Edwardian Stories

"A great many things have happened in that garden - things you oughtn't to know about. Some good, some bad, and all akin to magic." Yorkshire, 1910 Sixteen-year-old Mary Lennox has said her goodbyes to the sun. Plucked from India and the only life she's ever known, Mary must find her place within the walls of Misselthwaite Manor - her estranged uncle's sprawling and dreary estate. It is only with the discovery of a locked and forgotten garden that Mary's spirits begin to lift. Claiming it for herself, the garden becomes Mary's paradise and the first secret she's ever had to keep. But, the garden has secrets of its own. Deaths, disappearances and visions have long ridden the winds of the lonely Yorkshire moors. And then there's Mary's cousin Colin, bed-ridden and fated to spend his life in the dark. Misselthwaite's mysteries begin to unravel as Mary's connection to the garden and a young gardener by the name of Dickon deepen. Is the garden the cause - or the answer to everything? A re-telling of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'THE SECRET GARDEN'

Seventeen-year-old Emmeline Ravenscroft has everything an Edwardian heiress could want: wealth, status, a beautiful manor, and a future already planned for her. Until she inherits an ancient pendant hidden among her family's possessions. Old symbols begin appearing around Ravenscroft Manor. Family records reveal secrets that were never meant to be found. And a legend her family has dismissed for generations starts to feel dangerously real. Then Emmeline meets seventeen-year-old Percival "Percy" Vale-a mysterious boy who seems to know far more about the pendant than he should. When Emmeline saves Percy from danger, she expects answers. Instead, she finds herself caught in a mystery that reaches back centuries. Something ancient. Something supernatural. And something the Ravenscroft family has been hiding for generations. Some secrets are inherited. Others choose you.

A collection of short stories and flash fiction, inspired by a great many things...Some are responses to prompts and challenges here on Wattpad, others are not. Fantasy, paranormal, seasons, nature and magic are just some of the areas touched upon. Some are strange, some are sweet. Some are complete, some are vignettes, some are mere snippets of a half remembered dream... If there are any you would like to see extended into novellas or full length novels, let me know! Contains The Shortys 2024 Shortlisted story, The Affair of The Unlooked-For Husband

A queer girl from the present day accidentally time travels to the Edwardian period and gets pulled aside and lectured about how she isn't in proper attire. She meets a woman her age to who she teaches her about the modern day while the other woman teaches her the proper life and how to live in the Edwardian era all while they look for a way to get the girl back to her original time. The story is told through Journal entries

1913. As the Russian Empire celebrates three hundred years of Romanov rule, Lady Maeve Fitzgerald travels from Ireland to Russia with her family to forge a partnership between Glenara's renowned hunters and the Imperial Orlov stud at Zalesye. What begins as a discussion of horses soon becomes something far more personal. Far from the glittering ceremonies of St. Petersburg, Maeve discovers a family unlike any she has known. Grand Duke Alexander and Grand Duchess Elena have built a life where duty is balanced with laughter, where loyalty is earned, and where their children-from thoughtful Andrei to spirited Natalia and the irrepressible twins-welcome the Fitzgeralds into a world that slowly begins to feel like home. As Maeve and Andrei's quiet friendship deepens into something neither expected, both families find their lives becoming increasingly intertwined. But beyond the warmth of Zalesye, Europe is changing. Ancient alliances are shifting, old certainties are beginning to crack, and the future of empires-and the families who serve them-will soon be tested in ways none of them can imagine. Some bloodlines are inherited. Others are chosen. And the strongest families are built by both.

On May Day of 1901, Dublin falls. Dublin dies in the wake of a mysterious illness, leaving its victims rabid, mindless, and very hungry. Panic rises, driving people away from Ireland in fear of plague. But Stanley knows better. He can hear these 'sick', after all. And this is no plague; this is a curse. As a borne Chime Child, seventeen-year-old Stanley Brigham simply wants peace in his life. His Sight connects him to the magical and supernatural, and has long given him grief. He has only come to Ireland to introduce himself to his recently betrothed and return home. But his life is warped when the Outbreak finds its way into his world. The dead return, their voices still heard by Stanley, even when no one else hears them. Soon his ability catch the eye of Maggie MacNamura, a colorful Irish spiritualist who is keen on saving her home. Not but days after escaping back to England, Stanley finds himself drawn into Ireland's mess when Maggie approaches him and his closest companion, Vincent Cammish. She proposes that something (or someone) more magical is behind the mass attack, and she wants them found. Armed with little save for a folklore book and Vincent's company, Stanley ventures back to Dublin in search of the curse's mastermind. His adventures drive him deep in Ireland's magical realm, from the seedy underground of Monto to the Druidic order that guards this world. A world full of old magic, older politics, and dark creatures the British Isles have long forgotten. And perhaps with good reason.

The Witch's circus is in town, and you've got the best seat in the house! We only come around once in your pitiful, mortal lifespan. We've got feral beasts and feral children, knife-eaters and fire-feasters. We have fortunes guaranteed to come true! We have magic mirrors and a Carousel that's been spinning longer than you've been alive! Gorge yourself with our tragically addictive popcorn, chow down on our candy apples, cotton candy, and feast on funnel cake! Just make sure you follow our rules while you're here: Keep your ticket on your person at all times... if you value your freedom. Do not feed the beasts (or the performers, for that matter)... if you value your hide. Do not overstay your welcome... if you value your life. Cover by @Ever_Winter WINNER of the first annual Storyteller Awards fantasy division! Highest rank: #10 in fantasy

Evelyn hates her snobby life until She meets a certain someone.

