Sibella Denton
224 books
*Non-fiction
591
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
War & Military
574
William Wood - Chronicles of Canada Volume 11 - The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolfe
Any life of Wolfe can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as something complete in itself and not as a part of a greater whole. But, since such treatment gives a totally false idea of his...
2 hours 58 minutes
*Non-fiction
621
Alfred Marshall - Principles of Economics, The Appendices
Principles of Economics was a leading economics textbook of Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), first published in 1890. Marshall began writing the book in 1881, and he spent much of the next decade at work on it. His...
6 hours 9 minutes
Religion
544
Jesse Lyman Hurlbut - Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 5
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to «the hundred greatest men in Great Britain» asking them this question: «If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a...
2 hours 54 minutes
General Fiction
631
Catherine Helen Spence - Mr Hogarth's Will
Jane and Elsie Melville were raised by their kindly but eccentric uncle, Mr Hogarth who believed that women were just as good as men, and thus gave his nieces a boy's education. Upon his death, they find that he has...
13 hours 52 minutes
*Non-fiction
592
Alexander William Kinglake - Eothen, or Impressions of Travel brought Home from the East
A classic of victorian travel writing, Kinglake’s book describes his journey through the Ottoman empire to Cairo, and his residence there in time of plague. [Summary by hefyd]
8 hours 34 minutes
