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A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volume 1 (of 2) During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era

Lynn Thorndike

This volume is a scholarly survey of how magic and experimental science intersected from antiquity through…

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846

James Richardson

James Richardson’s work is a nineteenth‑century travel narrative that records his 1845‑46 expedition across…

Pharmacographia A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in Great Britain and British India

Flückiger, Friedrich A. (Friedrich August); Hanbury, Daniel

Pharmacographia is a scholarly survey of vegetable‑derived drugs that were in common use in Britain and…

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,…

Rizal's own story of his life

José Rizal

Rizal’s Own Story of His Life is a biographical work by José Rizal, the Filipino nationalist whose life…

The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

Bernal Díaz del Castillo

The work is a first‑person chronicle by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a veteran of the early Spanish expeditions…

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…

Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. Band 2.

Alexander von Humboldt

In the forbidden land: an account of a journey into Tibet, capture by the Tibetan lamas and soldiers, imprisonment, torture and ultimate release

Arnold Henry Savage Landor

Arnold Henry Savage Landor’s In the Forbidden Land is a travel memoir that records his arduous trek from the…

History of the inductive sciences, from the earliest to the present time

William Whewell

William Whewell’s *History of the Inductive Sciences* is a scholarly survey that traces the development of…

Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals

J. C. Lawson

John C. Cuthbert Lawson’s Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion is a scholarly investigation that…

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…

Nederlandsche Volkskunde

Jos. Schrijnen

The Tapestry Book

Helen Churchill Candee

The Tapestry Book is a comprehensive survey of woven art, beginning with a foreword that frames tapestries as…

Principles of Political Economy, Vol. 1

Wilhelm Roscher

Wilhelm Roscher’s *Principles of Political Economy* is a scholarly treatise that seeks to systematise the…

Celebrated Crimes (Complete)

Alexandre Dumas

Celebrated Crimes is a sweeping compendium of notorious historical episodes, assembled by Alexandre Dumas…

灵历集光

Shangjie Song

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…

The magic of jewels and charms

George Frederick Kunz

The work is a scholarly survey of the folklore, superstition, and alleged magical properties attached to…

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 2

R. V. Russell

The work is a scholarly ethnographic survey compiled by R. V.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

Clara Erskine Clement Waters

Clara Erskine Clement Waters’s A History of Art for Beginners and Students is a survey of classical sculpture…

The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)

Emperor of Hindustan Babur

The Bābur‑nāma is the autobiographical memoir of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, written in the…

Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day

Emile Cammaerts

Emile Cammaerts’s work is a comprehensive historical survey that traces Belgium’s evolution from the Roman…

The History of Tasmania , Volume II

John West

The History of Tasmania, Volume II, by John West is a nineteenth‑century historical narrative that…