17thcentury Stories

Anubhav Singh has spent years coming to the same bookshop in Jodhpur. Same shelves. Same silence. Same books. Until one afternoon, a girl walks in - face wrapped in black cloth, eyes uncovered, looking for a book she cannot find. She calls herself Radha. She speaks softly. She loves books the way most people love air - quietly, completely, without thinking about it. He helps her find her book. She smiles with her eyes. And just like that, without meaning to, without knowing it - he starts looking forward to afternoons. She comes back. They talk between pages and comfortable silences. He knows almost nothing about her. She never takes off the cloth. But somehow it doesn't matter. He thinks this is the beginning of something beautiful. But he has no idea. "Naam puchha. Radha boli. Aur usne sach maan liya."

The story I made for the Wittebane brothers. How they became who they were, going from the best of friends, to enemies, how Philip became Belos. How, who, and why.

A short story about a Spanish worker called Luis, used to the everyday life of his workplace when a new arrival, Benjamin, turns his life upside down.

The Song of Vaiya continues... the Master's will be done With the World now cleansed... it may breathe again From the Ildier, the Vir, the Duwod... let the new kin come The World's cycle continues...

Hungary 28th March 1609, Anna Darvulia receives a visit from a mysterious woman, the countess Elizabeth Bathory. This countess, so feared by citizens, visits her for a proposal... Will Anna agree? Are the stories about Elizabeth, that terrify people so much, true? What will Anna find out?

Captain Salazar's pride was his downfall. Driven by ego in life, and now revenge in death, he and the crew of the Silent Mary are now muertos vivientes, living dead, coursing with hatred for the Sparrow and the quest for retribution. Now confined in the infamous Devil's Triangle, Salazar and his officers await the day Jack Sparrow betrays the bewitched compass and sets them free so they can once again terrorize the sea, in search of pirate blood. However, as the crew aboard the Silent Mary resign to their doomed existence, they encounter someone, or something, within the triangle. The officers inform Salazar of glimpses of a masked specter, and mysterious whispers of songs that seem like a chorus of souls intoning in unison. What fate lies in store when the ill-fated crew and their Capitán come face to face with another inhabitant of this Hell on Earth? (Cover is not mine) Crossposted from AO3

‘Of INK, WIT and INTRIGUE, Lord Rochester, in Chains of Quicksilver',. formerly ‘Rochester Unveiled', has been PUBLISHED under the author name of Susan Cooper-Bridgewater with this new cover design. The PAPERBACK and E-BOOK are both NOW OUT. You can purchase either through my Matador web page: http://www.troubador.co.uk/book_info.asp?bookid=2570 It is also listed with Amazon, The Book Depository, Waterstones, W.H Smith and other online international book retailers. Here on Wattpad you can sample the Prologue, Chapter One and parts of Chapters Three and Eight. SUMMARY: ‘OF INK, WIT AND INTRIGUE’ is a quirky historical fiction of one of England’s most notorious 17th century wastrels, wits and libertines. It characterizes the real life of John Wilmot, The Second Earl of Rochester, and those of his wife and children, his friends and enemies, and his romantic infatuation and adoration for the celebrated actress, Mrs. Elizabeth Barry.

Almost 400 years ago in the 17th century, Diana Cavendish created a magical relic that would help witches who wanted to have children but were married or dating each other. This story tells how Diana created her and overcame several difficulties that she suffered, despite being a Cavendish, she was far from being a spectacular witch that her descendants would ever be or that Beatrix once was.

⚠️This story contains OC x canon ship as well to Canon x Canon ships, and polyamorous relationship. It always maybe contains some slurs like "f*g" as it takes place in the 17th century and so yeah homophobia is normal at this time. It also may involve some triggering topics in some chapters, so please, be careful ♡ ⚠️ ⚠️⚠️Chapters haven't been corrected yet, forgive me for the mistakes :)⚠️⚠️ Alice, a 20 years old girl, born in a wealthy family from england, always dreamed to sails the sea with a crew. But everyone knows that it is impossible for a woman, right? That is why when she meet Shadow, a 27 years old pirate and captain, she will pass as a man to join his crew. His crew was quite small, only made of Sonic, the 24 years old quartermaster, Silver, the 21 years old ex navy, and Scourge, the 23 years old, cruel pirate. Will she fit among them?

In the narrow closes of old Edinburgh, history was never written in grand halls alone. It whispered through stone corridors, hid in shadowed doorways, and lingered where fear, faith, and reason quietly collided. Set across the 17th and 18th centuries, this anthology gathers untold stories of a city caught between superstition and enlightenment-where secrets were buried deep, and some were never meant to be forgotten.

What happened to Hazel's husband?

Just stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yang Jungwon is the normal student in Enhypen High School, he faces many trials in life and he is done with those trials. He went to the rooftop crying and wish, his life would be in the year where it started the world war 2. He woke up and find himself in the year he unexpected, he tries to find a way to get out of here in this year but the fairy said that he must finish his mission so that he can comeback to the time where he belongs, the present. Jungwon don't have choice but to do the fairy's wish until he met an Captain of American soldier Park Jay and his mission is to find out the cause of death of Jay's suspicious death. Until the world war 2 is happened and Jay died in the war, The last thing that Jay saw and hear was "Good bye, my love. See you in another life" before Jungwon disappeared in the thin air. 21st century, Jungwon is now a successful doctor in Seoul Medical School, his life was great and finally reaches his dream until One of the patients in the hospital, Park Jongsung but they call him Jay. Jay was a CEO in the Park's company.

At the infamous Palace of Solmere, the disillusioned heir to the French throne meets a gifted young artist from a disgraced noble family during a week of lavish court festivities. Their connection should mean nothing, but soon becomes everything. And what begins as harmless flirtation quickly turns into an obsession. As they navigate the perilous theatre of power, performance, and desire, discovering that the greatest danger at court is wanting something you can't control. 👑 An alternate history romance, inspired by the Delights of the Enchanted Island party that took place at Versailles AND the Affair of the Poisons that shocked the court at Versailles in the 17th century. (I do not use AI to write my stories. I will sometimes use it to research historical details for accuracy but no AI was used to generate creative materials, including my cover)

The men all have a girl on every port? Well the girls all have a guy on every ship. Follow Azariah through her journey of men and the hardships they sail in, then on to find her real, true love.

Bree, the Irish girl is a pirate of the black sea. She was an established pirate, but now she was in a jail of England. She looks back through her life, trys to find the reason why she ended up here, and tries to go forward keeping the pirate spirit of her own.

A thrilling story about pilgrim Ethan smith a Scottish carpenter his wife Hanna and son Willard coming to America

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A privileged runaway. A notorious pirate. A vengeful lawman. A bloodthirsty killer. A young woman turns to a life of piracy to escape a life of privilege, unwittingly reuniting with the childhood friend who abandoned her. Determined to forge a new life for herself, she denies the old feelings that his return have stirred up. They forge a temporary truce to achieve their ends. However, their uneasy alliance is tested by words unspoken and murky secrets. To survive in the harsh reality of their world, the pair must not only repair the damage between them, but uncover the secrets of the haunting myth who hunts them. Highest Rating #4 Historical Fiction.