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Books in the British genre:

The Last of the Giant Killers: or The Exploits of Sir Jack of Danby Dale (1891)

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A collection of stories of olden times in Danby Dale. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): J. C. Atkinson
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Nurse Heatherdale’s Story (1891)

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Young Martha Heatherdale goes as nurse to a large family of children after her fiancee dies, and remains more than forty years. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Randolph Caldecott’s Graphic Pictures: Complete Edition (1891)

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An omnibus containing Randolph Caldecott’s Graphic Pictures, More Graphic Pictures, Last Graphic Pictures and Gleanings from the Graphic.... View More

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

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Bab: or The Triumph of Unselfishness (1892)

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Bab goes for a two month’s stay with her aunt and manages to tame her selfish cousin.

Author(s): Ismay Thorn
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Brown Owl (1892)

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A princess must defend her kingdom and choose a consort, but has the aid of a Brown Owl. This is the author's first work. It was illustrated by his grandfather. It is the first volume in Unwin's The Children's Library. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ford Madox Hueffer
Illustrator(s): Ford Madox Brown

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The Girls and I: A Veracious History (1892)

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The adventures of a boy and his four sisters. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Lancashire Sketches, Second Series (1892)

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A collection of essays about the author’s native shire. This is the volume from the collected works. The title page vignette is repeated from Factory Folk During the Cotton Famine.... View More

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Marian: or The Abbey Grange (1892)

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When their father dies without a will, the Somerville family is forced from their home by rascally Cousin James.

Author(s): Annie E. Armstrong
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Men of Iron (1892)

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A tale of Henry IV of England and his court. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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A Ring of Rubies (1892)

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The legacy of a ring of rubies alters Rosamund Linley’s fortunes. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): L. T. Meade
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Catriona: A Sequel to “Kidnapped” Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad (1893)

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In this second volume, David Balfour continues his adventures as he puts himself on the right side of the law, reclaims his inheritance and finds himself a wife. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): None

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David Balfour: Being Memoirs of His Adventures at Home and Abroad (1893)

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In this second volume, David Balfour continues his adventures as he puts himself on the right side of the law, reclaims his inheritance and finds himself a wife. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): None

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A Deplorable Affair (1893)

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A romance set in an English watering place. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): W. E. Norris
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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A Hit and a Miss (1893)

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Making a great impression is not all it is made out to be, in this story of a gang of children in a park.

Author(s): Eva Knatchbull-Hugessen
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Humorous Poems (1893)

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A collection of humorous poems. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Thomas Hood
Illustrator(s): C. E. Brock

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Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children (1893)

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Mary is four and cannot remember how old she was when she learned to read. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Penelope and the Others (1893)

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The adventures of five children who live in the English countryside. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Amy Walton
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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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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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893)

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This is the second and concluding volume of the novel by the author of Alice which weaves between the worlds of faerie and Victorian England. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): Harry Furniss

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The Dolly Dialogues (1894)

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Short stories of fin de siecle London society. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Anthony Hope
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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