History - Modern (1750+)

Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy: Volume 3 (of 3)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

The work is the third and final volume of Hegel’s “Lectures on the History of Philosophy,” in which the…

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself

Olaudah Equiano

The work is an autobiographical narrative by Olaudah Equiano, an African who was enslaved and later freed,…

London and the Kingdom - Volume 2 A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.

Reginald R. Sharpe

London and the Kingdom – Volume 2 is a scholarly history that draws chiefly on the Guildhall archives, the…

Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources

Emperor of the French Napoleon I

The volume presents, for the first time, a complete collection of Napoleon I’s letters to his wife Joséphine,…

The Philippine Islands A Political, Geographical, Ethnographical, Social and Commercial History of the Philippine Archipelago, Embracing the Whole Period of Spanish Rule

Foreman, John, F.R.G.S.

John Foreman’s work is a sweeping survey of the Philippines under three centuries of Spanish rule, presented…

Simple Sabotage Field Manual

United States. Office of Strategic Services

The Simple Sabotage Field Manual is an official wartime pamphlet produced by the United States Office of…

The Critical Period of American History

John Fiske

John Fiske’s *The Critical Period of American History* is a scholarly narrative that treats the years…

The Roll of Honour, Volume 1: A biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war

Ruvigny et Raineval, Melville Henry Massue, marquis de

The Roll of Honour, Volume 1 is a solemn register of every British officer, non‑commissioned officer and…

The Governments of Europe

Frederic Austin Ogg

Frederic Austin Ogg’s The Governments of Europe offers a scholarly survey of political structures, beginning…

Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902

W. Basil Worsfold

The work is a detailed historical study of Lord Alfred Milner’s tenure as High Commissioner in South Africa…

History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 1

Henry Martyn Baird

The work is a scholarly historical study by Henry Martyn Baird that situates the rise of the Huguenots within…

The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Including a new and circumstantial account of the battle of Long island and the loss of New York, with a review of events to the close of the year

Henry Phelps Johnston

The work is a detailed military history of the 1776 campaign surrounding New York and Brooklyn, written by…

History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

George Washington Williams

George Washington Williams’s second volume, *History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880*,…

A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year. Volume 2 (of 3)

Edwin Emerson

A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year, Volume 2 is a chronologically organized survey that blends…

The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force

Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

The work is a scholarly history of the Royal Air Force’s contribution to the First World War, written by Sir…

Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The work is a sprawling memoir that blends travelogue with social observation, penned by Elizabeth Cady…

Royal Palaces and Parks of France

M. F. Mansfield

Royal Palaces and Parks of France is a guide‑book‑style survey that blends travel narrative with…

Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1

Charles Darwin

The work is a biographical memoir assembled by Charles Darwin himself, opening with a detailed, almost…

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War

Ben J. Viljoen

This work is a first‑hand memoir by General Ben J. Viljoen, a senior Boer commander who served as Assistant…

More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Letters

Charles Darwin

More Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume 1 gathers a series of previously unpublished correspondences that…

The Philippines a Century Hence

José Rizal

The work is a nonfiction essay by José Rizal, the Philippine nationalist who also authored the novels Noli Me…

The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV

Charles Greville

Charles Greville’s *The Greville Memoirs, Part 1* is a personal journal that chronicles the political and…

A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time A Collection of Persons Distinguished in Professional and Political Life, Leaders in the Commerce and Industry of Canada, and Successful Pioneers

A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography is a reference work that gathers concise sketches of notable figures in…

Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 4

Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de