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Richard Longsworth is the main character. The book begins to find him young, carefree and autonomous. He is the master of his own destiny and owes nothing...

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The hero of the novel, Armadel, decides how to deceive fate, become loved and fall in love for life. The mysteries of life are the mysteries of love, which...

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Historical novel set during the French Revolution. According to the Preface: "In the world's history, there is no more striking example of heroic bravery...

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Historical novel set in the Crimean War. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was...

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Collection of humorous historical essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early...

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Historical novel set in British India in the 19th century. The Introduction begins: ""Rujub, the Juggler," is mainly an historical tale for young and old,...

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Historical novel set in Perthshire, Scotland, 1745-1746. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 – 1832) was a prolific Scottish...

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Historical novel that makes you feel like you are there. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as...

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Historical novel, set in the 16th century, with privateer Sir Francis Drake hunting Spanish treasure ships. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8...

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Classic historical novel. According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific...

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Historical novel, first published in 1816. Set in the Scottish Borders, in 1707. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (1771 – 1832) was...

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According to Wikipedia: "Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, painter and playwright...

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Classic historical novel. "In my preface to By Pike and Dyke I promised in a future story to deal with the closing events of the War of Independence in...

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Book-length collection of essays. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and...

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Historical novel, set in the early 18th century. From the Preface: "For records of the doings of some of the regiments of the Irish Brigade, during the...

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Adventure set in 19th century France. According to Wikipedia: "Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to 'Senior' in English), born Dumas Davy de...

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Vivid historical gossip, including bios of Lucrezia Borgia, her brother Cesare (model for Machiavelli's The Prince), and her father Pope Alexandre VI; also...

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Historical novel, set during British colonial war in the 19th century. According to the Preface: "With the exception of the terrible retreat from...

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Collection of biographical essays, including CHARLOTTE BRONTE, WILLIAM MORRIS AND HIS SCHOOL, THE OPTIMISM OF BYRON, POPE AND THE ART OF SATIRE, FRANCIS,...