Urban communities books

Step back in time with John T. McIntyre's ""Blowing Weather,"" a captivating work of historical fiction that vividly...  Read More >>

Step into the shadowy streets of early 20th-century New York City in Hulbert Footner's ""Antennae,"" a captivating...  Read More >>

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of London's past with Walter Besant's ""London City.""...  Read More >>

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of early 20th-century European city life with Anne...  Read More >>

Step back in time to post-World War I Vienna in Edith O'Shaughnessy's ""Viennese Medley,"" a compelling work of...  Read More >>

Venture into 19th-century San Francisco with ""The Mysteries and Miseries of San Francisco,"" a captivating work...  Read More >>

""The Berkeleys and their Neighbors"" offers a captivating glimpse into 18th-century Virginia society. Through meticulous...  Read More >>

Elizabeth Bowen Henry Earlforward, a shabby Clerkenwell bookseller, has retired from life to devote himself (and...  Read More >>

The timely and unmissable first novel by the author of South Riding.  Read More >>

E.F. Benson's ""An Act in a Backwater"" offers a charmingly satirical glimpse into the intricacies of social life...  Read More >>

""New York: Confidential!"" by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer offers a candid and often shocking glimpse into the hidden...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Harold Frederic's ""Seth's Brother's Wife: A Study of Life in The Greater New York"" offers a compelling glimpse...  Read More >>

Miserly and mysterious, the richest man in the Five Towns lives simply, ruling his household with an iron fist and...  Read More >>

Step back in time to 19th-century New York with Ann S. Stephens's ""The Reigning Belle: A society novel,"" a captivating...  Read More >>

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948) took up writing after being widowed as a means to support herself and...  Read More >>

Venture into the heart of early 20th-century Chicago with Samuel Paynter Wilson's unflinching exposé, ""Chicago...  Read More >>

Maud Pember Reeves's ""Round about a Pound a Week"" offers a stark and compelling look into the lives of working-class...  Read More >>

Step back in time to 20th-century London with George Calderon's ""Dwala: A Romance,"" a captivating exploration...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Delve into the heart of Victorian England with Israel Zangwill's ""Jinny the Carrier,"" a compelling work of social...  Read More >>

Arthur Morrison was a British writer best known for novels about London's East End, as well as detective fiction...  Read More >>

""The City,"" by Robert E. Park, Ernest W. Burgess, and Roderick D. McKenzie, remains a foundational text in urban...  Read More >>

""Twenty Tales by Twenty Women: From Real Life in Chicago"" offers a compelling glimpse into the urban landscape...  Read More >>

""Sanitation of Mofussil Bazaars"" by G.W. Disney offers a fascinating glimpse into historical approaches to public...  Read More >>