History Books

The Great Fortress - A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760

William Wood

Louisbourg was no mere isolated stronghold which could be lost or won without affecting the wider issues of oversea dominion. On the contrary, it was a necessary link in the chain of waterside posts w..

English Past and Present

Richard Chenevix Trench

A series of four lectures which I delivered last spring to the pupils of the King’s College School, London, supplied the foundation to this present volume. These lectures, which I was obliged to prepa..

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 03

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 03 is a French history writing by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers, a French statesman and historian. He was the second elected President of France, and..

Life in a Mediæval City

Edwin Benson

A short and gentle overview of mediaeval life in a large city. It lightly covers the class structure of society, local government, guilds, pageantry and punishment. The author has an easy, rhythmic st..

Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos

Ninon de Lenclos

Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos was a French author, courtesan, and patron of the arts...

A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North

C.H. Yarrow

A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians is a book on Indians of North America's funeral customs and rites written by Dr. H. C. YARROW.The pr..

History of the Moors of Spain

M. Florian

The name of the Moors of Spain recalls recollections of gallantry and refinement, and of the triumphs of arts and arms. But, though thus celebrated, not much is generally known of the history of that ..

Liberalism and the Social Problem

Winston Churchill

Author's introduction:These are the principal speeches I have made within the last four years. They have been chosen and collected with the idea of presenting a consistent and simultaneous view of the..