History Books

With the British Army in The Holy Land

Henry Osmond Lock

Preface by the author Henry Osmond Lock from the book With the British Army in The Holy Land.  My aim in compiling this little book has been to provide a short account of the Palestine ..

The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915

Basil L. Gildersleeve

In the last score of years I have often been urged by friends and sympathizers to bring out as a separate issue my article, The Creed of the Old South, which appeared in the Atlantic Monthly of Januar..

The Journals of Lewis and Clark 1804-1806

Meriwether Lewis

The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocean, has had all the success which could be expected. They have trac..

Enoni - muistoja Napoleonin ajoilta

Arthur Conan Doyle

Olin lukenut enoni kirjeen jo sataankin kertaan, niin että muistin sen ulkoa. Vaan sittenkin otin sen taskustani ja, istuessani laivan laitamalla, luin sen uteliaana, aivan kuin olisin ensi kertaa sen..

The Book of the Dead

E. A. Wallis Budge

The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or the Book of Coming Forth by Day, is an Ancient Egyptian funerary text consisting of spells to protect the soul on its journey to Duat, or Afterlife...

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

Bartolomé de las Casas

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Or, a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexampled Massacres, Butcheries, and all manner of Cruelties, that Hell and Malice could invent, committed ..

At the Deathbed of Darwinism - A Series of Papers

Eberhard Dennert

At the Deathbed of Darwinism is a classic science history text by Eberhard Dennert. The general tendency of recent scientific literature dealing with the problem of organic evolution may fairly be cha..

With Kelly to Chitral

William George Laurence Beynon

 Before you read this short history of a few brief weeks, I must warn you that it is no record of exciting adventure or heroic deeds, but simply an account of the daily life of British officers a..