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Books in the Fiction - Novel genre:

The Famous History of the Seven Champions of Christendom (1696)

An early printing of this famous romance. Read online at Hathitrust.

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

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719)

Robinson goes back to the island. This is the third edition. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

Robinson Crusoe (1719)

The first of the desert island castaway adventures. This is the fourth edition. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

Histories, or Tales of Past Times (1729)

This is the first English translation of Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales, containing: The Little Red Riding Hood The Fairy (Diamonds and Toads) The Blue Beard The Sleeping Beauty (in the Wood) The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots Cinderilla... View More

Author(s): Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

The Governess or, Little Female Academy (1749)

This was the first novel for children, a boarding school story. This facsimile edition was published in 1968.

Author(s): Sarah Fielding
Illustrator(s): None

Sense and Sensibility (1811)

When Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters find themselves in relative poverty with only the income of ten thousand pounds ($100,000 per year in current money) to live on, she determines to move to a different part of the country, near a cousin who o... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

Pride and Prejudice (1813)

When Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy refuses to dance with her, Elizabeth Bennett is confirmed in her prejudice that he is filled with pride. On further acquaintance she is forced to revise her opinion. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, ... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

Mansfield Park (1814)

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. read online at Archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

Emma (1816)

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. Read all three volumes in one at archive.org. Or read by individual volume: Volume 1: Read online at ar... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Mansfield Park (1816)

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. This is the second edition. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1818)

In Northanger Abbey and Persuasion , 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 al... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

Ivanhoe (1820)

A tale of the Saxons and the Normans in the days of Richard the Lion Heart. Read for free online at HathiTrust. Or read for free online by volume: Volume 1 at Internet Archive Volume 2 at HathiTrust Volume 3 at Internet Archive ... View More

Author(s): Sir Walter Scott
Illustrator(s): None

The Renowned History of the Seven Champions of Christendom (1824)

The story of the adventures of St. George of England and his companions. This is a reprint of the original version first printed in 1597. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Richard Johnson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836)

Young Jack Easy has assimilated his father's theory of the equality of man, but has yet to reconcile it with things as they are, so is sent to sea to learn a little discipline. This combination of adventure story, satire and humor was the best-writte... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): None

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1837)

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

Oliver Twist (1838)

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

Nicholas Nickleby (1839)

Nicholas and his sister Kate must find a way to support their mother, despite their miserly uncle Ralph. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

Master Humphrey’s Clock (1840)

Master Humphrey’s Clock was begun as a weekly miscellany, but sales fell so much Dickens began the serialization of The Old Curiosity Shop in the fourth number. It was followed by Barnaby Rudge. In addition to weekly and monthly numbers, the fi... View More

Barnaby Rudge (1841)

An historical novel about the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780. Barnaby’s raven Grip inspired Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

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

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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