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Books in the British genre:

The Uncommercial Traveller (1898)

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This is the Gadshill edition of sketches written during the author’s nighttime walks through London and contains one additional story not in the third edition. This American edition contains thirty-five essays. Read online at archive.org. Here ... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Harry Furniss

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The Battle of Life (1899)

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One of Charles Dickens’ Christmas books, this is a story of love and self-sacrifice set in a rural village.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Book of Shops (1899)

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Verses and pictures of shops of all kinds. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Edward Verrall Lucas
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Chimes: A Goblin Story (1899)

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The goblins ringing the chimes show Trotty a dystopian future -- he wakes determined to do what he can to make things better. This Christmas story followed the successful A Christmas Carol.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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A Christmas Carol (1899)

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The classic story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Cricket on the Hearth (1899)

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This, the most popular of Dickens’ Christmas books, tells a domestic story of the Peerybingle family and their friends.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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East Coast Scenery (1899)

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A travel guide to the East Coast of England. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): William J. Tate
Illustrator(s): Photographs
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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Fly Fishing (1899)

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An early work on the pleasures of fly fishing by a British diplomat. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Sir Edward Gray
Illustrator(s): Eric Fitch Daglish
Arthur Rackham

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The Golden Age (1899)

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This is a collection of stories and reminiscences of Kenneth Grahame’s childhood. This is the first edition with illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. The plates were reproduced in half-tone as the publisher was not happy with the color reproducti... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

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The Golden Age (1899)

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This is a collection of stories and reminiscences of Kenneth Grahame’s childhood. This is the first edition with illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. The plates were reproduced in half-tone as the publisher was not happy with the color reproducti... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

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The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain (1899)

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Professor Redlaw is haunted by his anger at past slights but learns forgetting will not heal him -- he must forgive. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Illustrated Guide to Sheringham (1899)

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A travel guide.

Author(s): Lemmon Lingwood
Illustrator(s): Photographs
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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Lightning Sketches for ‘The House That Jack Built’ (1899)

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Preliminary sketches for the R. Caldecott Picture Book.

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

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A Moral Alphabet (In Words of from One to Seven Syllables) (1899)

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A third collection of humorous verses by the English master in the tradition of Struwwelpeter. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s): Basil T. Blackwood

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The Pelican Chorus and Other Verses (1899)

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A collection of nonsense poems. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Pussy and Doggy Tales (1899)

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A baker's dozen tales of cats and dogs. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): L. Kemp-Welch

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Sporting Adventures of Charles Carrington, Esq. and Other Stories (1899)

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A collection of quintessential British sporting stories. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Theobald Raoul William
Et al
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune (1899)

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The poor but honest Bastable children, Oswald, Dora, Dickie, Alice, Noel and H.O. attempt to restore the family fortunes with various schemes. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Lewis Baumer
Gordon Browne

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Wild Life in Hampshire Highlands (1899)

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A volume in the Haddon Hall Library. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): George A. B. Dewar
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

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The Bee-Blowaways (1900)

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“A Bee-Bloway is a musical note B which has turned into a stinging bee, and has flown away.” A Wonderland-like musical fantasy. Read for free online at David Brass Rare Books.... View More

Author(s): Agnes Grozier Herbertson
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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