In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the West. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically "the Middle East".Check out the stories with this theme selected by the critic August Nemo:- The Rajah's Treasure by H. G. Wells- The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling- Tajima by Miss Mitford- A Chinese Girl Graduate by R. K. Douglas- The Revenge Of Her Race by Mary Beaumont- King Billy Of Ballarat by Morley Roberts- Thy Heart's Desire by Netta SyrettFor more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 13 August 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, satire, biography, and autobiography, and even including two books on recreational war games.Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work.Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 10 January 1855) was an English author and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire. She is best known for Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and vividly drawn characters based upon life in Three Mile Cross, a hamlet in the parish of Shinfield, near Reading in Berkshire, where she lived.Mary Beaumont was the pseudonym of Rosa Oakes (18491910), a Victorian author.Morley Roberts (29 December 1857 8 June 1942) was an English novelist and short story writer, best known for The Private Life of Henry Maitland.Netta Syrett (17 March 1865 15 December 1943) was an English writer of the late Victorian period whose novels featured New Woman protagonists. Her novel Portrait of a Rebel was adapted into the 1936 film A Woman Rebels.