The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass  |
| Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895) |
Narrative is a memoir written by the famous orator, statesman, and freed slave Frederick Douglass. Along with Uncle Tom's Cabin, it fuelled the abolitionist movement in nineteenth century United States. It is a fascinating account by a man who managed to teach himself to read by observation and eventually escape to freedom. Inspirational. |
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| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) |
Set in the mid 1800s before the Civil War, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, drift on their raft down the Mississippi River. As they journey, adventure beckons bringing them closer whilst exposing entrenched values and attitudes as large blemishes on the Southern landscape. Controversial when first published. Paradigm shifting. Regarded as a masterpiece of American Literature. Listed as No.5 by Time magazine in its list of "10 Greatest Books of All Time", January 2007. |
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| War and Peace |
| Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) |
War and Peace is the critically acclaimed epic novel by Leo Tolstoy. Set between 1805 - 1813, it tells of the Napoleonic wars and in particular Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Against this backdrop, Tolstoy tells the story of various Russian aristocratic families - their personal lives, fortunes, loves and dramas. Ranked No.3 on Time magazine's list of the "10 Greatest Books of all time", January 2007. |
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| Barriers Burned Away |
| Edward Payson Roe (1838 - 1888) |
1872 Best Seller.
In his day E. P. Roe was a bigger seller than Mark Twain.
A story of the Chicago fire.
"We accord a hearty commendation to this work. The narrative is vigorous, often intense, but rarely if ever melodramatic.
Its language is usually no less chaste than forcible and impressive.
It betrays a power of invention and description which is not met with every day in the best of writers of popular fiction."
-- Dr. Ripley, in the New York Tribune (contemporary review)
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| Beautiful Joe |
| Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861 - 1947) |
1894 Best Seller.
A fictionalised 'autobiography' of the true story of a dog named 'Beautiful Joe'.
Joe's abusive original owner savagely mistreated him.
The book became very popular and greatly contributed to the worldwide awareness of animal cruelty.
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| Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush |
| Ian Maclaren (1850 - 1907) |
1895 Best Seller.
Sketches of rural Scottish life based on the authors experiences as a minister in Perthshire.
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| Beulah |
| Augusta Evans (1835 - 1909) |
1859 Best Seller.
The novel follows the orphaned Beulah from childhood in the Antebellum South through a troubled and stormy struggle for independence.
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