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A Daughter of Raasay: A Tale of the '45William MacLeod Raine · 1902An illustrated 1902 historical romance novel set during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, told by a young Englishman drawn into gambling losses, rivalry with a scheming court adventurer, and the uprising that leads to Culloden.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'EightyCharles Dickens · 1841A historical novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1841, set around the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780 in London. It opens at an old inn near Epping Forest in 1775 and follows events building toward the riots.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Bristol Bells: A Story of the Eighteenth CenturyEmma Marshall · 1890A historical novel set in the eighteenth century, this story follows Bryda, a farm girl near Bristol, alongside fictional characters and the poet Thomas Chatterton, whose brief life is woven into the tale.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

CatrionaRobert Louis Stevenson · 1893An 1893 historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Catriona continues the story of David Balfour. Recently come into his inheritance in Edinburgh in 1751, David becomes entangled in dangerous political affairs involving the Lord Advocate and meets the Highlandwoman Catriona.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Devereux — CompleteEdward Bulwer Lytton · 1829An 1829 romance by Edward Bulwer Lytton, presented as the memoir of a man of adventure whose life spans war, love, ambition, and political intrigue in the eighteenth century, with historical figures such as Bolingbroke appearing in the narrative.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Doom CastleNeil Munro · 1901A 1901 novel by Neil Munro in which Count Victor, a French nobleman, arrives in Scotland near Doom Castle, where he is ambushed by outlaws and drawn into the intrigues of the surrounding Highlands.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — CompleteWalter Scott · 1815A complete 1815 edition of Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer, a Waverley-era tale of romance and adventure in which an astrologer's prophecy about a boy's fate at age twenty-one shapes the family's course.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer — CompleteWalter Scott · 1815An 1815 historical novel by Walter Scott, with illustrations, in which an astrologer's ominous prophecy at a boy's birth shapes the young man's sheltered upbringing as he approaches a fateful crisis at age twenty-one.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of ExileHerman Melville · 1855A novel by Herman Melville, published in 1855, about Israel Potter, a farmer from the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts who fights at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War and then lives through decades of exile, adventures, and hardship in Europe.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'Charles Edward Pearce · 1920A 1920 historical romance novel by Charles Edward Pearce, set in Georgian London around the creation of "The Beggar's Opera." It follows young street singer Lavinia Fenton, whom poet John Gay encounters in St. Giles and considers making a star.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth CenturyWalter Scott · 1824A historical novel by Walter Scott, published in 1824, set in eighteenth-century Scotland amid lingering Jacobite plots after the failed rebellion of 1745. The story follows conspiracies and adventures connected to the title character, Redgauntlet, drawing on the romance of that lost political cause.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Rob Roy — CompleteWalter Scott · 1817An 1817 historical novel by Walter Scott, presented as a newly edited narrative, set in early eighteenth-century Scotland and centered on the Highland outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor and the conflicts between the Highland clans and the civilized Lowlands near Glasgow.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Black DwarfWalter Scott · 1816An 1816 historical novel by Walter Scott, presented as one of the "Tales of my Landlord" supposedly collected by the fictional schoolmaster Jedediah Cleishbotham of Gandercleugh. Set in Scotland, it tells the story of its title character, a mysterious dwarf.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Bride of LammermoorWalter Scott · 1819A historical novel by Walter Scott, published in 1819, based on a Scottish family legend. It retells the tragic tale of a bride forced by her parents to break a secret engagement and marry another, with fatal consequences on the wedding night.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Heart of Mid-Lothian, CompleteWalter Scott · 1818An 1818 historical novel by Walter Scott, part of the Tales of My Landlord series, set in Scotland and centering on the 1736 Porteous Riot in Edinburgh and the story of the Deans family.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen AnneWilliam Makepeace Thackeray · 1852A historical novel, published in 1852, presented as the memoir of Colonel Henry Esmond, an officer in Queen Anne's service. Framed by his Virginia family's preface, it recounts his life and adventures in England during the early eighteenth century.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English HistoryVictor Hugo · 1869A historical romance novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1869, following a traveling performer named Ursus, his trained wolf, and a mysterious orphaned child as their lives unfold in seventeenth-century England, involving nobility, intrigue, and the court of Queen Anne.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's TaleRobert Louis Stevenson · 1889An 1889 adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, told as a family steward's narrative, following the fraternal feud between the Master of Ballantrae and his brother after the Master joins the 1745 Jacobite rising and wanders abroad.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Passionate ElopementCompton MacKenzie · 1911A satirical romance novel published in 1911, set in the Georgian-era spa town of Curtain Wells, where Beau Ripple, young lovers, and other fashionable characters pursue flirtations and courtship that lead toward the elopement of the title.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Pirate Andrew Lang EditionWalter Scott · 1822A historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1822, part of the Waverley Novels and set in the Orkney and Shetland islands, drawing on local legends and the story of a real pirate. This 1893 illustrated edition includes introductions, notes, and glossaries by Andrew Lang.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Yeoman AdventurerGeorge W. Gough · 1920A 1920 adventure novel by George W. Gough, set in 1745 England, in which a young yeoman farmer, restless with his quiet life while his friend serves in a dragoon regiment, is drawn from his fishing into a journey involving highwaymen, Jacobite intrigue, and Bonnie Prince Charlie.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years sinceWalter Scott · 1814A historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1814, following the young Englishman Edward Waverley as he travels in Scotland and becomes involved in Highland life, love, and political intrigue sixty years before the time of writing. This 1893 edition includes an introductory essay and notes by Andrew Lang.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية