Colloquia Mensalia or the Familiar Discourses of Dr. Martin Luther at his Table Volume I
By Dr. Martin Luther. First published in 1566 in German, the “Table Talk” (as it is now more commonly known)…
Charles II
By Jacob Abbott. The ascension of Charles II to the British throne in 1660 marked the end of the English…
Charles I
By Jacob Abbott. A dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and ultimate…
Barbarian and Noble
By Marion Florence Lansing. Sixteen astonishing tales from European history, each dealing with a great clash between two mighty forces,…
Alfred the Great
By Jacob Abbott. The story of England’s greatest king of all time is a tale of war, peace, bravery, learning,…
A History of Germany
By H.E. Marshall. This work, first published in 1913, telling the story of Germany from before the Roman Empire to…
History of Hernando Cortez
By John S. C. Abbott. A masterful retelling of the incredible story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire by…
A Diplomat’s Wife in Mexico
By Edith O’Shaughnessy. Originally written in the form of a series of letters to her mother, this book turned into…
Tom Quick the Indian Slayer and the Pioneers of Minisink and Wawarsink
By James E. Quinlan. One of the most dramatic tales from early pioneer America, the story of Tom Quick and…
The Captives of Abb’s Valley: A Legend of Frontier Life
By James Moore Brown. A true account of the 1786 murders and abduction of the survivors of the Moore family of Virginia…