History of Hortense: Daughter of Josephine, Queen of Holland, Mother of Napoleon III
By John S. C. Abbott. The story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s stepdaughter—and mother of Emperor Napoleon III—is as interesting as those…
History of Madame Roland
By John S. C. Abbott. The astonishing story of one of the leading women of the French Revolution—and of her…
Colloquia Mensalia or the Familiar Discourses of Dr. Martin Luther at his Table Volume II
By Dr. Martin Luther. First published in 1566 in German, the “Table Talk” (as it is now more commonly known)…
Romance of Empire: South Africa
By Ian D. Colvin. Part of the Romance of Empire series produced in London during the first decade of the…
A Brief History of the Warr with the Indians in New England
By Increase Mather. This is a contemporary account of one of the first major conflicts (known as “King Philip’s War”) between the early European colonists and the Indians in New England.
Named after the Indian leader (who appropriated the European-sounding name), the brutal struggle ended in the total defeat of the Amerinds and their near extinction in the colony.
White Slavery in the Barbary States
By Charles Sumner. Written by one of America’s most famous slavery abolitionist activists of the mid-nineteenth century, this astonishing book…
Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and the Sagas
By H. A. Guerber. A comprehensive overview of Norse legend and mythology, and a treasure trove of historical marvels, tales of…
The Wonder Book of Chemistry
By Jean-Henri Fabre. Translated from the French by Florence Constable Bicknell. A wondrous introduction to the world of chemistry, designed…
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
By John Muir. A fascinating autobiography of John Muir (1838–1914)—founder and first president of the Sierra Club, America’s oldest, largest,…
The Life of the Spider
By Jean-Henri Fabre. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and with a preface…