1920s Stories

When Anirudh Roy Chowdhary, a twenty-one year old barrister, who is the eldest son of a rich family of landlords, returned to India abruptly after completing his graduation from London, for improving the conditions of women in India, to change the orthodox and conservative mindsets of the people of his country, he wasn't warmly welcomed by his family; because his family's expectations and his aspirations did not match. On a dreadful night, when he was forced to get married to an eleven year old girl, he promised to take her responsibility for lifetime and make her independent; but refused to consider her as his wife, vowing to his morals and principles. Yet, with the passage of time, their bond grew stronger and within no time his little wife became his greatest support system, the only one to understand him in this harsh world that otherwise termed him as a crazy one, obsessed with the ideas of revolution and social change. However, when child marriage began to take its toll on the innocence of his little wife, Anirudh takes a drastic step to save her from the toxic clutches of patriarchy and the conservative society, thus paving way for her bright future. In this process will he lose his one and only support, the reason for his very existence? Will he ever realize that his wife is his soul mate? How will these two revolting partners unite and stand against the tide to bring better changes in the country? Set in the early 20th century Bengal, British India, this is a story of sacrifice, selflessness, pure love and patriotism of a revolutionary Barrister, who is often misread by the world, seen through his lens. (The story is based a popular Indian television show called "Barrister Babu". )

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1920s Upper East Side New York City, 17 year old Evelyn Evans is set up to marry a suitor of her fathers choice, but what happens when the one she loves is a young women? A freedom she can only taste in secret. Will her father find out? Will she be forced to marry a stranger? Or will she become a women of her time and fight for true love?

Alec Monroe has a gift, and Paul Barrington wants to profit by it. Neither understands the true cost of their arrangement. The Great War casts a long shadow in 1926 Philadelphia. Prohibition is in effect, but largely ignored in the city dubbed "wet as the Atlantic." Séances remain popular, despite the efforts of men like Houdini to reveal mediums as frauds. Class, social, and racial boundaries are razor sharp. Against this backdrop, Paul enlists Alec to help him defraud Henri Deschamps, a wealthy scholar of antiquities from France. Little does Paul know that Henri holds more power than money can buy, and Alec is the key to unlocking it. ONC Prompt 72: A real necromancer sits in on a fake séance. [Author's note/trigger warning: This story uses period-appropriate language, including terms related to race and sexuality.]

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❛ suit up! | 𝜗ৎ ❪ 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 ❫ There's nothing more powerful than a woman in a suit. Especially one with blood splattered all over it. Twenty-year-old Antoine Masson couldn't have chosen a better time to become an assassin. The Roaring Twenties were in full swing: women dressed as men, men dressed as women and it seemed like there were no limits to the extravagance, the debauchery, the danger. Despite having recently graduated top of her class from the best assassin school in France, Antoine was still waiting on the day HÉRA, her organization, would send her on a real mission instead of the daily little spying assignments they'd tasked her with. Soon enough though, the time came for Antoine to carry out her first hit on her own. Well, not quite alone when she finds herself face-to-face with a notoriously anonymous assassin- L'Ange Guardien- from her rival organization, ORPHÉ. Nobody who's ever faced L'Ange lived to tell the tale, but Antoine soon realizes that she might have to face something bigger than the both of them could have ever imagined... And their curious attraction to each other won't make it easier. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [Open Novella Contest 2026] Prompt #32 - Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment hides a much bigger truth. Prompt #44 - "May I have this dance?" "Seriously? Right now, in this situation?" [Loosely inspired by the myth of Cupid & Psyche] ❪ 2026 © careycore ❫

Victoria Thorton is trying her best to live an exciting life in a small, boring town. She is failing miserably. That is, until she gets dragged through the screen of her favourite TV show. Now, in order to return back home, Victoria must learn to survive in a world that is out to get her. She will need to make use of all of her skills, even the ones she thought she'd never use again. And she'll have to do all that while avoiding the infamous blue-eyed man who seemed to see right through her. When Victoria accidentally saves one of her favourite characters, she realises that she has the power to help them all. She is torn between her urge to return to the comfort and familiarity of home, and her own caring nature. How will Victoria get home? Should she help the Shelbys' from their own inevitable demise? Will she be stuck here forever, forced to live another life? Will someone keep her from going home? Will she find a reason to stay?

