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Books of the 1810s

The Romantic era in full force — Austen at her height, Scott reinventing historical fiction. English literature was becoming self-conscious about what it could do. 12 titles in the catalogue from this decade.

Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen · 1811 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen · 1813 Editor's Choice Get it on Amazon →

Persuasion Jane Austen · 1817 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →

Frankenstein Mary Shelley · 1818 Essential Read See details →

Organon der rationellen Heilkunde Samuel Hahnemann · 1810 Recommended See details →

Emma Jane Austen · 1815 Recommended See details →

My bondage and my freedom Frederick Douglass · 1815 Recommended See details →

Rob Roy Sir Walter Scott · 1817 Recommended See details →

Biographia literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817 Recommended See details →

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text) Mary Shelley · 1818 Recommended See details →

Nightmare Abbey Thomas Love Peacock · 1818 Recommended See details →

The Vampyre John William Polidori · 1819 Recommended See details →

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