Edwardian

Books written during or set in the Edwardian era.
The Edwardian era in Great Britain is the period following the Victorian era, covering the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910. It is sometimes extended beyond Edward's death to include the four years leading up to World War I.
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Sisters of Fortune
The Housekeepers
Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen
An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)
Rotten to the Core (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #8)
An Act of Foul Play (Lady Hardcastle, #9)
A Beautiful Disguise (The Imposters, #1)
A Noble Scheme (The Imposters, #2)
An Honorable Deception (The Imposters, #3)
The Nature of a Lady (The Secrets of the Isles, #1)
The Fatal Flying Affair (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #7)
Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor
A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #10)
The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple
The Mistletoe Countess (Freddie & Grace Mystery, #1)
A Room with a View
Howards End
Maurice
The Secret Garden
Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
Snobbery with Violence (Edwardian Murder Mysteries, #1)
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
The Wind in the Willows
Think of England (England World, #2)
The Children's Book
Hasty Death (Edwardian Murder Mysteries, #2)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2)
The Governess of Highland Hall (Edwardian Brides, #1)
The Lost Heiress (Ladies of the Manor, #1)
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best 1900s Historical Fiction
158 books — 76 voters
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorListening for Lions by Gloria WhelanHattie Big Sky by Kirby LarsonVoyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteAnastasia by Carolyn Meyer
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1910s
177 books — 42 voters

A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth  EverettThe League of Gentlewomen Witches by India HoltonThe Siren of Sussex by Mimi MatthewsThe Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. GeorgeA Daring Pursuit by Kate Bateman
2022 Historical Romance (January - June)
225 books — 149 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHamlet by William Shakespeare
Best Books From Before 1950
543 books — 136 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareClockwork Prince by Cassandra ClareRebel Angels by Libba Bray
Victorian Paranormal YAs
146 books — 84 voters


Saki
It was one of those exuberant peaches that meet you halfway, so to speak, and are all over you in a moment.
saki, The Chronicles of Clovis

I’m sorry,” he said in a soft voice while leaning closer to her, “for taking liberties earlier. I hope I didn’t offend you.” “You kissed me,” she answered, equally quietly, then laughed out loud. “I was a little shocked at first, perhaps, but I’m over it.” “Over it?” His heart sank. Not the reaction he’d hoped. Perhaps he was out of practice. “I rather enjoyed it, if you must know. It has been a long time since I’ve had such a kiss. Nothing like a bold and lingering kiss. How I’ve missed it. ...more
Sherri Browning, Thornbrook Park

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