The Best 19th Century Books of the 2020's
Discover the captivating worlds of the best 19th century books from the 2020s decade (2020-2029).
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The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate
by Adam Roberts
Category: Science Fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Retellings, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: November 14, 2023
I Am Stone
(British Library Tales of the Weird #25 / 78)
Category: Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Witches, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, 19th century, Historical Fiction
Release date: August 19, 2021
Indian Ghost Stories
(Flame Tree 451)
by Dr. Mithuraaj Dhusiya (Editor)
Category: Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Historical Fiction
Release date: November 28, 2023
Danse Macabre
(British Library Tales of the Weird #75 / 78)
by Mike Ashley
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Regency, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Historical Fiction
Release date: July 16, 2026
Green Unpleasant Land
(Green Unpleasant Land Cycle #1 / 2)
by Matt Thomas
Category: Horror, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Cthulhu, Steampunk, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Release date: May 8, 2025
By the Night Express and Other Tales
Category: Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Mystery
Release date: 2024
At the Eleventh Hour and Other Tales
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Splatterpunk, Weird Fiction, 19th century, Ghosts
Release date: October 31, 2024
Celtic Weird
(British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares)
by Johnny Mains
Category: Fantasy, Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Celtic Mythology, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, Mythology, Historical Fiction
Release date: September 12, 2023
Penny Bloods
(British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares)
Category: Horror, Witches, Anthology, Short Stories, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Gothic Horror, Historical Fiction
Release date: September 7, 2023
This Strange Engine
(Strange Engine Series #1 / 3)
by Philip Ligon
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Magical Realism, Steampunk, 19th century, Alternate History, Historical Fiction
Release date: August 17, 2022
This Mysterious Engine
(Strange Engine Series #2 / 3)
by Philip Ligon
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Magical Realism, Steampunk, 19th century, Alternate History, Historical Fiction
Release date: August 17, 2022
This Deadly Engine
(Strange Engine Series #3 / 3)
by Philip Ligon
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk, 19th century, Science Fantasy, Childrens, Magical Realism, Young Adult, Alternate History, Historical Fiction
Release date: August 17, 2022
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Barry Pain-Volume 1
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
by Barry Pain
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Historical Fiction
Release date: May 4, 2022
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Barry Pain-Volume 2
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
by Barry Pain
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Gothic Horror
Release date: May 4, 2022
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Barry Pain-Volume 3
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
by Barry Pain
Category: Horror, Anthology, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Gothic Horror, Historical Fiction
Release date: May 4, 2022
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Five
(The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories #5 / 5)
Category: Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Christmas Fiction, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Holiday/Seasonal, Historical Fiction
Release date: December 1, 2021
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Grant Allen: Volume 1
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
by Grant Allen
Category: Science Fiction, Horror, 19th century, Gothic Horror, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror
Release date: January 13, 2020
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Grant Allen: Volume 2
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
by Grant Allen
Category: Science Fiction, Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Anthology, Collection, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror
Release date: January 13, 2020
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume 4
(The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories #4 / 5)
Category: Horror, Gothic Horror, Christmas Fiction, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Ghosts, Holiday/Seasonal
Release date: December 1, 2020
The Debutante Detective
(The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
by Bruce Rule
Release date: July 7, 2026
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Rhoda Broughton
(Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction)
Category: Horror, Collection, Short Stories, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Gothic Horror, Historical Fiction
Release date: September 17, 2025
Hunted Highways
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #12 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, 19th century, Psychological Thriller, Paranormal Fantasy, Sherlock Holmes, Novella, Devil, Occult Detective, Anthology, Vampires, Psychological Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: January 21, 2024
Vandal
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #6 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Novella, Anthology, 19th century, Psychological Thriller, Paranormal Fantasy, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: February 21, 2023
Little Mutilations
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #7 / 12)
Category: Horror, Novella, Anthology, Splatterpunk, 19th century, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: April 25, 2023
Sherlock Holmes and The Arcana of Madness
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #11 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal Fantasy, Sherlock Holmes, Novella, Occult Detective, Anthology, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Thriller, Mystery, Small Town
Release date: October 27, 2023
Against the Clock
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #8 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, 19th century, Paranormal Fantasy, Sherlock Holmes, Novella, Anthology, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Small Town, Time Travel
Release date: May 8, 2023
An Unholy Triquetra
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #9 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal Fantasy, Sherlock Holmes, Celtic Mythology, Novella, Anthology, Fairy Tale, 19th century, Mythology, Dark Fiction, Mystery
Release date: August 2, 2023
The Dead Shall Rise
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #10 / 12)
Category: Horror, Sherlock Holmes, Novella, Occult Detective, Anthology, Splatterpunk, Zombies, 19th century, Mystery, Small Town
Release date: August 22, 2023
Head of Zeus Observations by Gaslight Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes.
by Lyndsay Faye
Category: Collection, Short Stories, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Sherlock Holmes, Historical Fiction, Thriller
Release date: January 1, 2023
Sherlock Holmes: The Monster of the Mere
(The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
Category: Horror, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Occult Detective, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: June 20, 2023
West of Hell
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #2 / 12)
Category: Horror, Psychological Thriller, Novella, Anthology, Weird Fiction, 19th century, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Western
Release date: September 15, 2022
October's End
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #3 / 12)
Category: Horror, Novella, Anthology, 19th century, Psychological Thriller, Halloween Fiction, Holiday/Seasonal, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: October 5, 2022
Halloween Beyond
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #4 / 12)
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Halloween Fiction, Novella, Anthology, 19th century, Psychological Thriller, Paranormal Fantasy, Holiday/Seasonal, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: October 19, 2022
Monsters
(Dark Tide Horror Novellas #5 / 12)
Category: Horror, Novella, Anthology, Splatterpunk, 19th century, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Small Town
Release date: December 13, 2022
Cleopatra's Dagger
Release date: April 1, 2022
Victorian Ghost Stories
(Flame Tree 451)
Category: Horror, Ghosts, Gothic Horror, Anthology, Short Stories, Weird Fiction, Psychological Horror, 19th century, Historical Fiction
Release date: December 13, 2022
The Railway Detective's Christmas Case
(Railway Detective #21 / 26)
Category: Christmas Fiction, Crime Fiction, 19th century, Cozy Mystery, Holiday/Seasonal, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: October 20, 2022
The Adventure of the Bloody Duck
Release date: May 16, 2022
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