Published 1800 -1900
85 books
Published 1800 -1900
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E. F. Benson - Dodo: A Detail of the Day
Fashionably controversial bestseller at the time of appearance (1893), portraying London «society» in the Fin de Siècle. Dodo is a young woman who enjoys belonging to the high society. At the start of the book, she is...
8 hours 18 minutes
Literary Fiction
859
Honoré de Balzac - Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life is one of the last great works completed by Balzac for his huge novel series entitled The Human Comedy. Sections of this book, in various groupings and with various titles, were...
22 hours 52 minutes
Literary Fiction
809
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches
This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by «Q», the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. — Summary by Amy Gramour
4 hours 56 minutes
Family Life
924
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Brothers Karamazov (version 2)
Described as the Great Book of Wonders by Arthur Miller, this everyday tale of fraternal affection, sibling rivalry, obsession, lust, parricide, family intrigue, spiritual faith, death by economic deprivation and...
46 hours 24 minutes
