1800s Stories

Eleanor Whitcombe steps into the glittering world of London society with hope in her heart, determined to find more than wealth or title. Nathaniel, Duke of Ravenswood, carries the heavy burden of legacy and duty, convinced love is a luxury he cannot afford. When a single dance draws them together, whispers and choices intertwine, and both must decide if they will yield to expectation-or risk everything for a love neither expected.

Edmund Westworth (26), the third Earl of Beaumont, and the most eligible bachelor in London, unknowingly started a tradition he now regrets. At age twenty-two he danced the first dance at the season opening ball at Almack's with a young lady who became the toast of the season. The next year he did the same. Every year since, he has danced one dance, to fulfill his mother's requirement. And every year his dance partner becomes the most sought after girl of the season. Some think he has a gift, Edmund thinks he could pick any girl and 'the ton' would deem her desirable based on his dance alone. His friends disagree and bet him 100£ to choose a dance partner who couldn't possibly entice the gentlemen of London. When her father suddenly passes away, Elizabeth Cavendish (20) has to move in with her aunt's family. With the estate entailed, Elizabeth needs to find a husband quickly or her aunt will install her into a governess or lady's companion position, which would severely hinder Beth's ability to work on her scientific experiments. Garbed in her cousin's horrific dresses from last season, she only has a few weeks to find a husband before she is doomed to tedious work for the rest of her life. She finds an unlikely accomplice in the Earl of Beaumont. Please don't copy any part of my story in any form (including Youtube) without my permission. I do not own any of the pictures, they are clipped from the internet. I read all comments. And appreciate your suggestions and/or corrections.

I don't own the characters from AWAE / AOGG . 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗲 - MAGIC! - 0:58 ━━❍─────── 3:35 ⇄ ◃◃ ⅠⅠ ▹▹ ↻ " 𝙄'𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮 ,, ⏔⏔⏔⏔⏔-꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱-⏔⏔⏔⏔⏔ 𝑳𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆 is new to Avonlea and already drowning in expectations: perfect grades, perfect manners, perfect future. Her parents have her whole life 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱, right down to an arranged finishing school in England. What they didn't plan nor expect? The Cuthberts' 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝑱𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅, who always has muddy, and not to mention, quite worn shoes, who tries not to stare when she smiles, who accidentally becomes the one of the people Lyrisse feels 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 with. They are 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 supposed to speak. But somehow, they 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 finding each other. They kept... crossing paths. Again and 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. What if - "accidentally" turns into "𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆." ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━━ ✧ ˚₊

she was a scattered palette filled with every colour and he was the calm painter who envisioned the whole world through her on his canvas. A tale set in the late 1800s, India when feminism was a taboo while patriarchy and misogyny was a norm. Labanya, an eight year old girl who was a little too curious for her age and gender was tied to Rudrajit, an eleven year old boy who was a bit too composed and soft for his age and gender by the sacred bond of marriage. What would this marriage bring about in the lives of these young souls who were yet to discover their own selves? N.B - This story revolves not only around the romance between the two main character but also focuses on the important aspects and lessons that one could learn from this story by living through the characters and their mindsets while also getting to know about the very different environment of those time. I do not intend to impersonate or resemble any real personalities through my story as it's purely my imagination. Mention of real places and a few historic personalities are there just to add depth to the story and make it realistic.

In November 1820, in the lonely vastness of the Pacific, the American whaleship Essex was struck and sunk by a massive sperm whale-a real event that later helped inspire Moby-Dick. History records the ship, the impact, and the long months of starvation that followed. This story asks a darker question: What if the sea struck back on purpose? On a stinking, worn-out whaleship far from land, sailors grumble about bad luck, dwindling kills, and the ache of too many months without shore or women. They joke, they tell ghost stories, and they pretend not to notice the way the ocean seems to be watching them. Beneath the surface, something watches. It has watched for a long time. Playing at the edges of pods, listening to the slow grammar of the deep, learning which hungers are necessary and which are not. The old rhythms of predator and prey make a kind of sense, until one day they don't. Far below the creaking hull of the Essex, another presence moves through the blue: vast, scarred, and not as unknowing as men like to believe. Between what swims above and what swims below, a quiet reckoning begins. Omens mount-sounds in the timbers no one can name, absences no one can explain, and a growing suspicion among the crew that they are not simply crossing the sea, but intruding on something that was never theirs. Based on the true fate of the Essex, The Siren Song of the Essex is a dark sea-myth about cruelty and recompense, about what the ocean remembers, and how it decides, in its own time and language, what is owed.

