Published before 1800

The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems

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Geoffrey Chaucer


Generally considered to be the first book written in English (rather than Latin, French or Italian), Chaucer's magnum opus is a collection o…

The Fiend's Delight

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Ambrose Bierce


This book, the fiend’s delight, was published in 1873, during the lifetime of author Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, pseudonym Dod Grile.It is a …

The Female American

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Unca Eliza Winkfield


“The Female American; Or The Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield, Written by Herself in Two Volumes” was anonymously published under the pseu…

Moll Flanders - Version 2

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Daniel Defoe


This warm and witty novel presents itself as the first person narration of an immensely likeable and resourceful woman who, born in the most…

The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 4

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Marguerite Of Navarre


THE HEPTAMERON (here Volume 4 of 5), first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, a…

The Life of Harriot Stuart

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Charlotte Lennox


The Life of Harriot Stuart, Written by Herself presents a complex and problematic view of self-creation in the eighteenth century. Within th…

A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent

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Sarah Scott


Utopian novel by Sarah Scott, published in 1762 describes women living in complete harmony. Summary by kathrinee

The Monk: A Romance (Version 2)

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Matthew Lewis


As one of the pioneers of Gothic fiction, this classic novel is seriously underrated. The story revolves around Ambrosio, the abbot, who is …

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book V

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François Rabelais


The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in th…

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