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Books in the Fiction - Novel genre:

Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall (1886)

An omnibus edition of Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall, illustrated by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

What Katy Did Next (1886)

Katy stops over in Boston for a reunion with her boarding school friends, then is off on a tour of Europe during which she becomes better acquainted with an interesting young man. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Jessie McDermot

Little Miss Peggy (1887)

The story of six siblings: five brothers and one sister - Peggy. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (1888)

An historical romance set during the Wars of the Roses. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Clover (1888)

Katy is married and her sister Clover succeeds to her place. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Jessie McDermot

Nellie Doran (1888)

When Nellie's brother sells his horses, the family decides to send Nellie to the convent school, where her talent for music is soon revealed. This one of the few boarding school stories set in a Catholic institution.

Author(s): Miriam Agatha
Illustrator(s): None

Otto of the Silver Hand (1888)

The scholarly son of a robber baron is recalled to his father’s castle. Read online at archive.org. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

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

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889)

A savage satire of popular tales of chivalry marred by Twain’s stubborn atheism. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

The Rectory Children (1889)

A story about children in a seaside town. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Sylvie and Bruno (1889)

This novel by the author of Alice 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

The Children of the Castle (1890)

A story of twin sisters and magic set in North Wales. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Secret of the Old House: A Story for Children (1890)

A brother and sister, on a visit to their grandmother, explore the abandoned house in the neighborhood and meet its ghostly inhabitant.

Author(s): Evelyn Everett-Green
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

The Sign of Four (1890)

A young woman consults Sherlock Holmes about her father's disappearance. The cover image above is of the second printing. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Illustrator(s): Charles Kerr

Thorndyke Manor: A Tale of Jacobite Times (1890)

A story of the ’15 in Scotland. The cover shown above is from the 1905 new edition.

Author(s): Mary C. Rowsell
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

In the High Valley (1891)

Clover and her sister Elsie are married to two English brothers and living in Colorado now. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Susan Coolidge
Illustrator(s): Jessie McDermot

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

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

Nurse Heatherdale’s Story (1891)

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

The Admiral’s Caravan (1892)

A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

The American Claimant (1892)

Colonel Mulberry Sellers, an American entrepreneur, succeeds to a British Earldom. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

Bab: or The Triumph of Unselfishness (1892)

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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