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Fiction — Editor’s Selection

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Randvar the songsmith — Edition ... Authors: Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. ...
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Valperga Volume 2 (of 3) or, The... Authors: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecr...
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The Captain of the Janizaries A ... Authors: Ludlow, James M. (James M...
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Callista : a Tale of the Third C... Authors: Newman, John Henry, 1801-...
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The Sword Maker — Text and Context Authors: Barr, Robert, 1850-1912
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Chivalry: Dizain des Reines — Re... Authors: Cabell, James Branch, 187...
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The Prince of India; Or, Why Con... Authors: Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
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Vittoria — Complete — Inside the... Authors: Meredith, George, 1828-1909
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Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third ... Authors: Ware, William, 1797-1852
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The Dark Forest — Key Ideas to E... Authors: Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941
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54-40 or Fight — A Reader’s Guide Authors: Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923...
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The Sun King — Context and Discu... Authors: Derreaux, Gaston
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The Red Badge of Courage: An Epi... Authors: Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900
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The White Company — Themes and C... Authors: Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859...
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Fix bayonets! — Reading Notes Authors: Thomason, John W., Jr. (J...
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The great Roxhythe — Reading Notes Authors: Heyer, Georgette, 1902-1974
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The rebellion of the Princess — ... Authors: Taylor, Mary Imlay, 1878-...
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The flight of the heron — Themes... Authors: Broster, D. K. (Dorothy K...
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The doom trail — Story, Setting ... Authors: Smith, Arthur D. Howden (...
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The Rover — Edition Insights Authors: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
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ASAMB Historical Fiction Collection is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Fiction. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This collection of 91 historical fiction titles spans ancient worlds, medieval stories, modern history, and war and society. It includes works by James Fenimore Cooper, George Meredith, Fanny Burney, Walter Scott, Lew Wallace, Mary Shelley, James Branch Cabell, and H. Rider Haggard. Featured books include The Red Badge of Courage, The Last of the Mohicans, The Spy, The Pilot, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Black Arrow.

Subjects range from the French Revolution and the American Civil War to frontier life and the Middle Ages. Readers will find stories of kings and rulers, refugees, adventure, love, and fantasy. This library is a resource for exploring history through fiction, with each book selected for its narrative and historical context.

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