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message 1: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)
Dec 17, 2025 07:27PM

Staci | 4231 comments Mod
In a spin-off of the decades challenge, we have a 19th century challenge to read books from each decade:

1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
1830-1839
1840-1849
1850-1859
1860-1869
1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899

There are no levels for this challenge. Who's in?

Ask...please hold off on adding time periods to your thread until December 30. This helps with the linking process. Thank you!


message 2: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (last edited Dec 30, 2025 07:01PM) (new)
Dec 17, 2025 07:27PM

Staci | 4231 comments Mod
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message 3: by Michelle (last edited Apr 11, 2026 12:02PM) (new)
Dec 17, 2025 07:42PM

Michelle | 972 comments I'm in!

1800-1809
1810-1819
Sense and Suitability by Pepper Basham Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

1820-1829
Dearest Josephine by Caroline George

1830-1839
1840-1849
1850-1859
1860-1869
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink In This Moment (Timeless, #2) by Gabrielle Meyer Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott

1870-1879
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1880-1889
1890-1899
Taming Lady Temperance (The Secret Society of Spinsters, #1) by Karen Witemeyer


message 4: by Barbara (last edited Jan 10, 2026 09:16PM) (new)
Dec 17, 2025 07:56PM

Barbara Tomlinson | 99 comments I'm in
1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
1830-1839
1840-1849
1850-1859
A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire, #3) by Lynn Austin 2026-01-09 takes place from 1849-1865.
1860-1869
1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899


message 5: by Crystal (last edited Feb 16, 2026 10:08AM) (new)
Dec 18, 2025 02:47AM

Crystal | 1024 comments 19th Century Time Periods

1800-1809



1810-1819



1820-1829



1830-1839
(1837)
The Lawyer and the Laundress by Christine Hill Suntz

1840-1849



1850-1859



1860-1869
(1868)
A Choice Considered (The Heart of Cheyenne, #2) by Tracie Peterson


1870-1879



1880-1889



1890-1899


message 6: by Missy (new)
Dec 18, 2025 06:37AM

Missy | 1035 comments I'm in.


message 7: by Linda (new)
Dec 19, 2025 09:57AM

Linda | 22 comments I'm in.


message 8: by Christine (new)
Dec 25, 2025 10:47PM

Christine | 558 comments I'm in!


message 9: by Karen (last edited Feb 28, 2026 08:20AM) (new)
Dec 27, 2025 06:30PM

Karen | 1767 comments Looks challenging - I'll give it a try. I plan to focus on books related to key events in America's history for each decade.

19th Century

1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
1830-1839
1840-1849

1850-1859
An Undaunted Matchmaker by Anne Greene


1860-1869
Blind Tom The Horse Who Helped Build the Great Railroad by Shirley Raye Redmond How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln The Story Behind the Nation's First Woman Detective by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk The Eye That Never Sleeps How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln by Marissa Moss


1870-1879
The Gingerbread Bride (The 12 Brides of Christmas #6) by Amy Lillard The Advent Bride (The 12 Brides of Christmas, #1) by Mary Connealy A Cowboy And A Pregnant Widow by Victoria Otto


1880-1889
A Doctor's Agreement (From This Day Forward) by Cynthia Hickey The Nutcracker Bride (12 Brides of Christmas #2) by Margaret Brownley The Christmas Star Bride (The 12 Brides of Christmas, #10) by Amanda Cabot


1890-1899
True Heart by Marissa Moss


message 10: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (last edited Mar 31, 2026 08:04PM) (new)
Dec 27, 2025 07:47PM

Staci | 4231 comments Mod
I'm in!

1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
An Unconventional Lady by Sarah E. Ladd
1830-1839
The Lawyer and the Laundress by Christine Hill Suntz
1840-1849
Marrying the Matchmaker (A Shanahan Match, #4) by Jody Hedlund
1850-1859
1860-1869
1870-1879
The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin
1880-1889
Sung in the Shadows (The Art of Love and Danger, #2) by Crystal Caudill
1890-1899
To Reveal a Reckless Love (The British Are Coming #4) by Robin Lee Hatcher Taming Lady Temperance (The Secret Society of Spinsters, #1) by Karen Witemeyer Mining For Love Marriage of Convenience in the Wilds of Maine by Candice Sue Patterson To Find Where She Belongs (The British Are Coming, #5) by Robin Lee Hatcher


message 11: by Jenn (last edited Apr 06, 2026 05:53AM) (new)
Dec 28, 2025 08:19AM

Jenn | 666 comments 2026 - 19th Century

I'm in!

1800-1809 Brentwood's Ward (The Bow Street Runners, #1) by Michelle Griep (1807)
1810-1819 Prelude for a Lord (The Gentlemen Quartet, #1) by Camille Elliot (1810) The Irresistible Earl (Love Inspired Historical) by Regina Scott (1811)
1820-1829 Never Court a Count (Fortune's Brides The Wedding Vow #2) by Regina Scott (1825, clean fiction, GM)
1830-1839
1840-1849
1850-1859
1860-1869 Instant Frontier Family by Regina Scott (1866)
1870-1879
1880-1889
1890-1899



message 12: by Lauri (last edited Apr 11, 2026 01:46PM) (new)
Dec 28, 2025 01:54PM

Lauri Gentry | 511 comments 1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
The Lawyer and the Laundress by Christine Hill Suntz (2/11) 1830-1839
1840-1849
Where Stillness Speaks by Chelsey Welwood (1/28)
1850-1859
1860-1869
1870-1879
My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer (3/2)
1880-1889
If the Boot Fits (Texas Ever After, #2) by Karen Witemeyer (4/11) 1889
1890-1899
Cloaked in Beauty (Texas Ever After, #3) by Karen Witemeyer (4/4) 1896


message 13: by Bonny (last edited Apr 17, 2026 07:35PM) (new)
Dec 30, 2025 02:46PM

Bonny (bonnybonnybeth) | 743 comments Yay! Excited about this one!

1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee (AmazonClassics Edition) by Jarena Lee (set in the 1820s)
1830-1839
The Exiles of Florida by Joshua Reed Giddings (set in 1830s)
1840-1849
1850-1859
Our Nig Sketches from the Life of a Free Black by Harriet E. Wilson (published in 1859, caution: racist language and violence)
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (published in 1851)
1860-1869
1870-1879
The Valley of Baca by Jennie Smith (published in 1876)
1880-1889
Louie Chalmers’ New Year’s Table by Isabella MacDonald Alden (published in 1889)
Mrs. Solomon Smith Looking On by Pansy (published in 1888)
Spun from Fact by Isabella MacDonald Alden (published in 1886)
1890-1899
Heather and Snow by George MacDonald (published in 1893)


message 14: by Charlene (new)
Dec 30, 2025 06:58PM

Charlene | 664 comments I’m in!

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message 15: by Hannah (new)
Jan 01, 2026 12:29PM

Hannah (bookwormhannah) | 1200 comments I’m in!

1800-1809
1810-1819
1820-1829
1830-1839
1840-1849
1850-1859
1860-1869
1870-1879
1880-1889

1890-1899
1891: To Love a Beast 1/1/26
1890: The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall 1/1/26


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