Books like The maid-at-arms by Robert W. Chambers

A collection of eerie American short stories where a cursed play, cults of otherworldly power, and time‑shifting tragedies intertwine, crafting a haunting early classic of fantasy and horror.

The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

A chilling Irish tale where two fishermen uncover a ruined house and a diary that hints at an evils beyond mortal comprehension, blending supernatural horror with visionary unsettling dread.

A thrilling historical spy novel set during the American Revolution, inspired by accusations of venality and featuring a common man wrongly suspected as a spy for the British, who refuses to accept payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause.

In 1929 Missouri, Alma DeGeer Dunahew, a maid and mother, seeks justice after a dance‑hall explosion claims her sister and others, unraveling family secrets and community tensions as she tells her story to her grandson.

Set against the backdrop of the Anti‑Rent War in 19th‑century New York, this historical fiction by James Fenimore Cooper portrays the lives and struggles of Native Americans and settlers during a turbulent era.

An exploration of the Harlem Renaissance through the eyes of its larger-than-life residents in a New York apartment building setting, with satirical characters and themes that intersect with Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alain Locke. This novel is a blend of historical fiction and satire, set in the vibrant world of the 1920s Harlem and bringing to life the era's vibrant culture and characters. The story is a celebration of the Harlem Renaissance's artistic and intellectual contributions, set against the backdrop of New York's vibrant cultural scene.

Twins. One girl. One boy. Age twenty. Madcap twins who were fond of dressing up as each other and fooling everyone. Well, almost everyone. This time the masquerade is not so simple. Jennifer, disguised as her brother (who preferred poetry to horses and guns), poses as a captain in the army, which exposes her to many danger and the love of the one man she couldn't fool.

Set amid the American Revolutionary War, *Drums Along the Mohawk* follows frontier settlers of New York’s Mohawk Valley, blending researched historical events and figures into a vivid narrative.

A historical detective mystery set in New York, following the fictional detective Pieter Tonneman as he unravels crimes in 19th‑century urban life.

A tale of the 1839-1846 Anti-rent War in New York, featuring the Littlepage Manuscripts and classic literature characters, including James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, focusing on themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, through the eyes of the Littlepage family, who uncover a secret manuscript that reveals the true power behind the anti-rent movement, and how it was suppressed by those in control, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the era through the lens of a family torn between tradition and change, amidst the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, with the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, and the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future.

From the age of eight, sixteen-year-old Charity Crosse has been living rough with her grandfather and begging on the streets. When her grandfather passes away, Charity is helped by a kindly doctor who introduces her to bookseller, Jethro Dawkins. Jethro takes Charity in to help in his bookshop and keep house in their one room behind the shop. Charity sleeps under the counter and is not well treated, but Jethro instills in her the love of books that began when her grandmother taught her to read. And she starts to hope for a better future for herself. But Jethro dies unexpectedly, and Charity is faced with eviction when the rent is raised by the unscrupulous landlord. Must Charity give up her dream of running the bookshop herself, and worse, be forced to return to the streets?