before 1945

The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades is the story of a young man who endures numerous hardships in warfare throughout the thrilling Crusades. Cuthbert, the protagonist of the tale, is a young Engli …

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 …

The Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy includes the novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story begins in Paris in April 1794, when Theresia Cabarrus is betrothed to Citizen Tallien …

"The Devil’s Admiral: An Adventure Story" by Frederick Ferdinand Moore is a thrilling naval tale set against the backdrop of high-seas journey and dangerous intrigue. Set inside the 18th ce …

To have and to hold?Reluctant debutante Lady Clarissa Macpherson has never forgotten the forbidden kiss she shared with notorious rake, Lord Theodore Bennett, all those years ago. Even now, he’s the …

Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you”ve read before . . . Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscap …

Voltaire was arguably the 18th century”s greatest philosopher, and his most enduring work is his novella Candide; Or All for the Best. In it Voltaire parodies the philosophy of optimism championed b …

The Rover Boys, also known as The Rover Boys Series for readers of all ages, was a well-known children’s book series authored by Edward Stratemeyer using the pen name Arthur M. Winfield. This collect …

"The Golden Calf" is an ancient fiction drama story book written by M. E. Braddon. Set in Victorian England, the radical recounts the lives of several characters whose fates emerge as entwi …

"The Third Class at Miss Kaye’s: A School Story" by Angela Brazil is a classic children’s literature work that transports readers to the world of a British boarding school. In this captivat …