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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings

Jonathan Swift

The work is a scholarly reconstruction of Jonathan Swift’s “History of the Four Last Years of the Queen,” a…

Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs

Samuel Adams Drake

Samuel Adams Drake’s Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs is a scholarly survey of Boston’s public‑house…

Cassell's History of England, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion

Anonymous

Cover of Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1701, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1852

Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1701, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1852

Richard Cannon

This work is a regimented chronicle of the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot, compiled by Richard Cannon…

History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the years 1793-1815 Compiled from Records, Chiefly Official

Arthur H. Norway

Arthur H. Norway’s work is a meticulously compiled history of Britain’s Post‑Office Packet Service from 1793…

A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and Modern

Charles Hindley

The work is a scholarly compilation that traces the evolution of London’s street‑cry tradition from its…

Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592

Arthur Acheson

Arthur Acheson’s scholarly work offers a focused study of the little‑examined interval between 1586 and 1592,…

The Baronial Halls, and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of England; Vol. 1 of 2

S. C. Hall

The work is a nineteenth‑century antiquarian survey of England’s great houses, beginning with a vivid…

Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes

Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage’s Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes is a polemical…

English Monastic Life

Francis Aidan Gasquet

The work is a scholarly survey of English monasticism before the Reformation, written by Francis Aidan…

Cover of Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot;
Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1702, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1850

Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot; Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1702, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1850

Richard Cannon

The work is a regiment‑specific history, compiled by Richard Cannon to record the formation of the 31st…

Woman's Work in English Fiction, from the Restoration to the Mid-Victorian Period

Clara Helen Whitmore

Clara Helen Whitmore’s Woman’s Work in English Fiction offers a scholarly survey of women writers from the…

The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

J. R. Hutchinson

The work is a scholarly study of the British practice of impressment, focusing on how the Crown compelled…

Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London Life

Daniel Joseph Kirwan

"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)

Dr. Doran

British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals

J. Ellis Barker

British Socialism is a scholarly survey of the British socialist movement as it stood in the early twentieth…

Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes

W. H. Fitchett

Fitchett’s Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes is a nineteenth‑century compendium of British…

The Story of London

Henry B. Wheatley

The work is a scholarly survey of London’s development from its earliest settlement through the medieval era,…

The book of Edinburgh anecdote

Francis Watt

The book of Edinburgh anecdote is a collection of historical sketches centered on the Parliament House and…

Cover of History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2)
From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2) From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

T. W. J. Connolly

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 is a meticulously compiled chronicle of the British corps…

Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 (of 3) Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition

Walter Scott

The work is a three‑volume collection of historical and romantic ballads gathered from the Southern Counties…

A history of the University of Oxford

George C. Brodrick

George C. Brodrick’s A History of the University of Oxford offers a concise survey of the institution’s…

The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time

David Masson

David Masson’s fifth volume in his seven‑part series on John Milton is a meticulously documented chronicle…

Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay

The volume gathers Thomas Babington Macaulay’s “Critical and Historical Essays,” a series of articles…