In the heart of a city that worships profit without knowing it, Silas Crowe, known to those who notice him as Greed, presides over his empire with precision and quiet dominance. Yet even the most meticulous calculations are vulnerable, and an unexpected choice threatens to unravel the balance he has maintained for decades. A new figure rises from the shadows, a Sin as yet unnamed, whose presence begins to challenge Silas' station, testing his control, his judgment, and the limits of influence built over years of secrecy. The Seven may still hold power, but one misstep could shift the scales, and what was once assumed eternal becomes perilously fragile.

Audrey was born and raised in Small Heath alongside the Shelby Family, Polly was bestfriends with her mother and took Audrey and her brothers in once her parents passed from a shooting. They were close to all the Shelbys and were considered part of the family, Audrey got on particularly well with Tommy and the two were bestfriends. She left Small Heath after a fight between the two when they were 19, and resided to London for 2 years but now she's back and keeping a big secret.

A young 19 year old Korean boy decides to set off to Japan in search of his own identity and as a way to get away from his parents. He sets out his journey after leaving his family a small note and deciding his trip would only last 3 days. Once he sets foot in Japan, he meets a young Japanese boy that knew basic Korean due to his governmental father. However, Moon, the young boy who traveled away from his financially-incompetent parents, came back to face many horrors once he arrived back in Korea. Friendships were pushed into fine lines, and family ties were falling apart. His only mission now is to find his eomma, make enough money to pay her and his appa's debts, and save his eomma. New chapters every Friday!

A Singer's Journey follows two recently graduated high school friends, Mary Ann and Josalean, as they travel from Chicago to New Jersey to pursue their dream of becoming professional singers. Over the course of a summer, they navigate challenges, rejection, and self-doubt while meeting allies like Everest and Weston, performing in small venues, and learning the value of hard work, perseverance, and friendship. Their journey culminates in personal growth, familial support, and the beginning of their collegiate lives, blending historical authenticity with vibrant musical interludes.

A thoughtfully written parody of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, except it is written completely different and with an entirely different outcome that changes the entire tone and purpose of this story. This parody of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (I believe you should read his original work before mine, if you want to see how truthful it is to the original story and/or to see the changes) focuses around Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby's relationship, which slowly blossoms from neighbors, to friends, and to more. Please enjoy and comment your feedback. I would love to hear what you have to say on my parody! I loved the original novel and a friend of mine helped convince me to write this, so thank them. (also give them - Loki - a good loud 'thank you!' for being my editor!) Enjoy!

|| EPISODE ONE: Parts 1 - 10 || This is a story about the shadows beneath the brightest days, a tale where paradise is edged with danger, and every rescue comes with a price. Set in 1929, The Rest Is Silence follows a struggling writer and former waterman, Horatio "Ray" O'Neill, bound by duty and fate to Jimmy Karlsen, heir to a crumbling commercial empire. What begins as an act of lifesaving draws Ray into a web of family secrets, betrayal, and moral ambiguity, where privilege, ambition, and the past threaten to drown them both. Inspired by the spirit of noir crime fiction and the timeless echoes of Hamlet, this novel explores questions of loyalty, identity, and the limits of what any of us can save. || This book (Parts 1 to 54 + Epilogue) is being posted on the author's blog (link in profile). ||

