Christmas Eve. Guests round a fireside begin telling each other ghost stories. One of them relates a true incident involving the governess of his litt...
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive s...
Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century...
Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century...
In the 1830's, Canada was a ideologically divided country. Political upheaval and even riots occurred over Canada's future. Would it remain a subsidia...
“There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of Russian civiliz...
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrative, as tol...
Phlegmatic Englishman, rabid whist player, Phileas Fogg, of whom we know nothing, leads a life regulated like clockwork. Never a useless word or movem...
On the Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther, argued that people can only achieve salvation or redemption through God, and could not choose between go...
John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), British philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential libe...
Self-Control is a novel by the Scottish novelist Mary Brunton, published in 1811. The novel, which had some success in its own time, tells a rocambole...
An elegantly written biography of Desiderius Erasmus describing his life, thought and character as a scholar who hoped to awaken "good learning" and t...
Philip Melanchthon (1497 – 1560) is best known as the theologian of the Protestant Reformation, systematizing and defending much of Martin Luther’s wo...
The Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery, published by the Cambri...
Best known as the author of "America the Beautiful", American professor and poet Katharine Lee Bates also wrote many books and articles on social refo...
The book offers a glimpse into the life and times of Lily Braun, a prominent German socialist and feminist. Born into an aristocratic family, Braun de...
Ebenezer Elliott's *In These Days...* is a collection of political verse, known for its fierce critique of the social injustices and economic hardship...
Eliza Cook was an English poet and writer known for her social commentary and support of Chartism, a working-class political movement. Her poems often...
Annie Kilburn, a young woman who has spent eleven years living abroad in Rome, returns to her hometown in the United States after her father's death....
The life and work of Saint Charles Borromeo, a leading figure in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The book covers his role as Cardinal Archbishop of...
Indian To-day is a comprehensive overview of the status and outlook of the North American Indian in the early 20th century. Based on the author's own...
A humorous and satirical tale about a man who befriends a burglar and sets out to help him return to prison. This book takes a different look at priso...
This memoir details Jerry McAuley's life transformation from a notorious criminal to a devout Christian and dedicated social worker. It recounts his s...
Published in 1913, *New Freedom* is a collection of speeches and essays by Woodrow Wilson, then President of the United States. Wilson, a leading figu...
