A Shropshire Lad is a cycle of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. A Shropshire Lad was first published in 1896 at Housman's...
Set during the First World War, *The Red Planet* follows the life of Major Duncan Meredyth, a disabled veteran of the Boer War, who is forced to grapp...
Following the Equator is a travelogue by Mark Twain that chronicles his journey around the world in 1895. The book is a mix of Twain's wry observation...
George Wilbur Peck's "Sunbeams" is a collection of essays offering sharp social and political commentary through gentle sarcasm and wit. Peck's observ...
Set during the late 19th century Boer Wars, "Cabinet Secret" follows the exploits of a cunning British secret agent operating in South Africa. Amidst...
In W. Somerset Maugham's 'Hero,' James Parsons returns to his quaint English village of Little Primpton after serving in the Boer War, decorated with...
Mortimer Menpes, an Australian expatriate artist, embarked on a journey to South Africa as a correspondent for the London weekly *Black and White* mag...
