19th century

African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass tells his life story, describing his years as a slave and his escape in 1838, and reflecting upon life in the U.S. as a freedman. Includes explanatory notes, an introduction, and a further reading list.

Documents the history of the Goodridge studio, the most successful African-American photography establishment in the United States in the last half of the nineteenth century.

A collection of critical essays on Stendhal's novel "The Red and the Black" arranged in chronological order of publication.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement.

Sixth-grade art student Logan and his cousin Becca find themselves transported back to 1856 Le Havre, France, where they must somehow introduce the young caricaturist Claude Monet to the local artist Eugene Boudin, who history says convinced Monet to make the change to oil paints.

Examines the roles some women played during the Civil War including Clara Barton, who nursed the wounded; Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a former slave who spied on Jefferson Davis; Rose Greenhow, a Confederate spy; Harriett Tubman, an escaped slave who helped others to escape; and Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin.".

Presents the life and ideas of the renowned nineteenth-century American author.

Collects "Rags and Riches" and "A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time" in which Jack and his younger sister Annie travel in their magic treehouse to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol.".