The History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848) is the full title of the five-volume work by Lord Macaulay (1800–1859) more gener...
The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus....
In all history, there is no drama of more terrible interest than that which terminated with the total destruction of Jerusalem. Had the whole Jewish n...
Morel explains the history and formation of the Congo Free State, owned by King Leopold II. However, Morel, a humanitarian, focuses on the atrocities...
John Henry Newman (1801-90) was an Anglican clergyman and Oxford academic whose study of early Christianity led him to convert to the Catholic Church...
"The Wrong of Slavery" is a work written by Robert Dale Owen based largely off of the work of the Freedmen's Inquiry Commission where he served. It tr...
The book chronicles his journey through New Zealand in the late 19th century, providing a fascinating glimpse into the country's culture, history, and...
The book is a detailed sociological study of the African American population in Philadelphia at the turn of the 20th century. It examines the social,...
This book, originally published in 1825 as "Sketches of New Brunswick," provides a firsthand account of the early days of the province. Written by an...
This book is a treatise on the excellence of virginity by Saint Ambrose, a fourth-century bishop and theologian. Ambrose argues that virginity is a su...
This issue of the National Geographic Magazine, published in October 1899, features a diverse range of articles exploring various scientific and geogr...