Historical Stories

An American journalist living in Paris, is part of a circle of disillusioned expatriates.

A handsome, intelligent, and egotistical young man as he comes of age in early 20th-century America.

A young boy is disfigured by a group of child traffickers who carve a permanent smile into his face.

The Pyncheon family live in a gloomy mansion known as the House of the Seven Gables.

A boy is born in a workhouse in a poor town. His mother dies after childbirth, leaving him an orphan.

A mill owner is trying to introduce labor-saving machinery to his textile factory. This angers local workers, who fear unemployment.

A semi-autobiographical novel that explores life aboard a U.S. Navy warship based on Melville’s own experiences.

A political and historical narrative written chronicling the events surrounding Napoléon Bonaparte’s coup d’état.

A young American sailor who abandons his whaling ship along with a shipmate while docked in the Marquesas Islands.

A social critique centered on a kind, modest young woman born and raised in Marshalsea Prison for Debt in London.