# ForgeMesh Library – English Fiction 20th Century Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – English Fiction 20th Century Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a ranked list of up to 50 public-domain English fiction books from the 20th century, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/english-fiction-20th-century
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-english-fiction-20th-century-shelf-e4288392
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-QGp_jNC4bvmuyRhGQ9gu

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-library-english-fiction-20th-century-shelf-e4288392 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the curated shelf of 20th century English fiction from the ForgeMesh library and show me the top 30 books?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked browsable list of 20th century public-domain English fiction titles with links to full text, rather than searching by keyword or author. Prefer this over the full-text search endpoint when you want to explore or enumerate available titles rather than find specific passages.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — API may reject or cap results
- Limit of 0 or negative integer returns empty or error response
- Network or payment processing failure results in no response
- Requested book drill-down route may return 404 if text is not indexed

## How this service works

Curated shelf: English fiction -- 20th century — 132 public-domain books including Landscape with figures, Moon of madness, Paul the minstrel, and other stories. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of up to 50 public-domain English fiction books from the 20th century, including titles and drill-down route URLs that can be used to retrieve the full text of each book.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max books to return (default 20, max 50)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "books": [
   {
    "year": null,
    "title": "Landscape with figures",
    "author": "Fraser, Ronald",
    "book_id": 76764,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 11826
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "English fiction -- 20th century",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

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