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The Little White HorseNovel
Elizabeth Goudgestandalone novel1946
About coming of age, set in countryside & village.
“Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England.”
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The Raven KingSeries
series13 books1996
Historical fantasy, about fae, set in 19th century and british isles.
“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
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The Sea LadyNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1902
About forbidden love.
“The inspiration for the novel came when Wells caught a glimpse of May Nisbet, the daughter of The Times drama critic, John Ferguson Nisbet, in a bathing suit during her visit to Sandgate.”
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The Water-BabiesNovel
Charles Kingsleystandalone novel1863
Satire, about coming of age.
The Wonderful VisitNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1895
Satire, about angels.
“With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognised in Wells's time.”
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Sylvie and BrunoSeries
series4 books1867
completed
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in 19th century and british isles.
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