The Best 19th Century Books of All Time
Immerse yourself in captivating worlds and unforgettable stories with our guide to the most-read books. Discover a selection that spans timeless classics to modern bestsellers, each continuing to enchant new readers.
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I
(The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1 / 2)
Release date: 2000
A Christmas Carol
Category: Horror, Fantasy, Ghosts, 19th century, Christmas Fiction, Novella, Holiday/Seasonal, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1843
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Category: Fantasy, Hugo Award, Mythopoeic Awards, Fairies, 19th century, Historical Fantasy, World Fantasy Award, Locus Award, Alternate History
Release date: 2004
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #3 / 9)
Category: Crime Fiction, Collection, Sherlock Holmes, Cozy Mystery, Translation, 19th century, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1892
Drood
by Dan Simmons
Category: Horror, 19th century, Charles Dickens Retelling, Retellings, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Release date: 2009
Beneath London
(Langdon St. Ives #6 / 6)
Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction, 19th century, Occult Detective, Steampunk, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release date: 2015
The Casefiles of Mr. J.G. Reeder
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Short Stories, Collection, Cozy Mystery, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Weird Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Release date: 2010
Night Shivers: The Ghost Stories of Mrs J.H. Ridell
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Collection, Banshee, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Mystery
Release date: 2008
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes
Category: Fantasy, Occult Detective, Sherlock Holmes, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1999
The Elemental
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Vampires, Short Stories, Collection, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1919
A Study in Scarlet
(Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #1 / 9)
Category: Sherlock Holmes, Cozy Mystery, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1887
The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate
by Adam Roberts
Category: Science Fiction, Sherlock Holmes, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Retellings, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Release date: November 2023
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
(Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #4 / 9)
Category: Short Stories, Collection, Sherlock Holmes, Cozy Mystery, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Release date: 1894
The Sign of Four
(Sherlock Holmes - The Original Stories #2 / 9)
Category: Cozy Mystery, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1890
I Am Stone
(British Library Tales of the Weird #25 / 80)
Category: Horror, Short Stories, Collection, Anthology, Witches, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Weird Fiction, Historical Fiction
Release date: August 2021
Sherlock Holmes - A Betrayal in Blood
(The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Occult Detective, Sherlock Holmes, 19th century, Vampires, Mystery, Historical Fiction
Release date: March 2017
Sherlock Holmes
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Short Stories, Collection, Anthology, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, 19th century, Sherlock Holmes, Crime Fiction, Weird Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Release date: 2008
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories
(Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
Category: Horror, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Anthology, Historical Fiction
Release date: 1996
Kim
Release date: 1901
The Horla
Release date: 1887
Indian Ghost Stories
(Flame Tree 451)
by Dr. Mithuraaj Dhusiya (Editor)
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology, Historical Fiction
Release date: November 2023
Mr. Mukerji's Ghosts
by S. Mukerji
Category: Horror, Collection, Anthology, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories
Release date: 1917
The Phantom Ship
Release date: 1838
Danse Macabre
(British Library Tales of the Weird #75 / 80)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Regency, Gothic Horror, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Anthology, Historical Fiction
Release date: July 16, 2026
The Debutante Detective
(The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
by Bruce Rule
Release date: July 7, 2026
Green Unpleasant Land
(Green Unpleasant Land Cycle #1 / 2)
by Matt Thomas
Category: Horror, Cthulhu, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Steampunk, Historical Fiction, Alternate History, Thriller
Release date: May 8, 2025
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Rhoda Broughton
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
Category: Horror, 19th century, Gothic Horror, Short Stories, Collection, Psychological Horror, Historical Fiction
Release date: September 17, 2025
Hunted Highways
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #12 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Occult Detective, Devil, Vampires, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Paranormal Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Sherlock Holmes, Novella, Anthology, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: January 21, 2024
By the Night Express and Other Tales
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Collection, Mystery
Release date: 2024
At the Eleventh Hour and Other Tales
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror
Release date: October 31, 2024
An Unholy Triquetra
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #9 / 12)
Category: Horror, Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, 19th century, Fairy Tale, Anthology, Novella, Celtic Mythology, Sherlock Holmes, Mythology, Dark Fiction, Mystery
Release date: August 2023
Head of Zeus Observations by Gaslight Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes.
by Lyndsay Faye
Category: Collection, Sherlock Holmes, 19th century, Crime Fiction, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Release date: January 2023
The Dead Shall Rise
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #10 / 12)
Category: Horror, Splatterpunk, Zombies, 19th century, Sherlock Holmes, Novella, Occult Detective, Anthology, Mystery, Small Town
Release date: August 2023
Vandal
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #6 / 12)
Category: Horror, Fantasy, Novella, Psychological Thriller, Paranormal Fantasy, 19th century, Anthology, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: February 2023
Celtic Weird
(British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares)
by Johnny Mains
Category: Horror, Fantasy, Anthology, Celtic Mythology, Gothic Horror, Ghosts, 19th century, Psychological Horror, Weird Fiction, Short Stories, Mythology, Historical Fiction
Release date: September 2023
Little Mutilations
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #7 / 12)
Category: Horror, Psychological Thriller, 19th century, Splatterpunk, Anthology, Novella, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: April 2023
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