"You're offering me a rose?" "Aren't roses a way of saying I love you?" - In which [Y/N's] noble and honored family's money starts to decline and they find the only way of staying out of the ruins is to fix their daughter an arranged marriage.

Second time's the charm, Prince Friedrich of Prussia hopes as he returns to London in 1814, determined to find a wife. But when he is introduced to the season's brightest jewel, Edwina Sharma, he is undone at first sight. Amid glittering balls, whispered secrets, and the ever-watchful ton, Friedrich and Edwina must navigate the perilous dance between duty and desire-proving that sometimes, love waits for the perfect moment...

Lucrezia Vinicio's life had been a delicate balancing act, literally and figuratively. As the daughter of a wealthy politician, she'd spent years perfecting the art of walking with an otherworldly grace, a book balanced precariously on her head, all to meet her father's impossibly high expectations. The pressure had taken its toll, leaving her scarred and guarded, her heart armored against the world. But it was the announcement of her arranged marriage that finally cracked open the door to her future. Her father's political ambitions had always come first, and now he needed her to seal an alliance with a powerful family. Lucrezia's thoughts swirled with uncertainty as she contemplated the stranger she'd be bound to - would he see her as more than just a pawn in his game of power, or might he actually cherish her, thorns and all? The prospect of marriage was both suffocating and tantalizing, a chance to escape her father's grasp but also a leap into the unknown.

--- When Eleanor Hawthorne returns from Paris, she expects frosty dinners, tense family silences, and perhaps the occasional passive-aggressive comment from her eldest brother. What she doesn't expect is for their powerful and enigmatic father to vanish without a trace. While her brother insists on doing things "properly"-meaning slowly, ineffectively, and with all the imagination of a brick-Eleanor takes matters into her own hands. Unfortunately, she's not alone. Sherlock Holmes, called in behind her back, arrives with his insufferable charm, unbearable deductions, and a maddening habit of always being *just* a step ahead. Thrown together in a reluctant alliance, Eleanor and Holmes clash through drawing rooms, solicitor offices, and the grimiest corners of London society in search of answers. Their only clues? A missing man, a name no one wants to speak, and a trail of secrets that everyone seems desperate to keep buried. This is personal. And Eleanor Hawthorne is not the type to sit quietly and sew while men make all the decisions. ---

Enola Holmes x Bridgerton x Anne with an E novel, where a girl comes to America from another country in need of a husband due to 'societal expectations'. With no desire for real love or a real man, Spencer wants an average man, one who is just there, one who won't find her secret. Yet Aunt Ingrid tells her to reach for the moon to land for the stars, and in this case that moon is Duke Henry Stamford and Spencer may just be the first women to land on that moon (even if she doesn't want to).

This is a what happened instead story based on the season 14 episode, Forever. Disclaimer: Based on the two part episode of the TV western series, Bonanza, created by David Dortort. Original air date: September, 12th, 1972. Written and directed by Michael Landon, based on characters created by David Dortort.

Mercia has always lived in the shadows--hidden away in a quiet village as the illegitimate daughter of Count Edevane. But when her legitimate half-sister, Lady Elise, vanishes days before her engagement to the powerful Duke Thorne, Mercia is summoned to take her place. Thrust into a world she hardly understands, Mercia must learn to play the role of a noble lady-or risk her family's disgrace. It's not easy being Elise and the more she learns about her fiancé, she realizes that there's more to him that meets the eye? Will Mercia make it in this high-stakes society as an imposter or will her downfall come sooner or later?

