Gildedage Stories

Angelina Greene was never one to make waves past the confines of her immediate family. But, after her long awaited return from school in France following a rebellious childhood, complications await in New York City. Now dealing with the problems of an overbearing mother, a double life, old secrets, and an unfortunately charming new neighbor, she must find a way to live her life, her way. Win or lose, the game has only just begun. ... This story will not perfectly align with the plot of the Gilded Age. I do not own the characters of the Gilded Age show, just those of my own design.

An essay on my experience finding a connection with Isadora Duncan, modern dance pioneer

© Laurel London, The 19th Century. 2023 This e-book is a compendium - giving you an understanding of the 19th century from a British perspective, and through the Western lens of a neurodivergent 21st century female. The structure of the content is created in a repetitive style designed to encourage you to better understand and retain what you are reading. What you learn from History can help you understand why your world is the way it is today.

Touted as the safest, largest, most luxurious ship in the world, the Titanic is a beacon of hope on both sides of the Atlantic. The ship is the culmination of humanity's ambitions, hopes and dreams of conquering the sea. She beckons rich and poor alike, promising to fulfil the dreams of all those who step aboard her decks. Emmeline Bartrop is a young girl who harbours such dreams. Stifled by the expectations of a society that refuses to accept her, she boards the Titanic hoping to find direction in America. For a few wild days onboard the opulent liner she finally tastes the freedom she has longed for her whole life. But icebergs fill the Atlantic, and all it takes is one to tear a hole in the Titanic and sink the ship-along with the hopes and dreams of Emmeline and the two thousand other souls onboard. The story of the ill-fated liner is well-known all over the world. Can the ship and all those who sail on her escape the cruel fate that history has in store for them this time, or are they doomed to end up in the bottom of the North Atlantic, again and again, as they have in every iteration of the story?

A queer retelling of the great gatsby, centered around the character of Jay Gatsby, but also featuring narration from Jordan, Nick, and a few other minor characters that become more developed

Lucia and Charley are the products of Old New York's ruling elite. Prestige. Wealth. Tradition. Scandal. No one is immune. Not Charley, reckless, blithe courtier of trouble, heiress to the Montrose fortune, who has been conspicuously absent for over a year without a word of truth or explanation. Nor Lucia, as docile a daughter as any parent could wish for, carrying secrets of her own, slowly awakening to a yearning for things beyond obeisance to the established order, as deeply ingrained as Old New York's fascination for, and fear of, scandal. Sailing into the summer of 1929, on the eve of the Black Tuesday Wall Street Crash and a world on the brink of change, Charley and Lucia must keep their wits sharp about them in the pleasure capitals of the Continent and on the Nile to steer their futures away from peril. There are men and temptations to resist, intrigues and mysteries to untangle, secrets to hide, lies to weave, and jewel thieves to outsmart while, back home in New York and on the Exchange, the world rumbles and thunders ominously by. More hangs in the balance than the frivolities of the Jazz Age, the glitzy parties in London and the lures of Paris, automobile races, leisurely flirtations on the French Riviera, opulent Egyptian nights, and the catching of a brilliant matrimonial prize. This Grand Tour could prove to be the making of two young women, a prelude to freedom and independence, to saving and building an empire... Or perhaps merely an invitation to rebellion, scandal and unmitigated disaster. Running away or running towards? Tick-tock.

A god of time just got knocked down a peg. Cora is a billion year-old god that has devoted her existence into memorizing the timeline, and more importantly fixing it. What happens when an error in perfecting the timeline results in Cora being banished from the heavens, to forever be forced to live as a mortal? Between a timeline that even the gods no longer understand, humans fighting over the source of infinite wisdom, and a fact that will reveal the secret to immortality 167,373 years too early; will Cora be able to resist her emotions? Or will fate manage to bend this god's iron will?