A HEIST GONE WRONG. A GANG SHATTERED. Volya Angelov, known by the public as the Priest for his cult-like following, knows how to cut a deal and take what's rightfully his. He and his criminal prodigies have siphoned Gorod Krestov's wealth for years and are slowly draining the city's slums with their profits. Yet when he is arrested and shipped off to an island prison, his empire is left to his closest ally, Mysh, a girl who stands a mere five feet. It's up to her to manage what he's left behind and decide whether or not the syndicate should be risked for his life. But with demons from a haunting past and sinister characters converging all around her: can Mysh pull it off? "SIX OF CROWS" meets "PEAKY BLINDERS" in this twisty, 1920s-set novella with enough suspense to keep you reading until the church bells chime. Honors/Awards: ONC 2021 Top 5 Winner (4th place) ONC 2021 Ambassador's Pick (Round Two) "NOVYYE SAINTS" is 7x featured on: @shortstory's "another time, another place" reading list @action's "thriller" reading list @action's "action spotlight" reading list @historicalfiction's "decade fiction" reading list @badassreads's "the ruffians" reading list @storiesundiscovered's "historically inaccurate" reading list for august 2021 @opennovellacontest's "2021 top five winners" and "2021 ambassador picks" lists Copyright © 2021 Elle Chaika Open Novella 2021 | Prompt No. 29

"I know I'll never have the right to call myself your father but... I will protect you with all I have - I will give my best, I will do everything I can to keep you safe, to make you feel loved. I promise you; I will do better. I will do better. I love you, with all my heart - without any strings attached." This is a story about redemption. This is the story of David Thornes Set in the world of Lackadaisy (All art made by the wonderful floatypuffin!) (Hungarian translation now available on my page!)

Set in the spring of 1920 in the New England region of Massachusetts, Calls The Deep is an indie novella following the young protagonist, Charlotte, and the quiet domesticity of her seaside life upended by a great storm and a surprising guest seeking refuge. After inheriting her family's little seaside cottage in the wake of her mother's death, Charlotte moves upstate to escape her life, family, and expectations in Boston. But she quickly finds not everything can be escaped simply by running, and when an inexplicable creature ends up on her couch, recovering from a grievous wound, she is forced to come to terms with what truly matters in her life. Calls The Deep is released for free periodically on my website, Tumblr, and Ao3. It will be continuously updated and revised as I go. For more updates you can find me on Instagram, TikTok, Tumblr, and on my website www.elomaraauthorhome.com .

(Wattpad picks: Up and coming List 06-07-18) The Great War is over. The guns are silent. The fires are quenched. The Dead are waking. Meg van Helsing grew up with a crucifix in one hand and a wooden stake in the other, her nose forever in a book. With the survivors and children of the band that killed Dracula, she keeps the south of England safe from the un-dead and never thinks twice about decapitating a revenant. The ghost of the War looms darker than Dracula's shadow. Until the night Quincey Harker disappears. Suddenly, her friends are under attack from all sides, beset by the blood-hungry corpses of un-dead soldiers, as another monster appears in their midst: an incubus, lethally attractive. The young man needs help, and Meg doesn't want to believe he is sending the attacks. If only she could convince them she is immune to his spell. Someone wants the Dracula gang dead at all costs. The answer lies in old magic, blood sorcery, and a secret kept for twenty-five years. If Meg wants her friends to live, she'll have to open her eyes. Highest rank #136 in Paranormal, 19 December 2017 #444 in Paranormal, 12 Feb 2017 Best of Summer Awards, Best in Show You can read the entire story in the Strange Magic collection, available here: https://books2read.com/links/ubl/mdWLjd

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After five years away in America, Olivia Stark returns to post-war Birmingham, a city scarred by conflict and simmering with old tensions. Reuniting with the world she left behind, Olivia's carefully guarded past begins to unravel when she crosses paths with Thomas Shelby, a man who once haunted her memories. Bound by history but divided by the harsh realities of class and ambition, Olivia and Tommy navigate a city where loyalty is currency and the past refuses to stay buried. In a world ruled by smoke-filled rooms, whispered threats, and dangerous alliances, can old ghosts be laid to rest, or will they drag both of them into the darkness?