Historical Fiction
- Classic Western Adventures
- Epic Tales of War and Honor
- Historical True Crime Chronicles
- Journeys Through Time and Place
- Romantic Journeys Through History
- Voices of the Past
- Gothic Tales of History
- Fictional Lives Through History
The Old English Baron
The story follows the adventures of Sir Philip Harclay, who returns to medieval England to find that the castle seat and estate of his frien…
The Elder Edda
The Elder or Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems dating from the thirteenth century CE. Though no two translators or editors seem…
The Devil's Paw
In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, The Devil's Paw weaves a complex tale of loyalty and deception. At its heart is a beautiful and …
Fabiola
This historical novel is set in Rome in the early 4th century AD, during the time of the cruel persecution of Christians under the Emperor D…
The Curse of Carne's Hold
When Ronald Mervyn from Devonshire is falsely accused of murder he emigrates to South Africa. He takes part in the Kaffir war and during thi…
The Rainbow
Briefly appearing in 1915, then banned and taken out of circulation for its adult treatment of sexuality, Lawrence's visionary novel The Rai…
Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch
This is a great book if you're looking for an adventure filled novel. It takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and describes some of th…
The Odyssey
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic.…
The Guns of Bull Run
The first volume in the Civil War series, following the adventures of Harry Kenton, who leaves his home in Kentucky. He travels through dang…
Waverley
Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or…
The Sign of the Broken Sword
In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "S…
Unknown to History
During the captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots, plots, conspiracies, and intrigue engulfed the country. Catholics were apprehensive of Protest…
The Master of Ballantrae
Heir to a noble Scottish house in the mid 18th century, the Master is a charming, clever, and resourceful villain whose daring but ill-advis…
Children of the Ghetto
In this 1892 novel of London's Jewish East End, Israel Zangwill sets the apparently irrational and decidedly indecorous religious practices …
The Talisman
The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the …
Jewish Children
Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about…
The Three Clerks
Romance and crime in the mid-19th century British Civil Service. In this early novel,Trollope draws on his own experiences as a junior clerk…
Oblomov
Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the nove…
The Yellow House
In a tranquil country village, a vicar and his two daughters seek a fresh start, only to find their new neighbor in the enigmatic yellow hou…
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush—a period…