Memoirs of a cavalier, or, a military journal of the wars in Germany and the wars in England Memoirs of a cavalier - by Daniel Defoe The "Memoirs of a Cavalier " were published on the 21st of May 1720, three weeks only after the appearance…
1914, novel by John Oxenham John Oxenham’s novel 1914 is a historical fiction work first published in 1916, set against the tense backdrop of Europe on the eve of World War I. It follows the life of Mr. John Dare, a merchant, and his family as the…
Attila (historical fiction) Attila A young Roman exile seeks an asylum in Attila's camp, and so becomes spectator of his devastating march across Europe against the Rome of Valentinian, and of the tremendous encounter between the Huns and the V…
Zenobia; or, The fall of Palmyra. In letters of L. Manlius Piso [pseud.] from Palmyra, to his friend Marcus Curtius at Rome Ware, William, 1797-1852 A series of letters written from Palmyra by a Roman, and depicting in an imaginative manner the sple…
Dorcas: the daughter of Faustina - Novel In the Catacombs of Rome Is an ancient tomb wherein repose the mortal remains of some Christian martyr. A slab of white marble closes the little crypt cut out of the rock to be her sar cophagus, and upon thi…
A tale of two cities by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, deals with the major themes of duality, revolution, and resurrection. From introduction: Charles Dickens was born at Landport, a suburb of Portsea, near Portsmouth, on…
Marius The Epicurean 2 volumes In his philosophical novel Marius the Epicurean (1885), an extended imaginary portrait set in the Rome of the Antonines, which Pater believed had parallels with his own century, he examines the "sensations and id…
Love and Liberty Love and liberty - PDF novel - Alexandre Dumas Love and Liberty is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1869. It is set during the French Revolution of 1792 and explores themes of freedom, romance, and politica…
The tour: a story of ancient Egypt The tour: a story of ancient Egypt The tour: a story of ancient Egypt is a Historical novel by Louis Couperus who was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psycholo…
The tragedy of the pyramids The tragedy of the pyramids From Introduction: The fact that I have written a novel on the coming revolution in Egypt, simultaneously with Mr. Hall Caine, is not due to an accident. I had before he began the serial public…
The lion of Flanders The lion of Flanders Plot Summary : tale dealing with the struggle of the Flemish people to defend their liberties and independence against the aggressions of the King of France. The scene is laid mostly in or around Bruges, an…
"God wills it!" A tale of the first crusade From Preface: The First Crusade was the sacrifice of France for the sins of the Dark Ages. Alone of all the Crusades it succeeded, despite its surrender of countless lives. No, Richard of England…
The children of Odin Excerpt: At that time, too, there were men and women in the world. But before the Sun and the Moon were devoured and before the Gods were destroyed, terrible things happened in the world. Snow fell on the four corners of the…
The battle of the strong The Battle of the Strong is an 1898 novel by Gilbert Parker. It was first published in serial format in The Atlantic Monthly starting in January 1898, and as a single volume late in the same year. It was ranked as the tenth…
1492 novel Historical novel about Christopher Columbus "1492" by Mary Johnston is a historical novel that follows the journey of Christopher Columbus and his crew as they set sail for the New World. The story begins in the year 1485, when…
"Emmanuel; the story of the Messiah" by William Forbes Cooley is a captivating novel that delves into the life of Jesus Christ, known as the Messiah. Emmanuel; the story of the Messiah The book, published in 1889 by Dodd, Mead and Company…
History in fiction A guide to the best historical romances, sagas, novels, and tales The present work was begun as an amplification of the Historical Appendix to my Guide to the Best Fiction, published in 1903. As the result of efforts to include ev…
Ground arms! Ground arms! The author of " Ground Arms! ", Baroness von Suttner, is an Austrian of the upper class, the daughter of an Austrian general. Before the appearance of this work, she had written several witty and tender soci…
The death of the gods by Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1901) PDF book This is a great historical novel in the reign of Hadrian This is one of the greatest books I have ever read. It is historically informed, beautifully written (and beautifully translated b…
Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas On the borders of Picardy and the province of Soissons, and on that part of the national territory which, under the name of the Isle of France, formed a portion of the ancient patrimony of our kings, and in the…
