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British Genre
Books in the British genre:
The Red True Story Book (1895)
A collection of true stories of adventure and heroism. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Reynard the Fox (1895)
The medieval beast fable of how Reynard the Fox tricked the King of beasts and his court. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Henry Cole
Illustrator(s):
W. Frank Calderon
Sheila’s Mystery (1895)
Two sisters share a name and a mystery.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Souvenir of Sir Henry Irving (1895)
A biography of a famous British actor. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Walter Calvert
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Tales of a Traveller (1895)
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Works of Tobias Smollett (1895)
Author(s):
Tobias Smollett
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Frank Richards
The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts: Verses (1896)
Author(s):
Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s):
Basil T. Blackwood
The Blue True Story Book (1896)
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Et al
Bracebridge Hall (1896)
Author(s):
Washington Irving
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
In the Evening of His Days (1896)
A biography of William E. Gladstone, the British prime minister in retirement. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Hulda Friederichs
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
The Little Girl from Next Door, etc. (1896)
Phil Raymond takes pity on the orphan girl next door and smuggles her off to the seaside in a hamper, where she makes a discovery that alters her life.
Author(s):
Geraldine Mockler
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
The Money Spinner and Other Character Notes (1896)
Author(s):
Henry Seton Merriman
S. G. Tallentyre
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Mr. Midshipman Easy (1896)
Author(s):
Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s):
Fred Pegram
The Oriel Window: A Book for Boys and Girls (1896)
On his ninth birthday Ferdy is thrown by his new pony and injures his back. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Tom Brown’s School Days (1896)
School days at Rugby by an old boy. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Thomas Hughes
Illustrator(s):
Edmund J. Sullivan
Captain Castle: A Tale of the China Seas (1897)
Author(s):
Carlton Dawe
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Charles O’Malley The Irish Dragoon (1897)
Author(s):
Charles Lever
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World (1897)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
A. B. Frost
Peter Newell
Photographs
Et al
The Grey Lady (1897)
Author(s):
Henry Seton Merriman
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Mansfield Park (1897)
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):
Hugh Thomson