Social Llife & Customs Books

Rome in 1860

Edward Dicey

Rome in 1860 is a travel writing of Edward James Stephen Dicey, an English writer, journalist, and editor.Author's Introduction:My first recollections of Rome date from too long ago, and from too..

A House of Gentlefolk

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A House of Gentlefolk is a novel on Russia's social life and customs written by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, who was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popular..

Cousin Phillis

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Cousin Phillis is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell about Paul Manning, a youth of seventeen who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his second cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused..

Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.

Pierce Egan

Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Ch..

England, My England

D. H. Lawrence

England, My England is a collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence. Individual items were originally written between 1913 and 1921, many of them against the background of World War I. Most of thes..

Children of the Bush

Henry Lawson

Children of the Bush is a collection of Wonderful stories, sketches and poems about the friendships and hardships of the Australian bushmen. A truly memorable collection of great literary writing..

My Aunt Margaret's Mirror

Sir Walter Scott

My Aunt Margaret's Mirror is a Waverley novel written by Sir Walter Scott. Author's Introduction below.The species of publication which has come to be generally known by the title of ANNUAL,..

Five Hundred Dollars

Heman White Chaplin

Five Hundred Dollars is a social life and customs fiction written by Heman White Chaplin.Excerpts:Captain Philo's sail-loft was a pleasant place to sit in, and it was much frequented. At one end was a..