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Qian Sima

Afghanistan

A. Hamilton

The work is a scholarly survey of Afghanistan written at the turn of the twentieth century, intended to fill…

Mysticism and its results: Being an inquiry into the uses and abuses of secrecy

John Delafield

Delving into the history of secrecy, John Delafield’s work opens with a sweeping declaration that “THE WORD…

The books of Chronicles: With maps, notes and introduction

W. A. L. Elmslie

The work is a scholarly commentary on the biblical books of Chronicles, produced for the Cambridge Bible for…

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, Through the Deserts and Steppes of Mongolia, Tartary, &c.

Alexander Michie

This work is a detailed travelogue that chronicles Alexander Michie’s overland expedition from Shanghai…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Map" to "Mars" Volume 17, Slice 6

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6, is a scholarly reference entry on the subject of…

The nightless city; or, The "history of the Yoshiwara Yūkwaku"

J. E. De Becker

Corea: The Hermit Nation

William Elliot Griffis

Griffis’s work is a scholarly handbook that traces Korea’s history and social customs from ancient times to…

A Literary History of the Arabs

Reynold Alleyne Nicholson

Reynold A. Nicholson’s A Literary History of the Arabs is a scholarly survey that aims to give students and…

The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art A Popular History of Medicine in All Ages and Countries

Edward Berdoe

The work is a sweeping survey of medical history that sets out to fill a gap the author sees in English…

The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)

Dean C. Worcester

The work is a scholarly survey of Philippine education from the late Spanish era through the early American…

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

Various

The Pleasures of the Table An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. With a History of Its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together With Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning the Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-giving

George H. Ellwanger

The Pleasures of the Table is a scholarly survey of gastronomy that privileges history, literature, and the…

The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2

Frederick Whymper

Frederick Whymper’s second volume of The Sea is a sprawling survey of maritime history that begins with a…

Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind

J. A. Zahm

The work is a scholarly survey that traces women’s contributions to scientific knowledge from antiquity to…

The lands of silence: A history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration

Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham

The work is a comprehensive historical survey of polar exploration, assembled by Sir Clements R.

A History of Spanish Literature

James Fitzmaurice-Kelly

James Fitzmaurice‑Kelly’s A History of Spanish Literature is a scholarly survey that confines itself to…

A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]

Wolfram Eberhard

The War with Mexico, Volume 2 (of 2)

Justin Harvey Smith

The War with Mexico, Volume 2 is a scholarly historical work by Justin Harvey Smith, a former professor of…

The story of the Congo Free State: Social, political, and economic aspects of the Belgian system of government in Central Africa

Henry Wellington Wack

The work is a nonfiction account written by Henry Wellington Wack that sets out to present a…

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic

Sidney Lewis Gulick

Sidney L. Gulick’s Evolution of the Japanese, Social and Psychic is a scholarly survey that attempts to…

South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

The book is Ernest Shackleton’s own account of the Imperial Trans‑Antarctic Expedition of 1914‑1917,…

Korea and her neighbors A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country

Isabella L. Bird

The work is a first‑hand travel narrative by Isabella L. Bishop, a Western visitor who made four journeys to…

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923

Various

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8 (1923) is a scholarly periodical produced by the Association for the…