before 1945

Preston Fight is a fictional novel written by English historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. The story is based on The Battle of Preston fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lanc …

Murder in the Maze" is a classic mystery novel that immerses readers in a labyrinthine tale of intrigue, murder, and meticulous investigation. set against the backdrop of a complex and puzzling …

Cappy Ricks Retires is a fictional novel written by Peter B. Kyne. It is an interesting story of Cappy, who quits but keeps being drawn back by the romance of the sea and business. He comes back stro …

The Rover Boys in Business, also countable in The Rover Boys Series for Young Americans, was a well-known children’s book series authored by Edward Stratemeyer using the pen name Arthur M. Winfield. …

The Young Salesman by Jr. Horatio Alger is a 19th-century juvenile fiction novel, embodying the classic "rags-to-riches" theme prevalent in Alger’s works. The story centers on the life of a …

Perhaps the inspiration for the show the Amazing Race, Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne is the story of the eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg and his trusty French valet Passepartout, who, …

E. Phillips Oppenheim’s World War I-set novel "The Devil’s Paw", written in 1920, is rife with international espionage and intrigue. After being given access to extremely private documents, …

"The School by the Sea" by Angela Brazil is a delightful children’s literature classic that transports readers to the enchanting world of a British boarding school nestled along the picture …

Chesterton wrote several writings for the London Daily News, which are collected in the book All Things Considered. While some of the issues are entertaining, some seem to be a bit serious. The book …

The Beautiful and the Damned is F. Scott Fitzgerald”s second book, published in 1922, which portrays the lives of a young, wealthy, and pleasure-seeking couple, Anthony and Gloria Patch. Anthony is …