18th-century Stories

A haunting, redemptive short tale set in the year of 1720, in which Trueth Ridley - a humble gardener's helper - recklessly seeks a cure from forbidden place for her beloved, only to return broken by darkness. Cast out and feared as a harbinger of evil, she wanders in grief until divine mercy and her righteous king reach across the gulf of sin to heal her shattered soul. A story of pride and punishment turned into grace, where forgiveness blooms more wondrously than any mountain flower. (Made up for those of faith and for believers who still think they can please the Lord their own way to remind all that the devotion comes not out of them - that is pride - but out of Christ himself. There's no one redeemed or approved by their good works. No, the deeds of saints flow out of faith and the gift of grace given. Who is forgiven much, loves much. And without love you cannot do anything.)

Has fate done us part only in your favor? Am I just a concubine you will save for later? I never wanted to be a concubine, but a wife of a man. Is this where faith brought me when i've done all I can?

In a city of saints and sinners, their love was the greatest sin of all. Set in the late 1800's and early 1900's New Orleans, Ophelia the perfect white, green-eyed daughter of a well-known pastor is adored by every church-going boy in town. But her heart longs for something softer. Someone forbidden. When she steps into a local shop owned by a Black family against her father's strict orders she meets Evangeline, a girl with fire in her spirit and honey in her voice. What begins as curiosity turns into longing, and longing into a dangerous, aching love that could cost them everything.

The frosty, wispy autumn clouds remained in the starless and inky canvas of the night sky while the slight gusts of wind brought the scent of withered roses to Vincent as he carefully listened to the melody of London's downpour. Never would he have ever thought that the same warm, solacing sky he was used to gazing upon in his primal youth would be the same sky that would be his harsh, cold, lonely sky of eternity. ☆°•°☆• A CANON BACKSTORY from DUTP Story: Shadows of London. This book is meant to be written as a backstory that I've created and what I thought would suit for the Vincent Savile character. So some spoilers ahead. - I'm not calling him Oliver, so let's pretend he's always been "Vincent". Another Note: The only characters I don't "own" are Vincent and Hawke. Some parts of the plot and indications do root from the SoL story however, EVERYTHING ELSE IS MINE.

⋆༺𓆩بـــاڵـــەکانی دادپــەروەری𓆪༻ ڕۆمانێکی ئازایەتی و خۆشەویستی و هێزی بەردەوامی ڕۆحی مرۆڤە. لەگەڵ لۆرێن رافایڵ و میرێڵ مێلانی بەشداربە کاتێک بۆیان دەردەکەوێت کە هەندێک جار، شۆڕشگێڕترین کردەوە خوێندنەوە و خەونبینین و خەباتکردنە بۆ بەیانیەکی باشتر. دەسپێک: 23.5.2024 کۆتای: 1.11.2025 نووسەر: ئێرایی جۆری کتێب: ڕۆمان. دوورستکەری بەرگ: SOJI_JH

Tewkesbury. You've loved him. But he's your friend. You can't figure out if he feels the same way as you do. His brother tries to help. But does it work out in the end? After you find out he's marrying someone else? Arranged marriage? Who knows.

1788, Ottoman Empire. Nurcan, a young witch in her first year of schooling at Karakalem, is offered a nomination for the Nizam-i Cedid Exchange Program, allowing her to go on exchange if awarded. However, wracked by self-doubt, Nurcan has yet to realize that the Sublime Porte has its reasons to send her away from home. How will she survive the intense questioning and self-doubt surrounding what may well be a life-changing experience for her?

One-shots of fascinating, tragic, beautiful and little-known true love stories. Most are from history. Some are from legends and myths. All of them have touched my heart in some way, and I hope they touch yours too. Oh, and I've also made a graphic to go with each of them, inspired by the time in which they take place.

A young pirate. A hopeless romantic. A wistful heart. A deep longing for Venice and someone who used to live among its people. A bright-eyed girl of noble birth. A caged spirit. A maturing nature. A desire for exploration and adventure. The two meet one night and an instant connection ties them together for the rest of their lives. Their fates become intertwined and each other's adventures become their own.

A deeply unnecessary historical tragedy London, 1785. The Prime Minister is dead. Killed by love. Or paprika. Or a heart attack. Or all three. William Pitt the Younger, the boy wonder of British politics, died in a flurry of cheese, misplaced affections, and one too many dramatic gasps. At his side: William Wilberforce, the man who loved him. Standing awkwardly ten feet away: James Gillray, a cartoonist with commitment issues. Somewhere in the background: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, looking for a harpsichord and minding everyone's business. Now fugitives in their own capital, Gillray and Mozart flee through the grimy alleyways of history, weighed down by emotional baggage, artistic supplies, and the very real possibility of Wilberforce finding a second gun. But as Wilberforce mourns, he discovers Pitt's secret diary-a tragic, sentimental mess of unspoken love, personal insecurity, and one particularly incriminating passage about "Addington's hands." Fueled by grief, revelations, and a completely inappropriate sense of vengeance, Wilberforce sets out to rewrite history, win back his ghost "husband", and ruin Gillray's Tuesday. Runaway is a satirical farce of Georgian politics, romantic catastrophes, and one man's descent into gun-wielding melodrama. Come for the historical intrigue. Stay for the emotional instability. Warning: contains mild violence, severe yearning, and weaponised scarf-based intimacy.

