Backlist Bookshelf Challenge - hosted by mtownreads

A book that takes place before the year 1940
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Plumb by George Bacovia

Plumb

George Bacovia

279 pages • first pub 1916 (editions)

fiction classics poetry reflective slow-paced
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul

Eleanor Herman

10 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history science true crime challenging informative medium-paced
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

The Chosen and the Beautiful

Nghi Vo

262 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
Worlds of Ink and Shadow: A Novel of the Brontës by Lena Coakley

Worlds of Ink and Shadow: A Novel of the Brontës

Lena Coakley

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older

Dactyl Hill Squad

Dactyl Hill Squad #1

Daniel José Older

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical middle grade adventurous fast-paced
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes

London Highwaymen #2

Cat Sebastian

350 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Prâslea cel voinic şi merele de aur. by Petre Ispirescu
Prâslea cel voinic şi merele de aur.
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Petre Ispirescu

Prâslea cel voinic şi merele de aur.

Petre Ispirescu

10 pages • first pub 1862 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens literary short stories
My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Larissa Zageris, Kitty Curran

My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel

Larissa Zageris, Kitty Curran

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced