Lizzie Driver
62 books
*Non-fiction
482
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI
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. The books cover the...
18 hours 46 minutes
Exploration
624
Roald Amundsen - South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is...
19 hours 46 minutes
*Non-fiction
438
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. V
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. The books cover the...
20 hours 42 minutes
*Non-fiction
411
William H. Prescott - History of the Conquest of Mexico
(Note: This project had some missing and duplicate sections. This has been corrected as of July 9, 2010. The affected sections were 12, 13, 27, 28, 33, & 34.) Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And...
24 hours 35 minutes
Memoirs
434
Ernest Shackleton - South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
Shackleton's most famous expedition was planned to be an attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea south of the Atlantic to the Ross Sea south of the Pacific, by way of the Pole. It set out from London on 1...
15 hours 33 minutes
