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The Haunted Bookshop
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
The Haunted Bookshop is a 1919 novel set in Brooklyn near the end of World War I. The story centers on Aubrey Gilbert, a young advertising man, whose search for ans…
Charlotte Temple
Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824
Charlotte Temple, by Mrs. Rowson, was first published in England in 1791. The novel follows Charlotte, a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl whose life is upended when a Br…
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889
Doctor Wybrow, a well-known physician from London, reluctantly agrees to see a foreign woman whose appearance is described as unnervingly pale and intense. She come…
The Well at the World's End: A Tale
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Ralph, the youngest son of a king, chooses to defy his father’s wishes and set out on a quest for adventure. His search carries him beyond familiar borders into dan…
The History and Practice of the Art of Photography
Snelling, Henry Hunt, 1816-1897
Henry Hunt Snelling’s mid-19th-century work, The History and Practice of the Art of Photography, combines historical context with practical guidance for readers int…
American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype
Humphrey, S. D. (Samuel Dwight), 1823-1883
American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by S. D. Humphrey is a mid-19th-century scientific manual that presents the daguerreotype process as an emerging photographi…
Summer
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1917. Set in rural New England, it centers on Charity Royall, a seventeen-year-old living in a small mountain town u…
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco
Norris, Frank, 1870-1902
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco is a novel by Frank Norris, published in 1899. It centers on a San Francisco dentist and his wife as their marriage unravels and …
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905
Ships around the world report encounters with a mysterious sea monster, prompting an American expedition to investigate and destroy it. Professor Aronnax, the harpo…
Flower Fables
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott is a collection of mid-19th-century tales that blend fables with magical whimsy. Across its stories, fairies and other mystical b…
Take Me for a Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult
Laxer, Mark E.
This memoir by Mark E. Laxer recounts his experiences within a cult environment during the late 20th century. Through his own account, he explores how cult life dra…
Sense and Sensibility
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. When the Dashwood sisters are compelled to leave their family estate due to financial hardship, …
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904
Set during a summer stay at Grand Isle, the story follows Edna Pontellier, a young married woman, as her experiences awaken a profound inner transformation. While h…
The island of Doctor Moreau
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Edward Prendick, a scientist whose shipwreck leaves him stranded on a remote island, discovers the presence of Doctor Moreau, a disgraced physiologist. On the islan…
Emma
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Emma Woodhouse, a privileged young woman living in the village of Highbury, believes she has a natural talent for bringing people together. Confident in her judgmen…