History Books
Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920)
Carl Van DorenThe American Novel, published last year, undertook to trace the progress of a literary type in the United States from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century; Contemporary American Novelis..
To the Gold Coast for Gold
Sir Richard Francis BurtonThe following extract from 'Wanderings in West Africa,' a book which I wrote in 1862 and published (anonymously) in 1863, will best explain the reasons which lately sent me to Western Africa:—In sever..
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon's massive and masterful six volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a hefty undertaking. But it's cited as the model on which modern historians base thei..
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon's massive and masterful six volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a hefty undertaking. But it's cited as the model on which modern historians base thei..
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon's massive and masterful six volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a hefty undertaking. But it's cited as the model on which modern historians base thei..
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 4
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon's massive and masterful six volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a hefty undertaking. But it's cited as the model on which modern historians base thei..
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon's massive and masterful six volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a hefty undertaking. But it's cited as the model on which modern historians base thei..
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6
Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon's massive and masterful six volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a hefty undertaking. But it's cited as the model on which modern historians base thei..