

Life of Lieut.-Admiral de Ruyter
By G. Grinnell-Milne. Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter was possibly the single greatest seafaring military leader in European history, leading…

The Life of Christopher Columbus
By John S. C. Abbott. This is one of the most enthralling and all-encompassing biographies ever written about Christopher Columbus,…

The Netherlands
By Mary MacGregor. Illustrated by A. D. McCormick. A sweeping account from master history storyteller Mary MacGregor dealing with the tumultuous…

A Child’s History of Ireland
By P. W. Joyce. Written by one of Ireland’s most noted cultural historians, this beautifully written and illustrated work covers…

Crescent and Iron Cross
By E. F. Benson. Written at the height of the First World War, this British book was primarily designed to…

The Adventures of Thomas Pellow, of Penryn, Mariner: Three and Twenty Years in Captivity among the Moors
By Thomas Pellow. Edited with an introduction and notes by Dr. Robert Brown. The full terror of white slavery practiced…

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)…

William the Conqueror
By Jacob Abbott. American master storyteller Jacob Abbott’s classic work on William the Conqueror tells the dramatic story of the Norman…