History Books

Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.

Pierce Egan

Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Ch..

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05

Walter F. Austin

The Great Events by Famous Historians is a comprehensive and readable account of the world's history. emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-w..

A Short History of English Agriculture

W. H. R. Curtler

A Short History of English Agriculture is a narrative of the history of agriculture developments in England written by W. H. R. Curtler.Preface by author:'A husbandman', said Markham, 'is the master o..

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen

Hendrik Conscience

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen is a fiction work based on Netherland's history written in Dutch language by Hendrik Conscience, a Belgian author who is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in ..

The New Book of Martyrs

Georges Duhamel

The New Book of Martyrs is a historical narrative written by Georges Duhamel, a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army.T..

The Englishwoman in America

Isabella L. Bird

The Englishwoman in America is a travel book written by Isabella L. Bird, a nineteenth-century British explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist. Excerpts:As a general dislike of prefaces is..

History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 04

Friedrich Schiller

The Dutch Revolt (1568–1648) was the revolt of the northern, largely Protestant Seven Provinces of the Low Countries against the rule of the Roman Catholic Habsburg King Philip II of Spain, hereditary..

In the Fourth Year - Anticipations of a World Peace

H. G. Wells

In the latter half of 1914 a few of us were writing that this war was a “War of Ideas.” A phrase, “The War to end War,” got into circulation, amidst much sceptical comment. It was a phrase powerful en..