Cheyenne and Alysia Astor are the stars of the social season. These twins are each others only friend among all the other back-stabbing and gossipy debutantes. It's well-known the the Astors rule society. Will they get what they want? Or more than they bargained for? Edward William DeVries is the heir to a great fortune. It's his duty to marry in one season's time. Will he choose Cheyenne? Clearly Cheyenne Astor is the best by every standard: looks, dowry, and connections. Or will bitter secrets ruin them? Rhys DeVries is the second son of the DeVries family. Everyone knows that a second son is practically useless: connections, but no money to accompany his name. They should have a profession, but not any unrespectable one. A second son has three options: military, church or medicine. However he admires art- of all kinds, though he loves painting the most. Alysia catches his eye- not a bad choice as she is still an Astor. They could have done worse. Will they realize that they are valuable and not useless as society deems them? Or does society and its norms tear them apart? Copyright © 2013 funsummerlove DO NOT STEAL. THIS IS MY IDEA AND HARD WORK. All characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental.

1880s, New York. Élisabeth and Madeleine D'Amour are fresh to New York thanks to their railroad tycoon father. Élisabeth yearns to return to France because there is nothing exciting about New York. Nothing. Her sister Madeleine is excited, this is a new chapter in her life and she's going to enjoy it. The thing is about the D'Amours is that they are New money. New York is only for the old.

This is the story of two servants'shenanigans, and the tales they would hear behind closed doors.

A short story about a rich society maiden during the Gilded Age who is jaded by her lavish lifestyle until she makes a decision that brings back the spark in her marriage but but will prove to be the biggest mistake of her life.

Originally written: December 2020. Part Four of the time-traveling saga of Orraca and Beatriz-- but really, this is more about Ida, Beatriz's descendant. So we won't see much growth from Orraca or Beatriz. Nevertheless, I wanted to post this story...as it takes the tale into a new and unexpected direction. I wrote this when I was into reading about history, but not reading or watching historical fiction-- aside from Call the Midwife, which inspired me to add (somewhat) of a baby storyline.

This is a chapter from a novel I'm working on called "Cultbreakers," wherein our heroine is tasked by the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans to find her way into an infamous haunted attic to set the spirits free. Julia Austerlitz, the daughter of a Grande Louis beer baron, is on a dark and dangerous quest to uncover the truth behind paranormal activity in her family's Gilded Age mansion. Only by helping Sylvaine L'Ombre will she be able to discover the truth. But is this paranormal quest too much for our headstrong heroine?

We were two halves of the same soul. Until the world taught us how to drift apart. In the shimmering halls of New York's , Charlotte and Sophia Vanderbilt were never just sisters - they were best friends, confidantes, inseparable. But as they step into society, love, ambition, and long-buried family secrets begin to test the unbreakable bond they once swore would never falter. Told through alternating perspectives and letters never meant to be read, Yours Truly, Charlotte is a sweeping historical tale of sisterhood, identity, and the pain of growing apart from the one person who knew you best. ✉️ A story of unspoken words, fragile dreams, and the courage it takes to choose your own path.

John Rockefeller x Andrew Carnegie x JP Morgan -- The one where capitalists are gay. Carnegie confronts Rockefeller's attack on his steel companies, and it turns into a love-induced mess. Witness Mo Jama's APUSH debut in this intense battle of money and emotion.

In this first book of a trilogy, William Durant and his sister Ella have spent most of their youth living abroad while their father invests in land and builds a railroad empire in the wake of the Civil War. They are provided every opportunity their father's amassed wealth can buy: travel, private tutors, and entrance into the inner social circles of Victorian era England. Their world is shaken however when their father summons them back to America after the financial panic of 1873 to help rebuild the family fortune in the Adirondack wilderness.

An introductory second-person POV story featuring you, the protagonist, and an unassuming lady whose sordid past seems to be not that far behind her. I'd like to make this a choose-your-own-adventure with three different endings so let me know if this is something you want to see!

Young Aleksander has the job of a lifetime, working for the famous Nikola Tesla at his Wardenclyffe Tower out on Long Island. It's 1903 and Tesla will power up his tower for the first and only time attempting wireless electricity. What happens that fateful night will change both men forever.

It's the Gilded Age. New York City, and increasingly the world, runs on steam and magic. A small number of families control national industry, influence global markets, and set the tone socially. The Livingstons are one of the gilded families, a mixture of old money and money that is newer, although not nouveau riche. The patriarch, Bernard, is facing unprecedented opportunities for his family in the cutthroat business world, while his second wife has taken on the competitive marriage mart to find her children and stepchildren suitable matches. The Livingston offspring will navigate societal expectations, pressure, and pleasures, present but sometimes veiled dangers, and the varied applications of magic as they shape their lives. Tags and characters will be added as the story progresses.