Harold MacGrath
The Place of Honeymoons: what to read next?
Books close in genre, era, author or reading level, to read in bilingual editions.
Arthur StringerThe Prairie WifeA novel by the Canadian writer Arthur Stringer, published in 1915 and written in the form of a diary. A young woman from New York high society, suddenly ruined, marries almost without thinking Duncan McKail, a Canadian of Scottish descent, a former engineer who now grows wheat…Same genreSame era
Marah RyanThat Girl MontanaA novel of the American West. Around 1890, on the banks of the Kootenai River, near the border between Canada and the United States, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives alone among the Native Americans dives into the icy water to save a child. Dan Overton, a guide respected…Same countrySame genreSame era
Robert Louis StevensonCatrionaDavid Balfour, a young Scot seeking justice and stability, becomes entangled in political intrigues after events that have shaken his life. Alongside Catriona, a strong and determined woman, he navigates dangers, plots, and moral dilemmas. Their relationship evolves in an…Same genreSame era
Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte CristoIn 1815 Edmond Dantès, a young first mate promised a command and a bride, is denounced on the day of his betrothal. Imprisoned without trial in the Château d'If, he meets the abbé Faria, who teaches him and tells of a hidden treasure. Under the name of the Count of Monte…Same genre
H. De Vere StacpooleThe Blue LagoonIn the nineteenth century, on the Pacific Ocean, the sailing ship carrying two eight-year-old cousins, Dick and Emmeline, towards San Francisco catches fire at sea. The children escape in a small boat with Paddy Button, an old Irish sailor, and the fog separates them from the…Same genreSame era
E. NesbitThe Railway ChildrenRoberta, Peter, and Phyllis, three children, see their lives overturned when their father suddenly disappears. Forced to leave their comfortable life, they move to the countryside near a railway that becomes the center of their adventures. Curious and close‑knit, they form…Same genreSame era
Ranger GullThe Air PirateAn adventure novel set in the near future, when immense airliners link Plymouth and New York in thirty hours. The narrator, Sir John Custance, heads the British Air Police and has just become engaged to Connie Shepherd, an actress adored by London audiences. Pirates with silent…Same genreSame era
Maurice LeblancArsène LupinArsène Lupin, a gentleman thief with elusive charm, defies the police with brilliant intelligence and a unique sense of spectacle. Always elegant, he orchestrates daring heists and complex schemes, playing with his opponents as well as with the reader. Behind his exploits lies…Same genreSame era
George GriffithA Honeymoon in SpaceAn English adventure novel first published in 1901. On 5 November 1900, in the middle of the Atlantic, a flying ship of metal and glass draws alongside an American liner. Its owner, Lord Redgrave, a wealthy Englishman, built it from an invention by the father of Zaidie Rennick,…Same genreSame era
Maria DaviessBluegrass and BroadwayIn Kentucky, young Patricia Adair must save Rosemeade, the family home where her grandfather lives. She writes a play drawn from her great-grandmother’s love letters. In New York, the producer Godfrey Vandeford buys it without reading it: he wants it to fail, to teach his star…Same countrySame genreSame era
Prosper MériméeCarmenAn archaeologist travelling in Andalusia meets a wanted bandit, Don José, and then a Romani woman who tells fortunes in Córdoba. Several months later he finds Don José in prison, on the eve of his execution, and hears his confession. Once a corporal with a promotion in sight,…Same genre
E. OppenheimThe Zeppelin PassengerA spy novel. During the First World War, in a small town on the Norfolk coast of England, a German Zeppelin loses its observation car in the night. The next day a stranger enters the home of Philippa, Lady Cranston: he brings news of her brother, a prisoner in Germany, whom he…Same genreSame era