History Books

History of the Plague in England

Daniel Defoe

The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London. In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II. The b..

Cicero's Orations

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), aka, "Tully,” was a famed Roman statesman, lawyer, humanist, and one of the greatest orators of all time. If Julius Caesar calls to mind Roman military power, t..

A Child's History of England

Charles Dickens

A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in boo..

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Vol 1 (1832-1843)

Abraham Lincoln

America's 16th and arguably most famous president, Lincoln was the man who held it all together, serving his country through its most divisive moment. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln is a collection t..

The Emancipation Proclamation

Abraham Lincoln

The Emancipation Proclamation was the executive order given by US President Abraham Lincoln on the 1st of January, 1863, during the American Civil War. It proclaimed that 3.1 million of the the U.S.'s..

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Vol 2 (1843-1858)

Abraham Lincoln

America's 16th and arguably most famous president, Lincoln was the man who held it all together, serving his country through its most divisive moment. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln is a collection t..

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Vol 3

Abraham Lincoln

America's 16th and arguably most famous president, Lincoln was the man who held it all together, serving his country through its most divisive moment. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln is a collection t..

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Vol 4

Abraham Lincoln

America's 16th and arguably most famous president, Lincoln was the man who held it all together, serving his country through its most divisive moment. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln is a collection t..