Piotr Nater
27 books
Early Modern
520
Thomas Cleland Dawson - South American Republics, Part I
The question most frequently asked me since I began my stay in South America has been: «Why do they have so many revolutions there?» Possibly the events recounted in the following pages may help the reader to answer...
12 hours 20 minutes
War & Military
434
Bartolomé Mitre - Emancipation of South America
THREE great names stand forth conspicuous in the annals of America, those of Washington, Bolívar, San Martin. Of Washington, the great leader of the Democracy of the North; of Bolívar and of San Martin, who were the...
16 hours 45 minutes
House & Home
489
Marion Harland - Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette
Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which case you need to make sure her appearance in society goes perfectly, to increase...
11 hours 23 minutes
Cooking
476
Marion Harland - Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how to select and manage servants and organise a dinner party (best engage a good...
15 hours 33 minutes
Essays & Short Works
1,2K
William Lyon Phelps - Essays on Modern Novelists
A collection of essays on 19th century novelists, both famous ones and those largely forgotten now. Among the writers presented most wrote in English, but three foreign authors are also discussed. Phelps taught a...
6 hours 38 minutes
