History
Famous Sea Fights
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John R. Hale
I propose to tell in non-technical and popular language the story of some of the most remarkable episodes in the history of sea power. I sha…
The Lancashire Witches
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William Harrison Ainsworth
The Lancashire Witches is a highly fictionalised account of the activities of the notorious witches Demdike, Chattox and Alice Nutter who, t…
A Short History of the United States
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Edward Channing
Channing's best known work, A History of the United States, is regarded as one of the most complete and accurate accounts of American histor…
The Annals
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…
Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages
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Paul Lacroix and Jean De La Lacroix
A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on …
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages
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Sabine Baring-Gould
This volume is an example of Sabine Baring-Gould's extensive research into the middle ages. This volume of 12 curiosities was one of Baring-…
A Child's History of England
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Charles Dickens
A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in th…
Two Years in the Forbidden City
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Princess Der Ling Yu
THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu Wh…
Acts
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King James Version
Acts tells the story of the Apostolic Age of the Early Christian church, with particular emphasis on the ministry of the Twelve Apostles and…
History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria
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Gaston Maspero
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…
History of the United States
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Charles Austin Beard
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…
The Story of the Pony Express
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Glenn D. Bradley
The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
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James Baldwin
Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy,…
The Byzantine Empire
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Charles William Chadwick Oman
Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …
The Constitution of Athens
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Aristotle
The Constitution of Athens (Greek: Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία) was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the lat…
Richard I
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Jacob Abbott
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…