Published 1800 -1900
The Story of a Modern Woman
Read by Bruce Pirie
Ella Hepworth Dixon
“The Story of a Modern Woman” (1894) is a work of feminist social realism. In its time it was one of the most famous and influential novels …
The Day of Resis
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Lillian Frances Mentor
Enola Cameron received a strange manuscript in the mail that sends her on an adventure of a lifetime making a discovery that no one could ha…
Valda berättelser
Read by Anna Sofia Andersson
Selma Lagerlöf and Jules Mauritzon
A selection of short stories by Selma Lagerlöf. In Swedish, but with a short foreword in English. Edited by Jules Mauritzon. - Summary …
Lavengro
Read by Peter Dann
George Borrow
This unusual narrative by eccentric self-taught English linguist, traveller and one-time bible salesman George Borrow combines elements of a…
Klaasje Zevenster
Read by Anna Simon
Jacob Van Lennep
Een groepje Leidse studenten viert een gezellige Sinterklaasavond in de jaren '20 van de 19e eeuw, als er onverwachts een pakketje aan de de…
Madame de Mauves
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Henry James
Considered an early masterpiece, "Madame de Mauves" is the first of Henry James's 'international contrasts'. It recounts the story…
In der Geisterstunde
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Paul Heyse
In einer Abendgesellschaft beschließt man, nach Mitternacht Spukgeschichten zu erzählen - und es wird ein wenig gruslig. Es schli…
Un Viaje de Novios
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Emilia Pardo Bazán
Publicada en 1881, esta novela de la condesa Pardo Bazán narra el viaje de una pareja que ha contraído un matrimonio de conven…
Finnische Märchen
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Varioustranslated Byemmy Schreck and Varioustranslated By Emmy Schreck
Eine von Emmy Schreck übersetzte Sammlung von 22 Märchen und 14 Tiersagen aus den verschiedensten Regionen Finnlands.Zusammenfassu…
The Unknown Masterpiece
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
“The Unknown Masterpiece” (“Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu”) is a novella by Honoré de Balzac, published with revisions in 1845, after earli…
La cruzada de los niños
Read by Victor Villarraza
Marcel Schwob
La cruzada de los niños, constituye una joya de la literatura universal en la que, mediante una polifonía de voces, ocho mon&o…
The Murder of Delicia
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Marie Corelli
The following slight and unelaborated sketch of a very commonplace and everyday tragedy will, I am aware, meet with the unqualified disappro…
Illustrations of Political Economy
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Harriet Martineau
Hugely popular at their time of publication, Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations of Political Economy sought to turn the abstract principles o…
Chronicles of Wolfert's Roost
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Washington Irving
This collection from renowned author Washington Irving (famed for his haunting tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the fantastical le…
Thirty Years Since
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George Payne Rainsford James
Two young men share a carriage from London to the fictional village of Emberton early on a late August morning. One is a Captain Delaware of…
Elizabeth's Pretenders
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Hamilton Aïdé
A fin de siècle society tale of a young English heiress who must surely be in need of a husband. The multiple pretenders to her hand …
Heriot's Choice
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Rosa Nouchette Carey
Mildred wants to start her full life at the age of 28. She is looking forward to it until her brother asks her to come help in his home and …
Tom Brown at Oxford
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Thomas Hughes
This sequel to Tom Brown's School Days follows Tom to Oxford, where he studies at St. Ambrose's College. While the college is fictional, th…
The Notary's Nose
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Edmond About
Ironic and Satirical: A successful Parisian notary, Alfred L’Ambert, is smitten with a fourteen-year-old ballet dancer. After a quarrel, his…
Phineas Finn
Read by Deon Gines
Anthony Trollope
This novel tells the story of the lead character, Phineas Finn, including romances (with an eye to getting money) and British parliamentary …