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Historian, critic, and horticulturist Francis Parkman was renowned for his analytical acuity and narrative skill. In A Half Century of Conflict, Parkman dissects and explains the tumult that surrounded...
The story of the Great Pestilence of 1348 - 9 has never been fully told. In fact, until comparatively recent times, little attention was paid to an event which, nevertheless, whether viewed in the magnitude...
A Queen of Atlantis: A Romance of the Caribbean (1898), was first published in England. The following year it appeared as a serial in The Argosy pulp magazine. The story relates the discovery of a telepathic...
THE assassination of Philip of Macedon, which occurred in the year 336 B.C., was one of the most important in ancient history, not only because it terminated the glorious career of one of the most remarkable...
While he didn't exactly invent science, Francis Bacon is its best-known early promoter. The Advancement of Learning is his 1605 argument in favor of natural philosophy and inductive reasoning, and it...
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life is a first-person account of a 2-month summer tour in 1846 of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas. Francis Parkman,...
Francis Bacon's 'Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human' is a groundbreaking work that delves into the importance of knowledge and education in both religious and secular contexts....
Francis Sherman's 'A Canadian Calendar: XII Lyrics' offers a unique blend of poetry that captures the essence of Canadian landscapes and seasons. Sherman's use of imagery and lyrical style creates vivid...
The New Organon Francis Bacon - The Novum Organum, full original title Novum Organum Scientiarum, is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon, written in Latin and published in 1620. The title is a reference...
The Essays Francis Bacon - Essayes: Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed was the first published book by the philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. The...
In 'The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life' by Francis Parkman, readers are taken on an adventurous journey through the American West in the mid-19th century. Parkman's vivid descriptions...
In 'Shelley' by Francis Thompson, the author explores the life and works of the acclaimed English Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Thompson delves into Shelley's revolutionary poetry, focusing on...
In 'A Prelude' by Francis Sherman, the reader is introduced to a collection of introspective essays that explore the complexities of human nature and the world around us. Sherman's writing style is thought-provoking...
Francis Sherman's 'The Deserted City' is a thought-provoking novel set in a post-apocalyptic world where the protagonist navigates through the ruins of a once-bustling metropolis. Sherman's immersive...
In 'The Pilot's Daughter: an account of Elizabeth Cullingham', Francis Cunningham transports readers to the 18th century English countryside with beautiful prose and intricate storytelling. The novel...
In Matins, Francis Sherman beautifully captures the essence of early morning reflections in a collection of poetic pieces that delve into the themes of nature, spirituality, and the passing of time. His...
Francis Barrallier's 'Journal of the Expedition into the Interior of New South Wales in 1802' provides a detailed account of his adventurous journey through the unexplored territories of Australia. The...
This book gives the account of the French-British contest for new lands. It covers such topics as the arrival of the first French pioneers in the New World, the role and activity of Jesuits in North America...
In Francis Parkman's 'The Oregon Trail', the reader is immersed in a vivid and detailed account of the author's journey along the Oregon Trail in the 19th century. Written in a captivating narrative style,...
Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
Né en 1886 à Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie), Francis Carco passe son adolescence dans diverses villes de province, puis vient à Paris où, jeune poète, il fréquente les artistes et les écrivains qui forment...
Avec ce septième volume de la publication des archives des seigneurs de Lanet, nous entrons dans la période Jean Barthe, des années 1762 à 1772. De nombreux documents concernent une procédure en justice...
Vivre sans oublier s’avéra difficile - Mais qui es-tu voyageur ? - D’où te viens le désir d’être l’amant de tout ce que tu rencontres ? - Je n’ai pu résister très longtemps au corps inouï de la Vie...
Nous sommes en 1943. Le Reich d'Adolf Hitler connaît de graves revers sur le Front de l'Est. C'est pourtant à cette date que de jeunes allemands d'à peine 17 ans font le choix de s'engager dans la prestigieuse...
Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. In this definitive biography, Tony Francis describes how Alex threw himself into life like a man throwing himself off...
They who have presumed to dogmatize on nature, as on some well investigated subject, either from self-conceit or arrogance, and in the professorial style, have inflicted the greatest injury on philosophy...
I was standing in the park today wondering, why does a Frisbee appear larger the closer it gets? And then it hit me.'Stewart Francis is the king of the smart one-liner, the brilliantly crafted, often...
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