Winston S. Churchill's A History of the English Speaking Peoples is the literary masterwork of
the twentieth century's greatest historical figure. This volume begins with Marlborough's victory at Blenheim in 1704 and ends with Wellington's defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo ...
In The Great Democracies, Winston Churchill makes his case for the unique and fundamental role
the English-speaking people played in bringing economic progress and political freedom to the world at large. As a work of history, this volume covers the ...
This 1897 work of historical criticism examines the life and works of Paradise Lost’s author—within
the context of his pre-Restoration career (1632-1660). Masterman also considers many of Milton’s contemporaries such as Thomas Hobbes, Sir Thomas Browne, and Thomas Fuller.
To the Bastille! The third title in Dumas’ “Marie Antoinette” series, which chronicles the decline
of the French monarchy, Ange Pitou takes place during the weeks immediately preceding and following the fall of the Bastille in 1789. Gripping and brimming ...
This 1903 history traces the reigns of Henry II, Richard I, and John—the first three
great Plantagenet Kings. Their empire covered England, half of medieval France, and Ireland. Ramsay says his work is for “those who ask for facts rather ...
This one act play follows Louis Valny-Cherault the Marquis, his sister Anne de Laseyne, and
Eloise D’Anville. They are on a dangerous journey to escape France during the revolution. But faking documents and such becomes the least of their worries ...
An excellent primer for students of poetry, The Enjoyment of Poetry is an examination of
literary metaphor from a psychological point of view, covering topics such as poetic people; imaginative realization; wine and sleep and poetry; poetry itself; to enjoy ...
Robert Smith Surtees was a dedicated sportsman who portrayed (and satirized) English fox-hunting society with
great verve in his humorous novels. Published in 1847, Hawbuck Grange follows the adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq., an avid sportsman. The novel includes one ...