Squadron 540 was a squadron of a dozen 30-year-old something battle-hardened Canadian and British veteran pilots. They were the Canadians that reasoned 'war crimes for the fatherland'... the Brits that flew into the jaws of beasts with a smile on their face and a cigar in their mouth. Hardened farmers, blacksmiths... people used to getting their hands dirty. It was only logical that this squadron rivalled Jasta 11 ever since the first whisper of the infamous flying circus was dropped on the side of the entente... they were the ones witnessing the wrath of the Red Baron first-hand. And then there's Master Sergeant Montgomery Achillieus Armstrong... Sir Montgomery Achillieus Armstrong, the youngest son of Baronet Wilbur Caelen Armstrong, the owner of Armstrong incorporates, was a self-made noble who made it big by investing in dying businesses... an eighteen-year-old bourgeoisie noble that not at all fit in with these older proletarian pilots. And what is it with him always running into the Red Baron? What is their history? {This story includes time-accurate opinions, which may come over as misogynistic or homophobic, but as a female-bodied and queer writer I think it is very important to include these opinions in the story. If you can't handle historical accuracy then I'm sorry this book is simply not for you}

Amber and Daniel have moved to a rugged and beautiful island. Everything is starting to feel like how when strange things start happening involving sea mist in the form of foxes.

In April of 1972, Mary Poppins' author P.L. Travers wrote, "Someday, I hope to tell the whole story". While these secrets were never openly revealed, Ms. Travers left behind several clues as to the origins of the world's most beloved nanny. They can be found hidden deep within the context of her Mary Poppins series, as well through her other works. Perhaps her greatest clues are most evident in the stories P.L. Travers (nee Helen Lyndon Goff), created about her own origins. Ms. Travers stated she did not write stories for children and POPPINS is written in honor of her intent. It is a story to be read by adults to children, as they both discover the origin of all magic lies with the hidden treasures of childhood.

Charlotte Barrett is a young nineteen year old woman from 1905. Attacked and unprepared to die Charlotte awakens confused and very much alive. Or, is she? * "Lotte!" He said with excitement and surprise. "Henry!" She sighed "you nearly frightened me to death!" Henry chuckled and walked beside her, keeping pace. "I wasn't sure it was you." He admitted and she nodded. "Why are you out so late?" He asked curiously. "I was with Victoria and Natalee. I lost track of time. I left before supper but it seems I've taken longer than I intended." She sighed and Henry smiled turning to her. "You're welcome to come to my house for supper!" He joked. "That is hardly appropriate!" Charlotte scolded. She noticed something then, something odd. "Henry... your eyes..." she exhaled. He turned away quickly. "What about them?" he mumbled. "They're so dark." "The street is dark." he said a bit coldly. She bowed her head and had a tingle creep up her spine telling her something was not right. Henry paused and looked down at her, she stopped and the feeling grew to a stomach flop. * I do not own the picture used as the cover but all characters belong to me and the universe of my book series. You'll see more of Charlotte in my books currently being written. I hope you like hearing about her and if you have any questions surrounding my books, short stories or characters soon to be added to this universe please don't be afraid to ask! I know I left some things unanswered but I plan to follow up on it very soon. Thank you and have a lovely day/night!

Her sister Grace is graceful. And beautiful and charming and witty. Felicity however lacks all that and her own namesake; happiness. Overshadowed and taunted by her twin sister her entire life, Felicity yearns to escape to a world where she can excel. That world exists. The only problem is that it belongs to men. The year is 1901 and women will not be allowed to practise law for another eighteen years. They face crippling inequality before the courts and lack any form of political power to change that. Desperate to make a difference and find her true calling, Felicity leaves her life as a gaunt and undesirable bluestocking and, with the help of her older brother, becomes Felix, a first year law student at Cambridge. She had given up all hope of ever finding love. Who could love a skinny intellectual like herself? So sure was she, Felicity was willing to sacrifice any future possibility in order to live as Felix and make a change. But as the term progresses, Felicity begins to consider whether she may have been too hasty in her decision. An historical fiction novel documenting one woman’s extraordinary effort to make her mark in what was solely a man’s world, trying to find felicity in freedom and love.

In the spring of 1917, Tsar Nicholas II would abdicate in favor of his son, then his brother. But what if he decided to do something unheard of. The Pauline Rules were void. His eldest daughter Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna was now Empress. So many things went through her mind. All she knew was this wasn't supposed to happen.

she releases a breath, gazing out to the wood, terrors of the night before returning. her love is misremembered. the grove stole her chérie.

1920: A beautiful young lady named Magdalene receives a breath-taking necklace from her husband, as a token of their love and as a gift to celebrate the birth of their first child. When Louis Davidson, a teenager of fifteen, reveals to his family that he has a stolen the same necklace, some one hundred years later, their world tumbles into disarray. Moreover, he claims the jewels are rightfully theirs. Watch as these two tales of love and courage intertwine.

In the twilight of the Edwardian era, aboard the grand ship Titanic, two souls collide in a fateful encounter that transcends the boundaries of their worlds. Nicholas, a nervous second-class passenger with dreams of becoming a lawyer, meets Sebastian, a charismatic steward whose quick wit and kind heart draws Nicholas into an unexpected bond. As the ship sails towards its destiny, their friendship blossoms into a forbidden romance, nurtured by stolen moments and whispered promises. As the Titanic steams ever westward, their burgeoning romance faces the ultimate test. When tragedy strikes, and the ocean liner collides with an iceberg, Nicholas and Sebastian find themselves entwined in a fight for survival