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Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard Alexandre Dumas · 1848 · ★ 4.0 · 462p · ≈ 15h · Challenging In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. They chronicled the adventures of a young man named D'Artagnan who, upon… Shares Histoire, Historical Fiction, Romans, History

White Nights

White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1961 · ★ 4.1 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a poignant short story about love, loneliness, and fleeting human connections. Set in St. Petersburg during the ethereal "white nights" of summer, it follows a dreamy, solitary narrator who meets a young woman named Nastenka. Over four nights, he shares his fantasies and feelings, while she confides her longing for a lost lover. As the narrator falls in love… Shares Continental european fiction, Histoire, Romans, History

Pan Michael An historical novel Henryk Sienkiewicz · 1893 · ★ 5.0 · 542p · ≈ 18h · Challenging The third and final book of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy takes a closer and more intimate look at one of the series’ protagonists: Pan Michael Volodyovski. The Polish Commonwealth has been through intense periods of war, and the peace that follows leaves one of its greatest heroes, Pan Michael, finally free to marry his beloved Panna Anusia. But in a twist of fate, she falls ill and dies, leaving… Shares Historical Fiction, History

St. George and St. Michael George MacDonald · 1876 · 450p · ≈ 15h · Challenging It was the middle of autumn, and had rained all day. Through the lozenge-panes of the wide oriel window the world appeared in the slowly gathering dusk not a little dismal. The drops that clung trickling to the dim glass added rain and gloom to the landscape beyond, whither the eye passed, as if vaguely seeking that help in the distance, which the dripping hollyhocks and sodden sunflowers… Shares Historical Fiction, History

Coach

Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares Histoire, History

Notre Dame de Paris Victor Hugo · 1831 · ★ 4.0 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In fifteenth-century Paris, a disfigured man named Quasimodo, who was abandoned as an infant in the cathedral of Notre-Dame and now lives in its bell tower, must come to the aid of a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda after she repels the advances of the cruel archdeacon Don Claude Frollo. Shares French language, Continental european fiction, Romans, History

Les Dieux Ont Soif Anatole France · 1900 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares French language, Continental european fiction, Histoire, History with this book.

The Gadfly Ethel Lilian Voynich · 1897 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Gadfly was published in 1897, and its original publishers feared a hostile public reaction to its theme of revolution. Instead, it quickly became a classic of socialism, one of the very first politically aware novels. A story of love and conspiracy, it was based in part on the early life of Sidney Rosenblum, better known as "Reilly Ace of Spies" -- Voynich's boyfriend at the time. Shares Continental european fiction, Historical Fiction, History

In Freedom's Cause G. A. Henty · 1884 · ★ 5.0 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Challenging At the turn of the fourteenth century in Scotland, young Archie Forbes becomes involved with both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence from English rule. Shares Histoire, Historical Fiction, Romans, History

By Pike And Dyke A Tale Of The Rise Of The Dutch Republic G. A. Henty · 1880 · ★ 3.7 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Challenging A young man who is half Dutch and half English becomes involved in the Dutch revolt against Spain. He reports on the battles of Den Briel, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Leiden, and Antwerp. Prequel of By England's aid. Shares Netherlands, Histoire, Romans, History

Vingt ans apres̀ Alexandre Dumas · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 754p · ≈ 25h · Demanding Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, and in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. The quartet of musketeers come out of retirement to cross swords with time,… Shares Continental european fiction, Histoire, Historical Fiction, Romans

Deadly Wedding

Deadly Wedding Kate Parker · 2016 · 313p · ≈ 10h · Moderate New Cover. Corrections to Americanisms. Same great story. It's a challenge finding a killer when everyone in the family wanted the old man dead.Spring, 1938. Olivia Denis is ridiculed by her aristocratic, wealthy cousins. A weekend spent in their ancient mansion for an extravagant wedding feels like torture.On the morning of the wedding, the bride's grandfather is found brutally murdered. Then… Shares Histoire, Romans, History

Legion of the Dead Paul Stewart · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "The corpses swayed where they stood, their bony arms outstretched before them and tattered sleeves hanging limply in the foggy air. I smelled the sourness of the sewers about them; that, and the sweet whiff of death. Their sunken eyes bored into mine. I was surrounded. . . ." Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, delivering messages and running errands all over the city, day and night. Gangland… Shares Histoire, Historical Fiction, Romans, History

Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo · 1995 · ★ 4.5 · 626p · ≈ 20h · Challenging Shares Continental european fiction, Histoire, Romans, History with this book.

Proposal

Proposal Meg Cabot · 2016 · ★ 3.9 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Light The short story Mediator fans everywhere have been waiting years to read… a fun, fast-paced, never-before-read scene in which Suze Simon agrees to marry her no-longer-dead ghost boyfriend, Jesse de Silva!The last place Suze Simon expects to find herself during Valentine’s Day is a cemetery. But that’s what happens when you’re a mediator—cursed with the “gift” of communicating with the dead.That’s… Shares Romans

Home as found James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 · ★ 5.0 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Historical Fiction with this book.

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History