The Cricket on the Hearth – Charles Dickens (1845)
A mysterious guest, a warm hearth, and the song of a cricket guide a humble family through secrets, suspicion, and the quiet triumph of love and trust.
Classics
Fantasy
Historical
Restart Reading
Classics
Historical
Romance
The Cossacks – Leo Tolstoy (1863)
A restless soul seeks meaning in the wild Caucasus, only to find that love, identity, and belonging are not as easily claimed as the freedom he yearns to embrace.
Classics
Historical
One of Ours – Willa Cather (1922)
One of Ours by Willa Cather follows Claude Wheeler’s search for purpose, leading him from rural Nebraska to the battlefields of World War I.
Historical
Romance
Satire
Love and Friendship – Jane Austen (1787)
A satirical epistolary novella, Love and Friendship showcases Austen’s sharp wit as she humorously critiques romantic absurdities and social conventions.
Classics
Historical
Supernatural
The Minister’s Black Veil – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1836)
A mysterious veil shrouds a minister’s face, casting a haunting light on hidden sins and isolating truths that linger long after the final breath is drawn.
Classics
Historical
Crome Yellow – Aldous Huxley (1921)
A witty satire of post-WWI England, set in a country estate where eccentric guests discuss art, love, and the absurdities of modern life.
Historical
Romance
Learned by Heart – Emma Donoghue (2023)
In a world of rigid rules and whispered desires, two schoolgirls forge a secret love that defies time, memory, and the silence history demands of them.
Historical
Romance
Stern Men – Elizabeth Gilbert (2000)
A witty coming-of-age novel about Ruth Thomas, a headstrong woman caught in family feuds and the male-dominated world of Maine lobster fishing.
Historical
Mystery
Romance
The Sealed Letter – Emma Donoghue (2008)
A chance encounter rekindles a lost friendship, igniting scandal, betrayal, and a fierce reckoning in the shadowed halls of Victorian justice and society.
Classics
Historical
Meridian – Alice Walker (1976)
A woman walks through the fire of history and silence, choosing compassion over violence in a world that demands blood to believe in change.