Historical Fiction

Poems: The New Colossus
Emma Lazarus
1883
A powerful declaration of America's promise to embrace the world's downtrodden, speaking through the voice of the Statue of Liberty.
Clotel, or, The President’s Daughter
William Wells Brown
1853
A haunting tale of slavery, freedom, and the hidden lineage of America's powerful.
Shorts: The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield
1922
A sharp exploration of class disparity and personal awakening set against the backdrop of an affluent garden party.
Summer
Edith Wharton
1917
A poignant exploration of desire and disillusionment in a small New England town.
A Passage To India
E.M. Forster
1924
A profound exploration of cultural conflict and misunderstanding during the British Raj.
Oroonoko
Aphra Behn
1688
A tragic tale of nobility, betrayal, and love in the face of the brutal realities of slavery
The Painted Veil
W. Somerset Maugham
1925
A poignant exploration of love, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of colonial Hong Kong.
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
1926
A poignant exploration of love, disillusionment, and the aimless wanderings of the Lost Generation.
Silas Marner
George Eliot
1861
A tale of redemption and the transformative power of love set in a quaint English village.
Arrowsmith
Sinclair Lewis
1925
A gripping exploration of scientific integrity, ambition, and the quest for truth in early 20th-century America.