The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? Written in 1884.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
Set in early 20th-century London, this is a classic example of Henry James's morality tales that play off the naiveté of an American protagonist abroad.
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque by Edgar Allan Poe
American poet, a master of the horror tale, Poe is credited with practically inventing the detective story. His first collection of stories, Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, which appeared in 1840, contained one of his most famous works, "The Fall of the House of Usher."
I googled and got these. Mih, Hope some/any of them are the sot of things you need.
I dont know if you need it to span those dates or wether it needs to be fiction/non fiction.
