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Historical Fiction - World War I Genre
Books in the Historical Fiction - World War I genre:
The Good Master (1935)
The adventures of Jancsi and his cousin Kate on his father’s ranch in Hungary.
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Author(s):
Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
A City of Bells (1936)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
The General (1936)
A stinging indictment of the British military culture that led to the wanton slaughter of World War I.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
None
The General (1936)
A stinging indictment of the British military culture that led to the wanton slaughter of World War I.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Salomon and Joseph Abbey
Louisa Alcott’s People (1936)
Selections from the works of Louisa May Alcott, including Little Women, Little Men, Jo’s Boys, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Eight Cousins and Jack and Jill.
Author(s):
Louisa May Alcott
Illustrator(s):
Thomas J. Fogarty
Roller Skates (1936)
Lucinda spends a year on her own in New York city in the 1890’s while her parents travel abroad for her mother’s health.
Author(s):
Ruth Sawyer
Illustrator(s):
Valenti Angelo
The Singing Tree (1939)
Author(s):
Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s):
Kate Seredy
The Sister of the Angels (1939)
A story about Henrietta, Hugh Anthony, Torminster Cathedral and Christmas.
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Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
The African Queen (1940)
In Central Africa of 1914, Rose Sayer buries her brother then sets out on a boat called the African Queen for the adventure of a lifetime. This edition restores the author’s original ending.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
None
The Year of Jubilo (1940)
When their father dies and his business fails, the Wymans retreat to their cottage in Maine to regroup.
Author(s):
Ruth Sawyer
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941)
Betsy and Tacy gain a new friend when Tib moves to Deep Valley.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942)
Betsy and Tacy are joined by Tib in these adventures.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Over the Big Hill: A Betsy-Tacy Story (1942)
Betsy and Tacy are joined by Tib in this series of adventures. Later editions are titled Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill.
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Victory for the Slain (1942)
Lofting’s meditation on the futility of war.
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943)
Betsy and Tacy are growing up and explore their town of Deep Valley.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Down Town: A Betsy-Tacy Story (1943)
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Heaven to Betsy (1945)
Betsy and Tacy start high school at Deep Valley High.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946)
Betsy and her friends are sophomores at Deep Valley High.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Betsy was a Junior (1947)
Betsy and her crowd are now juniors at Deep Valley High.
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Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville
Carney’s House Party (1949)
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Vera Neville