# library.forgemesh.io — English Fiction 19th Century Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io — English Fiction 19th 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, pageable list of up to 438 public-domain English fiction books from the 19th century, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/english-fiction-19th-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/library-forgemesh-io-english-fiction-19th-century-shelf-c4e9ab40
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_72SNOIGTAdK5FkHP9EE1s

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 library-forgemesh-io-english-fiction-19th-century-shelf-c4e9ab40 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the full shelf of 19th-century English fiction from the ForgeMesh library — give me the top 30 books so I can pick something to read?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked catalog of public-domain 19th-century English fiction specifically — as opposed to full-text search across the whole corpus (use the full-text search sibling for that), or when you want drill-down routes to fetch complete books rather than passages. Ideal for building reading lists, curricula, or discovering titles in this genre without needing an API key.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — may return an error or be capped
- Payment failure via x402 protocol — endpoint requires $0.003 USDC per call
- Network timeout if the backend library index is slow to respond
- Empty or partial result if the shelf index is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Curated shelf: English fiction -- 19th century — 438 public-domain books including Complete Short Works of George Meredith, The Amazing Marriage — Complete, Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of public-domain 19th-century English fiction books (up to the requested limit, default 20, max 50), including book titles, authors, and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve full text of each work.

## 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": "Complete Short Works of George Meredith",
    "author": "Meredith, George",
    "book_id": 4499,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 33405
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "English fiction -- 19th century",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/library-forgemesh-io-english-fiction-19th-century-shelf-c4e9ab40/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from library.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/library.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)