The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bi...
Henry Stanton was appalled at the shocking lack of information given to young people about sex and reproduction in his time. He felt this was a crime...
This surprisingly explicit sample of Victorian erotica follows the sexual awakening and subsequent adventures of its author, Kate Percival, the "belle...
These are a collection of sixteen satiric monologues where Juvenal does his best to poke his finger in the eye of the Roman society of his day for not...
The story is set in the Franco-Prussian War and follows a group of French residents of Rouen, recently occupied by the Prussian army. The ten travelle...
A Daughter of the Snows is Jack London's first novel. Set in the Yukon, it tells the story of Frona Welse, "a Stanford graduate and physical Valkyrie"...
The story centres on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren and her daughter, Vivie. Mrs. Warren, a former prostitute and current brothel owner, is...
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is novella by American author Stephen Crane . The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to...
Nana tells the story of Nana Coupeau's rise from streetwalker to high-class prostitute during the last three years of the French Second Empire. Nana f...
Tom Jones is considered one of the first prose works describable as a novel. The novel is divided into 18 smaller books. Tom Jones is a foundling disc...
Resurrection is the last of Tolstoy's major fiction works published in his lifetime. Tolstoy intended the novel as an exposition of injustice of man-m...
Resurrection is a novel by Leo Tolstoy that explores themes of redemption, social justice, and the hypocrisy of institutionalized religion. The story...
Set in the underbelly of 19th-century Paris, "The Mysteries of Paris" delves into the lives of the city's inhabitants, from the destitute and downtrod...
Ball of Fat is a powerful and moving story set during the Franco-Prussian War. It follows a group of travelers as they make their way across occupied...
This book is a collection of essays by Josephine Butler, a prominent British feminist and social reformer of the Victorian era. Butler was a passionat...
William Sanger's "History of Prostitution" is a significant work that explores the social, moral, and public health aspects of prostitution in the 19t...
In her diary, the young Thymian gives a gripping account of her tragic fate. Thymian's story is a poignant indictment of the social forces that drive...
Imado Shinjū, by Ryūrō Hirotsu, is a poignant tale set in the Yoshiwara district of Edo-era Japan, a place known for its legal prostitution. The story...
Save the Girls is a stark and cautionary tale that reflects the moral anxieties of late 19th-century America. Mason Long, a reformed gambler, uses hi...
Mrs. Warren's Daughter continues the narrative of George Bernard Shaw's play, exploring Vivie Warren's journey as she becomes involved in the Suffragi...
Adventures of Roderick Random follows the protagonist, Roderick Random, as he navigates the harsh realities of 18th century England. Born an orphan an...
O Cortiço, a masterpiece by Aluísio Azevedo, is a powerful and unflinching portrayal of life in a tenement building in late 19th-century Rio de Janeir...
Guy Thornton's firsthand account of his experiences as a military chaplain with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during World War I o...
