History - British

The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)

Edward A. Freeman

Edward A. Freeman’s two‑volume work is a scholarly history of the late eleventh‑century English monarchy,…

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume II.

Mrs. A. T. Thomson

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745, Volume II, is a historical compilation by A. T.

The Memoirs of Admiral Lord Beresford

Charles William De la Poer Beresford

The Memoirs of Admiral Lord Beresford are a first‑person naval autobiography by Charles William De la Poir…

The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)

Brodrick, George C. (George Charles); Fotheringham, John Knight

The work is a scholarly political history of Britain covering the period from Addington’s administration…

Lectures on the French Revolution

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton, offers a scholarly lecture series on the French Revolution,…

A Literary History of the English People, from the Origins to the Renaissance

J. J. Jusserand

J. J. Jusserand’s A Literary History of the English People, from the Origins to the Renaissance is a…

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2

E. K. Chambers

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2 is a scholarly reference work that catalogues every theatrical company that…

Common Sense

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is a polemical pamphlet printed in Philadelphia in early 1776, aimed at the…

England under the Angevin Kings, Volume I

Kate Norgate

Kate Norgate’s work is a scholarly survey of England’s transformation under the Angevin monarchs, beginning…

History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660

John Richard Green

History of the English People, Volume V, Puritan England, 1603‑1660, by John Richard Green, is a scholarly…

Royal Edinburgh: Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets

Mrs. Oliphant

The work is a sweeping historical survey of Edinburgh, presented under the banner “Royal Edinburgh: Her…

Sir Walter Ralegh: A Biography

W. Stebbing

The work is a scholarly biography of Sir Walter Ralegh, written by William Stebbing and catalogued under…

A history of the administration of the Royal Navy and of merchant shipping in relation to the Navy from MDIX to MDCLX, with an introduction treating of the preceding period

M. Oppenheim

Michael Oppenheim’s work is a scholarly survey of the civil machinery that underpinned the Royal Navy and its…

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts

Rosalind Northcote

Rosalind Northcote’s work is a richly layered guide to Devon’s landscape, its ancient customs and its storied…

The reign of Mary Tudor

James Anthony Froude

The work is a nineteenth‑century historical study of Mary I, Queen of England, focusing on the political and…

The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics

Alexander F. Mitchell

The work is a scholarly collection of lectures on the Scottish Reformation, assembled after the death of its…

Lord John Russell

Stuart J. Reid

Stuart J. Reid’s Lord John Russell is a meticulously documented biography of the nineteenth‑century British…

Khartoum Campaign, 1898; or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan

Bennet Burleigh

Bennett Burleigh’s work is a first‑hand chronicle of the British‑Egyptian campaign that culminated in the…

Richard I Makers of History

Jacob Abbott

The work is a scholarly biography of Richard I, King of England, presented as a strict compilation of…

The English Utilitarians, Volume 1 (of 3)

Leslie Stephen

The work is a scholarly survey of the English Utilitarian school, written by Leslie Stephen as a follow‑up to…

The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 1

George Warburton

The work is a sweeping historical survey of the struggle for dominance in North America up to 1763, focusing…

The Toilers of the Field

Richard Jefferies

Richard Jefferies’ The Toilers of the Field is a nonfiction collection that gathers together a series of…

The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave

Mary Prince

The work is a first‑person slave narrative, presented as “The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave”…

Thomas Davis, selections from his prose and poetry

Thomas Davis

This volume gathers the most representative selections of Thomas Davis’s prose and poetry, beginning with his…