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Books in the British genre:

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1837)

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The adventures of Mr. Pickwick, his servant Sam Weller and his friends. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne
Robert William Buss
Robert Seymour

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Oliver Twist (1838)

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Born in a workhouse, Oliver runs away from an abusive mistress to seek his fortune in London where he falls in with a gang of pickpockets. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Masterman Ready: or The Wreck of the Pacific (1841)

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This is a robinsonnade written by a captain in the British navy. A family going to settle in Australia is wrecked on a desert island and the old seaman, Ready, helps them survive. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Allen Robert Branston

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Cranford (1853)

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A collection of short stories about the shabby genteel society of a small English town, modeled on the author’s hometown of Kelmsford. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Gaskell
Illustrator(s): None

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Day and Night Songs; and The Music Master. A Love Poem (1860)

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This collection includes “The Faeries” which was illustrated to great effect by Richard Doyle. The cover image is from an 1884 reprint by G. Philip & Son. The text below is from the 1860 edition. Read for free online at Internet Archi... View More

Author(s): William Allingham
Illustrator(s): Arthur Hughes
John Everett Millais
Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Wives and Daughters (1866)

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The story of Molly Gibson, her father, her stepmother and her lover. In two volumes. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Gaskell
Illustrator(s): George du Maurier

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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1872)

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Alice returns to Wonderland by way of the looking glass over the mantle and meets many queer people, including the Walrus and the Carpenter. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): John Tenniel

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The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)

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This comic masterpiece by Jane Austen’s favorite poet describes what started out as a quiet expedition to the country. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Cowper
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Wood Magic: A Fable (1881)

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In this woodland fantasy young Bevis can talk to the wild creatures. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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Vice Versa (1882)

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In Victorian London, a father and son switch places because of a magic stone from India. They live each other's lives, therefore gaining a better understanding for each other before they switch back. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): F. Anstey
Illustrator(s): None

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Jackanapes (1883)

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A young British orphan grows up to be a Captain in a cavalry regiment and gives his life for his friend on the field of battle. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Daddy Darwin’s Dovecot: A Country Tale (1884)

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A pleasant story of a young orphan who is taken in as a servant, strives to do well through honesty and hard work, and ultimately succeeds, inheriting his master’s dovecot and doves. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885)

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John Broom is found under a bush as a baby and adopted by two maiden ladies. After running away to sea he at last returns home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia (1893)

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Having found his father King Prigio’s magic gifts, Ricardo becomes reckless and has to seek assistance from the Princess Jaqueline. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Gordon Browne

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The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)

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Rudolf Rassendyll, proper English gentleman, bears an uncanny resemblance to his distant cousin King Rudolf V of Ruritania, and thereby hangs a tale. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Anthony Hope
Illustrator(s): None

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Mr. Midshipman Easy (1895)

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A young man, who seems very like a fool, is sent to sea and makes good.

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum

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Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1897)

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In Northanger Abbey Catherine Morland spends six weeks in Bath where she makes the acquaintance of General Tilney’s son and daughter. When the General invites her to return with them to Northanger Abbey she is prepared for all the gothic horror... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Hugh Thomson

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Emma (1898)

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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, fancies her self a match-maker, but after her first effort, she can’t seem to do anything right.

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): C. E. Brock

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Mansfield Park (1898)

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Sir Thomas Bertram considers he is bestowing a great favor on Fanny Price when he takes her into his home, but in the end finds himself in her debt.

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): C. E. Brock

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Kim (1901)

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Kim O’Hara grows up unsupervised in British India and is recruited into the secret service. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): John Lockwood Kipling

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