Jim Mowatt
26 books
Early Modern
875
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
Historical Fiction
1.1K
William Makepeace Thackeray - History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
A classic Victorian novel and a historical novel rolled into one! Read about court and army life during the reign of Queen Anne — a story of Catholic — Protestant intrigue, and the party which aspired to the...
19 hours 21 minutes
*Non-fiction
954
Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 09)
This is chapter 9 of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England from the accession of James II. This chapter covers part of the invasion of England by William, the Dutch Stadtholder, later William III of England.
5 hours 19 minutes
*Non-fiction
884
Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 07)
This chapter begins with a description of William, Prince of Orange – his early life, personality, and political policies. It goes on to describe, among other things, the Declaration of Indulgence, an early step...
3 hours 37 minutes
*Non-fiction
1K
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. I
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was...
19 hours 50 minutes
Humorous Fiction
1.3K
Jerome K. Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) , published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was intended initially to be a...
6 hours 38 minutes