In this alternate universe set in the year 1776, amidst the fires of the American Revolution, Martha Skelton Jefferson, a scientist and visionary aerospace engineer dares to dream beyond the limits of her era. As war rages and freedom hangs in the balance, can her revolutionary inventions turn the tide and help George Washington defeat the British?

Her heart broken and her plans in ruins, Melea leaves her old life behind to spend a year with the reclusive man known as the Giant-a task that serves her family's ambitions more than her own. Alone in his cabin, she expects cold silence, but the man proves gentler than anyone she's ever known, and she discovers that trust, and maybe even love, can bloom where she least expects it.

Juliana 'Julia' Schuyler, the youngest and wittiest Schuyler. Julia a very strong minded female who will stand up for what she believes in. Though a certain King of England takes an interest of her after reading about the Schuyler family in the news paper. King George III fanfic I got the story idea from @daughterofdreaming

[#27 IN PERIOD] Elaine Mallory Walker has always had her life planned out ahead of her; being sucked through time to attend an 18th century aristocratic academy was not part of that. Now Elaine has to figure out how to escape these elaborate stone walls while juggling her classes and the mysterious personality of her stone-cold tutor. As Mr. Philip Bentley reveals more and more to her, she begins to wonder if she truly wants to go back home. This story is being written in short chapters for my creative writing class. At the beginning of each class I'm given twenty minutes to write nonstop. Because of this the chapters may have typos and confusing bits; I plan on fixing these later.

Gotham and the DC family thrown into the 18th century life. Penguin is an underground criminal boss. Falcone is a underground criminal boss. Victor is the bodyguard of the Falcone family and also an underground fighter. Selina is a thief and domantrix Poison is a bionist in her garden she feels home. Harley is a burlesque dancer Negima is a magician and stage performer. Bruce is a masked vigilante and a Duke in his own inherited family home. Clark is a simple farmer out in the country. Jonathan Crane a scientist working within the asylum. Gothic. secret societies. sensual.

After spending years as one of the most notorious rakes of the ton, Anthony Bridgerton has decided it's time to settle down and carry on the family line. He knows love exists, because his parents were a shining example of a loving, happy marriage. Still, he has no intentions of falling in love with his intended bride. Anthony's father died quite young, so Anthony believes, albeit irrationally, that he will die young too. Falling in love is a complication he doesn't need in his already too short life, so he sets out to court the beauty who is the latest toast of the ton. She is a woman who meets his requirements for a wife, but with whom he could never see himself falling in love. Anthony just didn't count on the infuriating lady stirring his desires in a way no other woman ever has. Amelia Windsor has no intention of allowing Anthony Bridgerton anywhere near herself. She vows to do whatever it takes to interfere with the rakish viscount's courtship, but in the process manages to unintentionally get herself into some outlandish situations, which also place her into close proximity with the man himself. Her encounters with Anthony leave her hot and bothered and feeling confused. But outside forces draw the two apart. Princess Amelia is engaged to King of Spain, while Anthony is forcefully engaged to Miss Edwina Sharma. Neither are a love match. Can the two break free of their chains and reunite? Or will they forever be held in place by their mistakes, regrets, and societal expectations? We shall find out, my gentle reader. #2 lovesquare

(Y/n) Washington is the daughter of George Washington and wanting to fight for freedom but can't since her father doesn't want her to get hurt. She decides to join the revolution without her father knowing. After she left home, she met Ben which turned her life upside down. Will she able to fight her country without her father knowing what she is risking? Will she able to confess her love interest without dying in the revolution? *(Y/n)- your name *Warning: This is my first time writing about Benjamin Tallmadge and I will try to get the events correct and the writing, I apologies in advance*

Street orphan Tallulah meets her fate when she grabs the attention of a family of vampires.

"Some will call us witches, others may call us sinners." "well if not either, than what" "two people in love" Their fates intertwined with each other the day they met and nothing could separate them, not even death. Female! Vampire x Female reader

Lady Annabelle is a strong-willed and well-educated young woman, born from Duke William Christian the 3rd. Since her father acknowledged her as his child and later left her a considerable inheritance, she is now part of the high society and free to live her life as she wills. With a love triangle and many envious eyes around her, she tries her best to honor her father's wishes.