Modern (19th C)
Clergymen Of The Church Of England
Read by David Wales
Anthony Trollope
This 1866 book was published in a time of great change in the Church of England. Trollope began as a High Church adherent and then worked h…
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
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Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …
Aus dänischer Zeit
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Charlotte Niese
Charlotte Niese war eine beliebte deutsche Schriftstellerin des späten neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Diese autobiographischen Skizzen zeige…
Figures of Several Centuries
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Arthur Symons
Arthur Symons talks through the histories and works of poets, playwrights, scholars and scribes. He provides both personal experience and cr…
The Mounties in the News
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The New York Times
The Mounties in the News offers a fascinating glimpse into the tumultuous period of the Riel Rebellion and its aftermath in Western Canada. …
The Winning of Popular Government
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Archibald Macmechan
In the 1830's, Canada was a ideologically divided country. Political upheaval and even riots occurred over Canada's future. Would it remain …
The Fathers of Confederation
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A. H. U. Colquhoun
During and after the United States' War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Great Britain. The upheavals of the 1830's and early 1840'…
Building a State in Apache Land
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Charles Poston
Building a State in Apache Land by Charles Debrille Poston is a compilation of articles published in 1894 in the Overland Monthly magazine. …
Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village
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Tickner Edwardes
Tickner Edwardes (properly Edward Tickner Edwardes) served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI and later became the vicar of the West…
Builders of United Italy
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Rupert S. Holland
Holland 's provides us with an engaging history of the Unification ("Risorgimento") of Italy by exploring the lives of some of i…
The Tribune of Nova Scotia
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William Lawson Grant
Joseph Howe (1804-1873) was one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians. He was instrumental in helping Nova Scotia become the …
The Day of Sir John Macdonald
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Sir Joseph Pope
The Day of Sir John Macdonald offers an insightful glimpse into the life of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada, throu…
Fifty Years Ago
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Walter Besant
Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) was a prolific novelist and historian. He wrote Fifty Years Ago to present a picture of life, manners, and soc…
Beacon Lights of History
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John Lord
A continuation of United States history, Volume 12 discusses key US leaders in the time up to and including the Civil War. In this volume a…
Wonderful London
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William James McGlothlin
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…
The South American Republics
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Thomas Cleland Dawson
This history begins when Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, led their desperadoes across the Isthmus to the conquest, massacre, a…
Arizona's Yesterday
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John Cady, Basil Woon and John H. Cady
Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer. Written by John Henry Cady and revised and rewritten in 1915 by noted Pla…
Triumphant Democracy
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Andrew Carnegie
Subtitled "Fifty Years' March of the Republic," this is steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie's love letter to America, first published in …
Sixty Years in Southern California
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Harris Newmark
Harris Newmark was personally acquainted with every person and family involved in the founding of the city of Los Angeles, California. He ga…
The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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Oscar D. Skelton
In conformity with its title, this volume, save for the earlier chapters, is history rather than biography, is of the day, more than of the …