fiction ranging from short stories that offered detailed cross-sections of Victorian life and society to a well-regarded biography of author Charlotte Bronte.

The novel A Start in Life is part of the Scenes of Private Life section of Honore de Balzac's masterpiece of nineteenth-century realism, The Human Comedy.

A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

Virtually every aspect of the modern Western worldview has its roots in the remarkably diverse body of philosophy that emerged from a small patch of land in the Mediterranean thousands of years ago.

"e;Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

Erik Erikssons persönliche Familiengeschichte handelt von Heimatsuche und Heimatverlust, von der Einsamkeit im Miteinander und den Tücken menschlicher Kommunikation.

Renowned Scottish fiction writer, poet, and minister George MacDonald gained literary acclaim for his creative reinvention of age-old fairy tales.

Populated by a parade of fascinating characters, this slice-of-life story provides a glimpse into life in the Appalachian region in the early twentieth century.

Though it has now fallen out of favor among many practitioners and scholars, Freud's concept of psychoanalysis -- an approach that focuses primarily on adverse events in early childhood and irrational drives that are overcome via extended talk therapy -- was and continues to be enormously influential, not only in the realm of psychology, but also in the larger culture.

This short novel, part of the Scenes of Private Life section of Honore de Balzac's vast masterpiece The Human Comedy, includes the first appearances of key characters who return later in the series.

Born and educated in Ireland, the eighteenth-century philosopher George Berkeley developed an influential school of thought that later came to be described as "e;subjective idealism.

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When he was twenty-four years old, Clifford Whittingham Beers was interred in a mental asylum.

In Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Hank Morgan awakes from a blow to the head only to find that he has been mysteriously transported back in time.

Das Jahr 1492, Palos, Andalusien: Der 13-jährige Rodrigo ersticht im Streit seinen Stiefvater.

In 1856 the Reverend Edmund Donald Carr was overtaken by a blizzard on his way to an evening service.

Whether you're a long-time fan of Thomas Hardy's works or a first-time reader who is curious about the author of such masterpieces as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far From the Madding Crowd, this collection of short stories offers a gratifying introduction to the renowned British naturalist's literary talent.

Das Jahr 1492, Palos, Andalusien: Der 13-jährige Rodrigo ersticht im Streit seinen Stiefvater.

Long before British humor master P.

Though he is now best remembered for his fiction, famed wit and bon vivant Oscar Wilde also dabbled in drama over the course of his long and varied literary career.

This collaborative short story brings together the creative talents of four of the Victorian era's most popular fiction writers -- Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Adelaide Anne Procter each contributed a section to the work.

John Fox won literary acclaim as one of the foremost chroniclers of life in the southeastern United States.

British author Archibald Marshall became a writer later in life and rapidly gained acclaim in his own country and abroad.

Im Mittelpunkt des zweiten Bandes der vierteiligen schwedischen Familiensaga "Liebe und Krieg" steht die 22-jährige Kristina vom Hof Nygården, die Enkelin Johannas aus dem 1.

For much of the nineteenth century, the boundaries of the United States were in flux.

Dieser Roman schildert die geheimnisvolle Verbindung zwischen der expressionistischen Malerin Sidonie Bächler und dem Wunderkind Lude Frey.

This detailed analysis of one of the most brutal periods of religious persecution ever recorded is a must-read for history buffs of all stripes.

A study in contradictions, prolific writer of Western novels William MacLeod Raine was born in England but relocated to a remote cattle ranch on the Texas border ten years later.

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One of the most unforgettable characters from the golden era of science fiction, Johnny Mayhem is a shapeshifter who can assume the guise of any person.

Are you fascinated by the nefarious figures in history who have opted to walk a darker path in life?

One of the most influential schools of classical philosophy, stoicism emerged in the third century BCE and later grew in popularity through the work of proponents such as Seneca and Epictetus.

Kirk Munroe was a well-traveled writer and journalist who was born in Wisconsin, educated in Massachusetts, began his career in New York City, and finally settled in Florida.

Regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the most accomplished and witty social commentators of the twentieth century, all of Kurt Vonnegut's unique strengths as a writer shine in the short fiction piece 2BR02B.

In the aftermath of her father's death, the plucky Alison Leigh finds herself without any viable financial prospects.

British author Arnold Bennett was well acquainted with the ups and downs of literary acclaim.

Written when the author was in her early twenties, and now regarded as Yonge's first serious work of fiction, Abbeychurch grapples with both serious theological issues pertaining to the schism between Broad, High and Low factions in the Church of England, as well as with the struggles of ego and impulse that are common in adolescence and early adulthood.

In a distant future, humans have overtaken much of the universe and have banished their enemies to the far corners of their territory.

This short section of Honore de Balzac's vast story cycle The Human Comedy unfolds against the beautiful backdrop of the western coast of France.

During Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, one French soldier becomes separated from his regiment and finds himself wandering lost in the desert.