Published before 1800
Erec and Enide
Erec and Enide is a captivating medieval romance that explores the themes of love, loyalty, and the trials of chivalry. The story follows Er…
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
You can call me Dr. Fathom. Or Count Fathom. But I'm not who I say I am. And can you blame me? My mother was a soldiers' harlot who pocketed…
Arthur Mervyn
Arthur Mervyn is the story of a young man from the country who arrives in a city stricken with Yellow Fever. He soon comes down with the ill…
Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten
Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten ist eine Erzählungssammlung von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, erschienen (1795).Das Konzept der R…
Mary: A Fiction
Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based on love. It can be considered an example of feminist …
Mary
Eliza, Mary's mother, is obsessed with novels, rarely considers anyone but herself, and favours Mary's brother. She neglects her daughter, w…
Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre
Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre fut écrit suite à une offre de Marie-Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin d'une nouvell…
The Canterbury Tales
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 Barnaby's in America
I scruple not to confess that with all her faults, and she has some, I love her dearly : I owe her many mirthful moments, and the deeper ple…
Hamlet
La tragedia de Hamlet, príncipe de Dinamarca (título original en inglés: The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denm…
Moll Flanders
This warm and witty novel presents itself as the first person narration of an immensely likeable and resourceful woman who, born in the most…
Legenden von Rübezahl
In fünf umfangreichen Legenden führt uns der Autor auf die Spur des weit über das böhmische Riesengebirge hinaus bekannt…
The Fiend's Delight
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
“The Female American; Or The Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield, Written by Herself in Two Volumes” was anonymously published under the pseu…
Taras Bulba
Spannende Erzählung voller Tragik über das Leben der russisch-ukrainischen Kosaken im frühen 17. Jahrhundert.Indem wir die Sc…
The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen 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…
Tito Andrónico
Tito Andrónico (cuyo título original es Titus Andronicus), es una tragedia escrita por el dramaturgo inglés William Sha…
The Life of Harriot Stuart
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
Utopian novel by Sarah Scott, published in 1762 describes women living in complete harmony. Summary by kathrinee
The Monk
As one of the pioneers of Gothic fiction, this classic novel is seriously underrated. The story revolves around Ambrosio, the abbot, who is …