Non-fiction Books

A Boy's Voyage Round the World

Samuel Smiles

A Boy's Voyage Round the World is a world travelogue and adventure classic by Samuel Smiles. I have had pleasure in editing this travel diary, not only because it is the work of my youngest son, but a..

An Account of Egypt

Herodotus

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He is known for having written the book The Histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins o..

De Bello Gallico and Other Commentaries

Julius Caesar

Commentaries on the Gallic War, also Bellum Gallicum (English: Gallic War), is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the bat..

Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.

George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fai..

Edinburgh - Picturesque Notes

Robert Louis Stevenson

Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes is a non-fiction travel book written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first published in December 1878 as "a paean to his birthplace" and was his seco..

Letters of Pliny

Pliny

The largest surviving body of Pliny's work is his Epistulae (Letters), a series of personal missives directed to his friends, associates and the Emperor Trajan. These letters are a unique testimony of..

A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. Part 1

George Müller

It was only after the consideration of many months, and after much self-examination as to my motives, and after much earnest prayer, that I came to the conclusion to write this little work. I have not..

The Founder of New France - A Chronicle of Champlain

Charles W. Colby

The Founder of New France : A Chronicle of Champlain is an outstanding historical book by the Canadian author, Professor Charles William Colby.Into some such terms as these would the writer of a biogr..