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literary-fictionmysteryadventurefantasydramaromancescience-fictionchildrenbiographyhistorical-fictionphilosophypoetryshort-storieshumorhorrorFrankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- FictionFrankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- FictionGothic fiction

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Before 18001800 to 18491850 to 18991900 to 19491950 and later

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The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac

The Lily of the Valley

Honoré de Balzac · 1891

The Little Demon by Fyodor Sologub

The Little Demon

Fyodor Sologub · 1916

The Little Nugget by P. G. Wodehouse

The Little Nugget

P. G. Wodehouse · 1914

The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie

The Little White Bird

J. M. Barrie · 1902

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

Diogenes Laërtius · 1853

The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius

The Lives of the Caesars

Suetonius · 1851

The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes

The Lodger

Marie Belloc Lowndes · 1913

The Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance

The Lone Wolf

Louis Joseph Vance · 1914

The Lost Continent by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

The Lost Continent

C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · 1908

The Lost Girl by D. H. Lawrence

The Lost Girl

D. H. Lawrence · 1920

The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900

The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

The Luck of Barry Lyndon

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1970

The Lusiads by Luís de Camões

The Lusiads

Luís de Camões · 1791

The Luzumiyat by Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri

The Luzumiyat

Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri · 1918

The Madman by Khalil Gibran

The Madman

Khalil Gibran · 1905

The Magic City by E. Nesbit

The Magic City

E. Nesbit · 1910

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann · 1924

The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham

The Magician

W. Somerset Maugham · 1908

The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

The Magnificent Ambersons

Booth Tarkington · 1917

The Maid of Sker by R. D. Blackmore

The Maid of Sker

R. D. Blackmore · 1872

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett · 1929

The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The Man in Lower Ten

Mary Roberts Rinehart · 1909

The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie · 1924

The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey

The Man in the Queue

Josephine Tey · 1927