Fiction & Literature
Black Kestrel
An adventure novel set in late-19th-century Madeira, following a young peasant who rebels against a feudal landlord, conscription and militant priests, fighting for freedom alongside the woman he loves.
Topic
19th century
6 books about Madeira tagged “19th century”.
History & Culture
A Winter in Madeira
American statesman John Adams Dix’s narrative of a winter spent in Madeira, recording the island’s climate, scenery and society from an invalid-traveller’s perspective.
History & Culture
Ship and Shore, in Madeira, Lisbon, and the Mediterranean
American naval chaplain Walter Colton’s travel sketches, opening with Madeira before Lisbon and the Mediterranean — the island as seen by a mid-century sea voyager.
History & Culture
The Exiles of Madeira
A 19th-century account of the persecution and exile of Madeira’s Protestant converts under Dr Robert Reid Kalley — a notable episode in the island’s religious history.
Fiction & Literature
O Último Cais
The acclaimed debut novel (in Portuguese) by Funchal journalist Helena Marques, set in late-19th-century Funchal — the Vaz de Lacerda family and its women across generations. Winner of the Portuguese Writers’ Association Grand Prize.
Fiction & Literature
Raquels Töchter
The German edition of Helena Marques’s prize-winning “O Último Cais” — a saga of bold women in 19th-century Madeira, based on her great-grandfather’s logbook.