Victorian Books

The Water Babies

The Water Babies

by Charles Kingsley

Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task,...

tags: fantasy, fiction, historical, fairy tales, classics, british literature, literature, 19th century, young adult, victorian, european literature, childrens

Sartor Resartus

Sartor Resartus

by Thomas Carlyle

Sartor ResartusSartor Resartus (The Tailor RetailoredThe Tailor Retailored) is ostensibly an introduction to a strange history of clothing by the German...

tags: philosophy, british literature, fiction, academic, school, victorian, literature, politics, 19th century, classics, european literature, novels, historical

The Clumsiest People in Europe

The Clumsiest People in Europe

by F. L. Mortimer

A caustic, cranky, and inadvertently hilarious look at foreign countries and their customs by a Victorian woman who rarely left the house.No matter who your...

tags: humor, travel, historical, victorian, 19th century, european literature, society, culture, nonfiction, literature, history, british literature, cultural

The Clumsiest People in Europe

The Clumsiest People in Europe

by Favell Lee Mortimer

A caustic, cranky, and inadvertently hilarious look at foreign countries and their customs by a Victorian woman who rarely left the house.No matter who your...

tags: humor, travel, historical, victorian, 19th century, european literature, society, culture, nonfiction, literature, history, british literature, cultural

Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough

Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough

by Charles Kingsley

From the coral reefs of the Barbados to the great sea battle with the Spanish Armada, this vibrant novel captures the daring spirit of Elizabethan adventurers...

tags: historical, 19th century, victorian, academic, school, historical fiction, classics, adventure, fiction, literature, childrens

The Victorian Age in Literature

The Victorian Age in Literature

by G.K. Chesterton

‘I was born a Victorian; and sympathise not a little with the serious Victorian Spirit.’ In this engaging and extremely personal account G K Chesterton...

tags: victorian, historical, writing, british literature, european literature, essays, language, classics, books about books, nonfiction, literature, history, criticism, literary criticism

Cassandra

by Florence Nightingale

The world knows Florence Nightingale as "the lady with the lamp"—the revered founder of nursing as a respectable profession for women. But few people are aware...

tags: feminism, historical, victorian, writing, academic, school, essays, womens, classics, nonfiction, read for school, history

Hypatia

by Charles Kingsley

This remarkable work examines the life and times of Hypatia, child of God and illuminator of mankind. Set in the early 5th century AD, the events and...

tags: historical, 19th century, victorian, historical fiction, european literature, classics, novels, science, fiction, literature, mathematics, british literature

Past and Present

Past and Present

by Thomas Carlyle

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books...

tags: nonfiction, history, historical, politics, victorian, classics, british literature, literature, 19th century, european literature, philosophy, essays, writing

Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography

Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography

by Charles Kingsley

WITH A MEMOIR BY THOMAS HUGHES ESQ. Q.C.

tags: historical, victorian, classics

Selected Writings

Selected Writings

by Thomas Carlyle

As a prophet and preacher, Carlyle was an important and controversial figure in nineteenth-century thought. Carlyle is best known for his impressionistic...

tags: philosophy, essays, history, victorian, literature, politics, writing, 19th century, classics, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, historical

Florence Nightingale - To Her Nurses (New Edition)

Florence Nightingale - To Her Nurses (New Edition)

by Florence Nightingale

A selection from miss Nightingale's addresses to probationers and nurses of the nightingale school at St. Thomases Hospital

tags: historical, victorian, nurses, nursing, history

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