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121 Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile by Herman Melville

Israel Potter leaves his home in Massachusetts to fight in the American Revolutionary War. After fighting at Bunker Hill, he is captured by the British.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Parody, Historical, War
Downloads: 50 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 368KB | 65,932 words | Posted:

122 The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe

A classic Gothic novel that combines mystery, suspense, romance, and the supernatural.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Horror
Tags: Romance, Horror, Historical, Mystery
Downloads: 23 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 758KB | 136,772 words | Posted:

123 Typee by Herman Melville

The book is based on the author's own real-life experiences in the South Pacific.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Historical, Travel
Downloads: 64 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 551KB | 98,512 words | Posted:

124 Tales and Stories by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

A collection of short fiction which includes Gothic fiction, moral tales, and historical narratives.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Horror
Tags: Romance, Horror, Historical, Gothic, Novel-Classic, Vignettes
Downloads: 20 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 701KB | 128,321 words | Posted:

125 Adam Bede by George Eliot

A hard-working carpenter who is in love with a vain and naive young woman who craves wealth and social advancement.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Spiritual
Tags: Spiritual, Religion, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 36 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 1124KB | 220,744 words | Posted:

126 Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

A complex Victorian novel which explores themes of identity, morality, society, and Zionism.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Spiritual, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 35 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 1692KB | 313,946 words | Posted:

127 The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a Romance by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

A historical novel that blends fact with fiction, focusing on the mysterious figure of Perkin Warbeck.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Romance, Drama, Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 42 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 1013KB | 183,921 words | Posted:

128 Romola by George Eliot

The story follows the intelligent and idealistic daughter of a blind classical scholar, Bardo Bardi.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 32 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 1232KB | 229,055 words | Posted:

129 Barnaby Rudge: a Tale of the Riots of Eighty by Charles Dickens

A kind-hearted young man, who lives with his mother, becomes an unwitting participant in the riots due to his loyalty and simplicity.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Romance, Historical, Gothic, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 57 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 1381KB | 258,360 words | Posted:

130 Charles Carleton Coffin by William Elliot Griffis

It presents the life, career, and legacy of Charles Carleton Coffin, a prominent American journalist, Civil War correspondent, and author.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Biography
Tags: Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 45 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 355KB | 62,496 words | Posted:
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