History - Modern (1750+)

History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time

Richard Falckenberg

This work is a scholarly textbook that aims to bridge the gap between exhaustive histories of modern…

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 3 of 3

Frederick Ponsonby

The work is a regimental history of the Grenadier Guards, written by Frederick Ponsonby, a senior officer who…

The White Slaves of England

John C. Cobden

The work is a polemical investigation into what John C. Cobden terms “white slavery” in nineteenth‑century…

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2) As Illustrated in the Career of Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., D.C.L., Many Years Consul and Minister in China and Japan

Alexander Michie

The work is a biographical‑historical study of Sir Rutherford Alcock, the long‑serving British consul and…

Early Carriages and Roads

Sir Walter Gilbey

History of Halifax City

Thomas B. Akins

Thomas B. Akins’s History of Halifax City is a meticulous chronicle of the colony’s early days, beginning…

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 3. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century

Jules Verne

The History of the 2/6th (Rifle) Battalion, "the King's" (Liverpool Regiment) 1914-1919

C. E. Wurtzburg

The work is a regiment‑level history of the 2/6th (Rifle) Battalion, “the King’s” (Liverpool Regiment)…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "France" to "Francis Joseph I." Volume 10, Slice 8

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8, is a scholarly reference work that surveys the…

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21

Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle’s “History of Friedrich II of Prussia – Volume 21” is a sweeping, essay‑like study that treats…

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III

Alexander Wheelock Thayer

The work is a scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer, presented in a…

The Children's Story of the War Volume 4 (of 10) The Story of the Year 1915

Edward Parrott

The volume presents a sweeping, fact‑laden account of the First World War as it unfolded in 1915, written for…

Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Complete

Orléans, Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d'

The work is a sprawling memoir and correspondence collection that brings together the letters, anecdotes, and…

An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island

John Hunter

This work is a detailed journal of the early British settlement efforts in New South Wales, compiled by John…

A history of economic doctrines: From the Time of the Physiocrats to the Present Day

Gide, Charles; Rist, Charles

This work is a scholarly survey of the evolution of economic thought from the physiocratic era to the early…

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823

Lady Maria Callcott

The work is a first‑person travel journal by Lady Maria Callcott, written during her three‑year stay in…

Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I)

Augustus F. Lindley

Augustus F. Lindley’s work is a sprawling, first‑hand chronicle of the Taiping Rebellion, framed as both a…

The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 2

George Warburton

The work is a detailed historical narrative of the French and British struggle for control of North America…

Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892

Ohrwalder, Josef; Wingate, F. R. (Francis Reginald), Sir

The work is a first‑hand account of Father Josef Ohrwalder’s ten‑year imprisonment among the followers of the…

Wellington's Army, 1809-1814

Charles Oman

Charles Oman's Wellington’s Army, 1809‑1814 is a scholarly study that goes beyond the usual campaign…

East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan

Frederic Courtland Penfield

Frederic C. Penfield’s East of Suez is a travel‑essay collection that blends personal observation with a…

The companions of Pickle Being a sequel to 'Pickle the spy'

Andrew Lang

The companion volume to Andrew Lang’s “Pickle the Spy” continues the author’s forensic examination of a…

The Kaiser's Memoirs

German Emperor William II

The Kaiser's Memoirs is an autobiographical account by William II, the German Emperor who ruled from 1888 to…

The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive

Samuel Smiles

Samuel Smiles’s work is a revised biography of George Stephenson and his son Robert, framed by an extensive…