I've just stumbled across a happy little gift from the internet. The Boys of Greenway Court, a 19th-century morality tale by Hezekiah Butterworth, is out of copyright and available online. You can read the text version, or download the 16MB facsimile which contains beautiful illustrations.
I have to caution you that the story is florid and ponderous in the way of most late Victorian writers, but for those interested in reading it from the perspective of historian or genealogist, it can be fun in a novel (ahem) kind of way. I have several hard copies which I have purchased whenever they have become available on eBay, but original early editions can be scarce and pricey, so I'm glad to see that all interested parties may have a free digital copy.
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