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By: George Alfred Henty (1832-1902) | |
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With Clive in India
With Clive in India gives a vivid picture of the wonderful events of the ten years, which at their commencement saw Madras in the hands of the French--Calcutta at the mercy of the Nabob of Bengal--and English influence apparently at the point of extinction in India--and which ended in the final triumph of the English, both in Bengal and Madras. There were yet great battles to be fought, great efforts to be made, before the vast Empire of India fell altogether into British hands; but these were but the sequel of the events described. | |
Young Carthaginian
Typically, Henty's heroes are boys of pluck in troubled times, and this is no different. Detailed research is embellished with a vivid imagination, especially in this novel set in the Punic wars, about which knowledge is limited: "...certainly we had but a hazy idea as to the merits of the struggle and knew but little of its events, for the Latin and Greek authors, which serve as the ordinary textbooks in schools, do not treat of the Punic wars. That it was a struggle for empire at first, and latterly... | |
With Lee in Virginia
Vincent Wingfield is the son of a wealthy Virginian planter. When the country goes to war, he enlists in the cavalry, and sees action under the various generals commanding the army in and near Virginia. He has several private adventures as well, including a personal enemy, prison escape, rescue of a young lady, spying expedition, and recovery of a stolen slave. He rises in rank in the Confederate army, and after the war is over, he marries and returns home to manage his mother's plantation. Henty in this book gives an overview of the causes of the Civil War, and follows the battles and movements of the army in Virginia and the surrounding area... | |
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale Of The Spanish Main
An exciting tale set on the high seas, in a period ruled by exploration, with the ever-present dangers of nature and the weather, together with pirates of the famed Spanish Main. | |
No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee | |
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy
Like all Henty books, this one centers around a young English lad whose courtesy and courage win the day. Harry Sandwith travels to France to serve a French Marquis, despite the rumblings of a revolution. Follow along to benefit from a wholesome story full of historical facts in good, old Henty fashion. (Introduction by Jenn Raimundo) | |
At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt | |
With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War | |
Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia | |
Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti | |
A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden | |
With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent | |
By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) | |
Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) | |
Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick | |
Rujub, the Juggler | |
A Girl of the Commune | |
A Chapter of Adventures | |
By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 |
By: George Alfred Townsend (1841-1914) | |
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Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War |
By: George Arbuthnot (1836-1912) | |
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Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels |
By: George Augustus Selwyn (1719-1791) | |
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George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life |
By: George B. Griffenhagen | |
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Drug Supplies in the American Revolution |
By: George B. Grinnell | |
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Blackfeet Indian Stories
The Blackfeet were hunters, travelling from place to place on foot. They used implements of stone, wood, or bone, wore clothing made of skins, and lived in tents covered by hides. Dogs, their only tame animals, were used as beasts of burden to carry small packs and drag light loads. The stories here told come down to us from very ancient times. Grandfathers have told them to their grandchildren, and these again to their grandchildren, and so from mouth to mouth, through many generations, they have reached our time. (Sibella Denton) |
By: George Bancroft (1800-1891) | |
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Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln Delivered at the request of both Houses of Congress of America |
By: George Berkeley (1685-1753) | |
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, Part 1 (Commonly called “Treatise” when referring to Berkeley’s works) is a 1710 work by the Irish Empiricist philosopher George Berkeley. It largely seeks to refute the claims made by his contemporary John Locke about the nature of human perception. Both Locke and Berkeley agreed that there was an outside world, and it was this world which caused the ideas one has within one’s mind. Berkeley sought to prove that the outside world was also composed solely of ideas, suggesting that “Ideas can only resemble Ideas”... |
By: George Bethune English (1787-1828) | |
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A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the Mediterranean, and was among the first citizens of the United States known to have visited Egypt. Shortly after arriving in Egypt he resigned his commission, converted to Islam and joined Isma'il Pasha in an expedition up the Nile River against Sennar in 1820, winning distinction as an officer of artillery. He published his Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar (London 1822) regarding his exploits. (Introduction adapted by obform from Wikipedia) |
By: George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) | |
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Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People |
By: George Brannon | |
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Brannon's Picture of The Isle of WightThe Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties |
By: George Broke (1861-1932) | |
