Manuel: A Tragedy
Manuel: A Tragedy, in Five Acts: As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane Author: Charles Robert MaturinPublisher: William ClowesPublication Year: 1817Language: EnglishBook […]
The Royal and Noble Lovers
The Royal and Noble Lovers: Or, the History of the Great Earl of Essex and Queen Elizabeth Author: UnknownPublisher: Ann Lemoine and […]
Durward and Isabelle
Durward and Isabelle Author: Unknown Publisher: Dean & Munday Publication Year: c. 1820s Language: English Book Dimensions: 11 cm x 16 cm […]
The Adventures of Capt. Duncan
Author: Mary Anne Radcliffe; Publication: 1802
Published under mysterious circumstances, this chapbook tracks a captain’s journey outside of England across land and sea.
The Castle Spectre; or, Family Horrors
Author: Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson; Publication: 1807
Set in Scotland, England, and Italy, this chapbook is a complicated tale of vengeance, violence, and long-lost love. And there’s a ghost!
The Secret Oath
Author: Mary Anne Radcliffe; Publication: 1802
This story follows a family left destitute after the French Revolution and their quest to start a new life. The only thing in their way is a string of murders.
The Affecting History of Louisa
Author: Unknown; Publication: 1804
Inspired by a George Henry Glasse translation, this chapbook connects the life of Louisa, a deranged wanderer of Bourton, England, to her greatest loss—the social denial of her identity as the German Emperor’s daughter.
Stories of the Ship
Author: Unknown; Publication: 1807
A collection of stories related to the sea and sailors, this chapbook includes humorous anecdotes as well as adventurous tales of heroic resilience.
Parental Murder
Author: Unknown; Publication: 1807
Set in the Italian countryside, this chapbook sees seemingly supernatural justice dealt after a deceitful and power-hungry prince murders his father, usurps the throne, and abducts his brother’s lover.
Mary, the Maid of the Inn
Author: Unknown; Publication: 1822
Featuring themes of superstition, mental illness, and moral dilemmas, this chapbook—adapted from a Robert Southey poem—follows Mary as she uncovers her betrothed’s crimes goes mad.
