19th century

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19th century

Pride and prejudice

In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

Emma

A novel of Regency England that centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.

The book boat's in

On a book boat on the Erie Canal in the 1800s, Jessie spots a used copy of The Swiss Family Robinson, then works very hard all week to earn the money he needs to buy it.

Magic in the outfield

Griffith, Ruby, and Graham Payne hit the road with the Travelin' Nine barnstorming baseball team in 1899, armed with a mysterious ball given to them by their Uncle Owen that their dad used before his death, and that gives them unexplained power.

In search of Watson

The Baker Street Irregulars return to help Sherlock Holmes with a strange mystery involving murder, abduction, and a search for lost treasure, and when a personal friend of Holmes disappears, the gang tries to determine whether there is a traitor in their ranks.

The mystery of the conjured man

The ragtag group of orphan boys known as the Baker Street Irregulars faces shady characters and seemingly real ghosts when they assist the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, in investigating the mysterious death of Greta Berlinger during a s?ance.

The professor's daughter

The daughter of a renowned archeologist and the well-preserved Imhotep IV, who has just woken up after a 3,000 year sleep, fall in love, but many things stand in their way, not the least of which is her father, who plans to put Imhotep on permanent display at the British museum.

Meet Marie-Grace

Marie-Grace Gardner, having arrived in New Orleans and met the talented opera singer Mademoiselle Oc?ana, wishes to take voice lessons and become friends with C?cile Rey, a student of Mademoiselle, and hopes an unexpected adventure will help her feel at home in the city.

Great expectations

The story of Pip, an orphan in Victorian England who is informed one day that he has "great expectations" and is to be educated and reared as a gentleman.

Meet C?cile

C?cile Rey looks forward to having a one-of-a-kind costume at Mardi Gras and her brother's return from France, while forming a friendship and having a daring adventure with Marie-Grace Gardner.

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