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With Sack and Stock in Alaska
In 1888, George Broke with Harold Topham and William Williams, made the first exploration of the Alaskan Mt. St. Elias range, including the crossing of the great Malaspina Glacier and an attempt on the S.E. face of Mt. St. Elias itself. The journey is described in the interesting work With Sack and Stock in Alaska, vividly detailing the country visited and the characters met along the way. - Summary by Fritz |
By: George Bryce (1844-1931) | |
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The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba | |
The Mound Builders |
By: George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911) | |
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Strange Stories from History for Young People | |
Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 |
By: George Cooreman (1852-1926) | |
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Martyrdom Of Belgium; Official Report Of Massacres Of Peaceable Citizens, Women And Children By The German Army; Testimony Of Eye-Witnesses
The title says it all. World War I narratives of German activities in Belgium after the German invasion of this neutral country. - Summary by david wales |
By: George D. Wolf (1923-) | |
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The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography |
By: George Davidson | |
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The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" |
By: George Davis | |
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Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state
The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, "Frostiana; or a History of the River Thames in a Frozen State". The entire book was type-set and printed in Davis's printing stall, which had been set up on the frozen Thames. The book is a written history of London's frost fairs, interspersed with humorous, cold-related sections including "How to Make Ice Cream" and "The Art of Ice Skating". - Summary by Wikipedia, Lewis Fletcher |
By: George Dunderdale (1822-1903) | |
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The Book of the Bush
While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patriarchs found their flocks were becoming too numerous for the pasture, one said to the other: "Let there be no quarrel, I pray, between thee and me; the whole earth is between us, and the land is watered as the garden of Paradise. If thou wilt go to the east, I will go to the west; or if thou wilt go to the west, I will go to the east." So they parted in peace.(excerpt from book) |
By: George Edmund Haynes (1880-1960) | |
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The Negro at Work in New York City A Study in Economic Progress |
By: George Edmundson (1848-1930) | |
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History of Holland
The title, “History of Holland,” given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent history of the Dutch state and people. |
By: George Eliot (1819-1880) | |
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Adam Bede
A young carpenter falls in love with the village beauty. She, however, has set her sights on a dashing army captain who's the son of the wealthy local squire. Meanwhile, a beautiful and virtuous young woman preacher arrives in the village. What happens to these people and the strange twists and turns that their lives take are described in the rest of the book. Adam Bede was George Eliot's first published novel. Published in 1859, the book has remained a firm favorite with readers and academicians alike and is still taught in many English literature courses all over the world... | |
The Mill on the Floss
The novel details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, a brother and sister growing up on the river Floss near the village of St. Oggs, evidently in the 1820’s, after the Napoleonic Wars but prior to the first Reform Bill (1832). The novel spans a period of 10-15 years, from Tom and Maggie’s childhood up until their deaths in a flood on the Floss. The book is fictional autobiography in part, reflecting the disgrace that George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) herself had while in a lengthy relationship with a married man, George Henry Lewes... |
By: George Ernest Morrison (1862-1920) | |
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An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma |
By: George Fraser Black (1866-1948) | |
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Scotland's Mark on America |
By: George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904) | |
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Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 |
By: George G. (George Gallie) Nasmith (1877-1965) | |
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On the Fringe of the Great Fight |
By: George Gillespie (1613-1648) | |
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The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) |
By: George Gissing (1857-1903) | |
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By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy |
By: George H. Devol (1829-1903) | |
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Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi |
By: George H. Pettis (1834-) | |
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Frontier service during the rebellion or, A history of Company K, First Infantry, California Volunteers |
By: George Hamilton | |
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Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty mutineers and bring them back to England for trial. The commander, Captain Edward Edwards, also was ordered to chart the passage between Australia and New Guinea. While Edwards managed to arrest the mutineers still on Tahiti, he sank the Pandora on a reef near Australia. Hamilton tells this story and also the story of the crew’s fate after the Pandora sank. |
By: George Hamlin Fitch (1852-1925) | |
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Modern English Books of Power | |
The Critic in the Orient |
By: George Hart (1839-1891) | |
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The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators |