History - European

The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China and Japan, 1856-7-8

George Dodd

George Dodd’s work is a comprehensive chronicle of the Indian mutiny of 1857‑58, framed within the wider…

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I (of VI), "Venetian Years" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings

Giacomo Casanova

The work is the first volume of Giacomo Casanova’s six‑part autobiography, “Venetian Years,” presented here…

The red terror in Russia

S. P. Melʹgunov

The work is a first‑hand chronicle of the Red Terror written by Sergeĭ Petrovich Melʹgunov, a…

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

William H. Atherton

The English Language

R. G. Latham

The work is a scholarly grammar of English that sets out, from its very first page, an ambitious aim: to…

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811: Massena's retreat, Fuentes de Oñoro, Albuera, Tarragona

Charles Oman

Charles Oman's A History of the Peninsular War continues its meticulous chronicle of the conflict, focusing…

A Short History of Italy (476-1900)

Henry Dwight Sedgwick

Henry Dwight Sedgwick’s A Short History of Italy is a concise, outline‑style survey that spans from the…

The Great Company: being a history of the honourable company of merchants-adventurers trading into Hudson's Bay

Beckles Willson

The work is a historical study of the Hudson’s Bay Company, presented as a comprehensive chronicle of the…

The Swiss Republic

Boyd Winchester

The work is a scholarly survey of Swiss political development, written by Boyd Winchester and organized as a…

Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II

Charlotte M. Yonge

The work is a series of compact historical sketches that aim to fill the gap between the brief anecdotes…

The Story of Rouen

Theodore Andrea Cook

The work is a scholarly travel‑history of Rouen, presented as a series of chronological chapters that…

The Earth and its inhabitants, Volume 1: Europe. Greece, Turkey in Europe, Rumania, Servia, Montenegro, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

Elisée Reclus

Sweden

Victor Alfred Nilsson

Victor Alfred Nilsson’s work is a comprehensive survey of Sweden’s geography, natural resources, and early…

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

Edward Gibbon

The third volume of Edward Gibbon’s monumental work continues his sweeping survey of Rome’s final centuries,…

Bismarck: some secret pages of his history (Vol. 2 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great Chancellor

Moritz Busch

This volume is the second of three in a series of diary entries kept by Dr Moritz Busch, who spent…

Architectural Antiquities of Normandy

Cotman, John Sell; Turner, Dawson

The work is a scholarly survey of Norman architecture, compiled by the artist‑antiquary John Sell Cotman with…

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work.

C. Raymond Beazley

The Thirty Years War — Complete

Friedrich Schiller

This volume presents Friedrich Schiller’s “History of the Thirty Years’ War” in a comprehensive English…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6

François Guizot

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II.

Walter Scott

Walter Scott’s Life of Napoleon Volume II is a sprawling historical narrative that picks up where the first…

The Protocols and world revolution: including a translation and analysis of the "Protocols of the meetings of the Zionist men of wisdom"

Sergiei Nilus

The work is a polemical treatise that blends contemporary political commentary with a self‑presented exposé…

The Stones of Venice, Volume 3 (of 3)

John Ruskin

John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice concludes its three‑volume survey with a dense, essay‑like examination of…

The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci, and Other Documents Illustrative of His Career

Vespucci, Amerigo; Casas, Bartolomé de las; Columbus, Christopher

The volume is a scholarly collection that brings together the surviving letters of Amerigo Vespucci, the…

Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2

Dawson Turner

The work is an antiquarian travelogue that sets out to catalogue the historic churches and monastic sites of…