Early Modern
79 books
Early Modern
474
Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 14)
This is volume 3 chapter 14 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a...
3 hours 38 minutes
Early Modern
480
Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Popular History of Ireland, Book 11
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 11 subtitled “From the Accession of George I to the...
5 hours 19 minutes
Early Modern
441
Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Popular History of Ireland, Book 10
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 10 subtitled “From the Restoration of Charles II to the...
2 hours 20 minutes
Early Modern
693
Francis Parkman, Jr. - Pioneers of France in the New World
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund...
10 hours 22 minutes
Early Modern
465
Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Popular History of Ireland, Book 09
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 9 subtitled “From the Accession of James I Till the...
3 hours 14 minutes
Memoirs
460
Benvenuto Cellini - Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Vol 1
Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his loves, hatreds, passions, and delights, written in an energetic, direct,...
10 hours 14 minutes
Early Modern
606
Louis Aubrey Wood - Chronicles of Canada Volume 16 - The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant
'Thayendanegea!' The name was taken from the great book of nature. It was a birth-name of the Mohawks meaning two sticks of wood bound together, a sign of strength; and the woman hoped that her tiny child might...
2 hours 40 minutes
Early Modern
676
David Hume - Treatise Of Human Nature, Volume 1
This book, published in two volumes called «books» by the author, is a treatment of everything from the origin of our ideas to how they are to be divided. It includes important statements of Scepticism and Hume's...
13 hours 57 minutes
