Most Popular 19th Century Books of the 2020s

The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate

Adam Roberts

Science Fiction · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction

November 14, 2023

British Library Tales of the Weird #25

I Am Stone

R. Murray Gilchrist, Daniel Pietersen

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction

August 19, 2021

Oddity #2

Mooncussers

Eli Brown

Fantasy · 19th century · Young Adult · Alternate History · Western

2025

Oddity #1

Oddity

Eli Brown

Fantasy · 19th century · Young Adult · Alternate History · Western

March 2021

Flame Tree 451

Indian Ghost Stories

Dr. Mithuraaj Dhusiya

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

November 28, 2023

Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein

Anne Eekhout

19th century · Magical Realism · Translation · Historical Fiction

November 2, 2023

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Debutante Detective

Bruce Rule

19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Thriller

July 7, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #75

Danse Macabre

Mike Ashley

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Regency

July 16, 2026

Railway Detective #26

The Corpse on the Bristol Train

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

October 22, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #69

Bird of Ill Omen

Catherine Crowe, Ruth Heholt

Horror · 19th century · Collection · Short Stories · Historical Fiction

January 15, 2026

Railway Detective #24

Mystery at the Station Hotel

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 23, 2025

Railway Detective #25

Murder on the Great Northern Railway

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

September 18, 2025

Leonaur Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Rhoda Broughton

Rhoda Broughton

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection

September 17, 2025

If Looks Could Kill

Julie Berry

Horror · 19th century · Young Adult

September 16, 2025

Green Unpleasant Land Cycle #1

Green Unpleasant Land

Matt Thomas

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror

May 8, 2025

Railway Detective #23

Murder in Transit

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

January 25, 2024

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #12

Hunted Highways

Angela Yuriko Smith, Naching T. Kassa, Rowland Bercy Jr.

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Devil · Occult Detective

January 21, 2024

At the Eleventh Hour and Other Tales

Keith Fleming

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Splatterpunk

October 31, 2024

By the Night Express and Other Tales

Keith Fleming

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

2024

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes: The Monster of the Mere

Philip Purser-Hallard

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Occult Detective · Historical Fiction

June 20, 2023

Railway Detective #22

Death at the Terminus

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

2023

Head of Zeus Observations by Gaslight Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes.

Lyndsay Faye

19th century · Crime Fiction · Collection · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories

January 1, 2023

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #10

The Dead Shall Rise

Armand Rosamilia, Erin Louis, Jay Wilburn

Horror · 19th century · Occult Detective · Splatterpunk · Zombies

August 22, 2023

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #9

An Unholy Triquetra

William Meikle, Jason Parent, Curtis M Lawson

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Fairy Tale · Paranormal Fantasy

August 2, 2023

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #8

Against the Clock

Mark Allan Gunnells, Shane Nelson, Brandon Ford

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Paranormal Fantasy

May 8, 2023

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #11

Sherlock Holmes and The Arcana of Madness

John Linwood Grant, Angela Yuriko Smith, Naching T. Kassa

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Occult Detective

October 27, 2023

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #7

Little Mutilations

Nadia Bulkin, Jess Landry, Sofia Ajram

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Thriller · Splatterpunk · Anthology

April 25, 2023

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #6

Vandal

Kaaron Warren, Aaron Dries, J. S. Breukelaar

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Paranormal Fantasy · Psychological Thriller

February 21, 2023

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

Penny Bloods

Nicole C. Dittmer

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Witches

September 7, 2023

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

Celtic Weird

Johnny Mains

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror

September 12, 2023

The Adventure of the Bloody Duck

Margaret Walsh

19th century · Crime Fiction · Sherlock Holmes · Historical Fiction · Mystery

May 16, 2022

Railway Detective #21

The Railway Detective's Christmas Case

Edward Marston

19th century · Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction · Christmas Fiction · Historical Fiction

October 20, 2022

Flame Tree 451

Victorian Ghost Stories

Reggie Oliver

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

December 13, 2022

Cleopatra's Dagger

Carole Lawrence

19th century · Crime Fiction · Edgar Allan Poe Award · Mystery · Thriller

April 1, 2022

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #5

Monsters

Glenn Rolfe, Tom Deady, Nick Kolakowski

Horror · 19th century · Psychological Thriller · Splatterpunk · Anthology

December 13, 2022

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #4

Halloween Beyond

Lucy A. Snyder, Lisa Morton, Kate Maruyama

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Paranormal Fantasy · Psychological Thriller

October 19, 2022