The history of a woman who rose above and beyond tragedy, grief and personal loss to become one of the most powerful figures in sixteenth century Euro...
For the Term of his Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life), appea...
Set in the fictional European kingdom of Lutha, the protagonist is a young American named Barney Custer, of Beatrice, Nebraska, who is the son of an A...
This poem is mainly based on an execution that took place while he was in the prison. Making it the center of theme, Wild goes on to expose the dire c...
Magna Carta Libertatum commonly called Magna Carta (also Magna Charta; "Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of Englan...
A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murd...
Aucassin et Nicolette (12th or 13th century) is an anonymous medieval French fictional story. It is the unique example of a chantefable, literally, a...
During the turbulent moment in English history involving King James 1 and 6, Nigel Olifaunt, a Scottish lord, seeks to protect his family home and hol...
Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) (April 13, 1648 - June 9, 1717) was a French mystic and one of the key advocat...
This book delves into the life and work of Oscar Wilde, specifically examining the clash between his artistic principles and the moral judgments of Vi...
This book contains four biblical texts from the New Testament of the King James Version of the Bible. It includes Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, a...
John Gabriel Borkman, a once prominent banker, is imprisoned after his financial schemes crumble, leaving him ostracized and consumed by guilt. Eight...
Donald Shaw, a man of considerable experience and education, recounts his eighteen months spent in a London prison. 'Eighteen Months' Imprisonment' p...
Three Times and Out is the true story of M. C. Simmons, a Canadian soldier captured by the German Army during the early days of World War I. The book...
Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, "Blockade Runners" follows the daring exploits of Captain James Playfair as he navigates treachero...
This book is the second volume of Lord Cochrane's autobiography, and it covers a tumultuous period in his life. After being falsely accused of fraud a...
The *Consolation of Philosophy*, written by Boethius during his imprisonment and eventual execution for treason, is a philosophical treatise that expl...
The Man in the Iron Mask is a historical mystery surrounding the imprisonment of an enigmatic figure in the late 17th century. Shrouded in an iron mas...
Balada de la cárcel de Reading es un poema escrito por Oscar Wilde durante su encarcelamiento en la prisión de Reading. El poema es una meditación sob...
The book recounts the story of a young nun, Barbara Ubryk, who is imprisoned in a secret subterranean chamber within a Carmelite convent in Cracow. Th...
