Terry Pratchett
Discworld Discworld - Industrial Revolution
1544 - The Truth - Terry Pratchett (2000)_yt
Fantasy Satire

The Truth – Terry Pratchett (2000)

In a city of schemes and shadows, a sharp-witted outsider ignites a revolution of truth with ink, type, and a printing press that refuses to stay silent.
Terry Pratchett
Discworld Discworld - Industrial Revolution
1550 - Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett (2003)_yt
Fantasy Satire

Monstrous Regiment – Terry Pratchett (2003)

In a war-torn land ruled by absurd dogma, a disguised soldier and her unlikely regiment challenge gender, faith, and power with grit, wit, and quiet rebellion.
Terry Pratchett
Discworld Discworld - Industrial Revolution
1552 - Going Postal - Terry Pratchett (2004)_yt
Fantasy Satire Science Fiction

Going Postal – Terry Pratchett (2004)

A condemned conman is given one impossible job: revive a haunted post office, outwit a corrupt empire, and deliver hope to a city that’s forgotten how to believe.
Terry Pratchett
Discworld Discworld - Industrial Revolution
1555 - Making Money - Terry Pratchett (2007)_yt
Fantasy Satire Young Adult

Making Money – Terry Pratchett (2007)

A charming conman is thrust into the chaos of banking, where trust is currency and illusion might just save the city - or send it tumbling into gold-plated ruin.
Terry Pratchett
Discworld Discworld - Industrial Revolution
1559 - Raising Steam - Terry Pratchett (2013)_yt
Adventure Fantasy Satire

Raising Steam – Terry Pratchett (2013)

Steam rises, tracks stretch across the land, and change barrels forward as Moist von Lipwig faces zealots, invention, and the unstoppable force of progress.
DH Lawrence
213 - Lady Chatterley's Lover - DH Lawrence (1928)
Romance Satire

Lady Chatterley’s Lover – DH Lawrence (1928)

Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence is a controversial novel exploring love, class, and passion in postwar England, challenging social and sexual norms.
William Makepeace Thackeray
222 - Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray (1847)
Satire

Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray (1847)

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray follows Becky Sharp’s rise and fall in 19th-century high society, contrasting her ambition with Amelia Sedley’s virtue.
Mark Twain
49 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain (1889)
Adventure Historical Satire

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court – Mark Twain (1889)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain follows Hank Morgan, a 19th-century American transported to medieval England, using modern knowledge to reshape history.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
87 - The Gambler - Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866)
Psychological Satire

The Gambler – Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866)

The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky follows Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor who becomes entangled in love and financial turmoil, leading him into a gambling obsession.
Edith Wharton
191 - The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton (1905)
Classics Satire

The House of Mirth – Edith Wharton (1905)

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton follows Lily Bart’s tragic downfall in New York high society as she struggles against rigid social expectations.