Kim Hongjoong steals for a living which is going pretty well until one day he is caught by two strangers on the street. What happens when one of the strangers, Park Seonghwa, becomes too interested in his business? What happens when it's not just Hongjoong but it's the stranger who comes with secrets too? Side ships: Yungi, Woosan, JongSang WARNING: Slight explicit content (no smut) [Please understand that this is a work of FICTION. I DO NOT ship the idols in real life.]

After months of expectant trips to the post office and sweet letters from one another. Serilda Montgomery finally realizes she has to meet Mr Patrick Bolden face to face. Even at the protest of her dear friends, she must to leave now to avoid a marriage to the ancient Mr. Silas. But during her long trek to the wild west, Serilda is the recipient of some sobering news. She debates what to do, She wasn't able to head for home or else become an old man's bride. But she didn't want to stay in the town with the stubborn, although handsome, Justice Steele, no matter how much she liked his sister. What could a Southern Belle of high class do, in the land full of Indians and danger? *Description written by my dear friend Secretly Sherlock *

Celestia Bridgerton was born the third eldest of the Bridgerton family, with her twin brother, Colin. What were to happen if she bumped into an Earl at her sisters wedding? Is it love at first sight?

A first love is always outstanding, but what happens when it doesn't end as well as it's supposed to? All rights goes to the creators of Enola Holmes except for the main character y/n and some of my own characters. #1 - Violon {23/10/03}

𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥 & 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥 , 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥, 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯... 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 & 𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯? 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 .. 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭?

As a debutante, Carolyn had hoped for a glorious and romantic season. After returning to London from her stint in America, she is ready to enter society and step into her title as Marchioness. A last born son like John knows he shouldn't want things he can't have. However, after bumping into a debutante at her first ball, he found himself wanting. A foreign concept for a recluse such as he. With each secret meeting and blurted word the two fumble their way into love. But will she be ripped from him just as he always feared would happen if he let himself love?

The year is 1879. When thirteen-year-old Ruth Merritt Holbrook emerges from her family's burning estate, bloody and charred, but entirely numb--She makes headlines. Reporters believe she is deranged. They accuse her of having set the fire. All the headlines read: "UNSUSPECTING FAMILY SLAIN BY DERANGED DAUGHTER." Everyone believes it. How else could a highbred girl exit a burning building, injured yet senseless? Why did she not scream or cry? The police tell her she is a killer. The doctors tell her she is mad. The nuns at St. Agatha's tell her she is possessed. Perhaps, Ruth Merritt Holbrook is all of those things-or perhaps she is much more. Mysterious and Paranormal. Romance. More than meets the eye. ******* Sgt. Barton Rucklesbee September 13, 1882 The following is an account sent to our office on the first of this month. The whereabouts of those listed in this document are currently unknown. Case Notes: Personally, I don't believe a word of this. It seems like a child's story to me. Best not to be taken too seriously. Read at your own folly as it is quite the elaborate tale and you may find yourself wasting the entirety of a day on it. Sgt. Barton Rucklesbee ******* Senseless: The Unnatural Case Of Miss Merritt Holbrook ******* Author's note: This is a novel I wrote for my undergraduate thesis. I studied the Victorian era/ genre and wrote a novel in the styles of "Dracula" and Leanna Renee Hieber's "Darker Still." There are a lot of sections but they are all fairly short. Also, it may not be perfectly edited. To the wonderful grammar wizards out there, don't worry about it. Just sit back and enjoy the story and characters, I'll deal with the grammar later. Thanks for reading! Enjoy. :) First Posted: August 31, 2018 {On the Wattpad featured list 9/20/18}

It's 1863 - the Civil War: Ivy Bradley is a nineteen-year-old volunteer nurse for the Union Army who happens to also be an artist, who's not so good with words. Her skill in both treatment and with a pencil has drawn her closer to the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry, and mysteriously, and romantically, to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. - - not entirely historically accurate - follows Glory (1989) and the characters as portrayed in the film. Cover is drawn by me! -