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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under ……続きを見る

President Henault, remarking on royal Surnames of Honour how difficult it often is to ascertain not only why, but even when, they were conferred, takes occasion in his sleek official way, to make a ……続きを見る

Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Us……続きを見る

Ein alter Text, der die Legende enthält, die uns die Herkunft des Namens lange Widerhaken erzählt, sowohl in der lateinischen Version, die ins Portugiesische übersetzte. Neben der Legende finden Sie……続きを見る

Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stingi……続きを見る

59 curiosità su una delle città più affascinanti del mondo. I mini-ebook di Passerino Editore sono guide agili, essenziali e complete, per orientarsi nella storia del mondo. 続きを見る

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy was written and first published in 1768, as Sterne was facing death. In 1765, Sterne travelled through France and Italy as far south as Naples, and aft……続きを見る

The Story of Napoleon by Harold Wheeler is a sweeping and vivid portrait of one of history’s most dynamic and influential leaders. Published by Ozymandias Press, this compelling account follows Napo……続きを見る

Oeuvre à la fois fascinante et incontournable, L'Histoire des francs que nous a léguée Grégoire de Tours, souvent considéré comme le Père de l'Histoire, est une chronique à la fois politique et reli……続きを見る

AT the accession of Clovis, who succeeded his father Childeric about the year 481, the Salian Franks had advanced as far as the Somme. Between the Somme and the Loire the suzerainty of the Roman Emp……続きを見る

RACCONTO (19 pagine) - GIALLO - Un monile carico di storia, un furto misterioso sul quale viene fatta luce solo decenni dopo. Ma qual è il ruolo di Arsenio Lupin in questa vicenda? Questa è la stori……続きを見る

The Life of Napoleon by J. Holland Rose is a masterful and comprehensive biography that chronicles the extraordinary rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history’s most influential and enigma……続きを見る

Ci sono vite che con il loro stesso dispiegarsi bastano da sole a incarnare il senso di un'epoca e a illuminare il significato di un'esperienza come quella della militanza nelle organizzazioni di cl……続きを見る

Jean-Roch Coignet (1776-1865) was a French soldier who served in the military campaigns of the Consulate and First French Empire, up through the Battle of Waterloo. He later wrote his memoirs detail……続きを見る

"Murat" is an essay belonging to his collected title "Celebrated Crimes" which features famous criminals and crimes from European history. It is one of the stories in La Salle d'Armes and later incl……続きを見る

Titolo: Storia del Commercio nell’Italia meridionale e in Sicilia dai Normanni alla caduta degli Angioini Questo saggio è il frutto di un’ampia ed appassionata ricerca storica effettuata su testi an……続きを見る

The nations of Europe fought a great war to a finish a hundred and two years ago, defeating a master leader of men and ending the ambitions of a brilliantly organized nation. They were so well satis……続きを見る

In 1915, in the second year of the Great War, Kipling made a tour as a journalist on the front of some of the French armed forces. His report of what he had seen of the military activity was publish……続きを見る

The Age of Charlemagne by George James is a sweeping historical account of one of the most influential rulers of medieval Europe. Published by Perennial Press, this book explores the life, conquests……続きを見る

Brought to ebook for the first time, this is the famous lecture delivered in Chicago at the turn of the 20th Century about Joan of Arc and the Catholic Church from Mangasarian. Born in Mashger (now ……続きを見る

Parce que la liberté n’est jamais un acquis, l’auteur de ces quelques pages restées célèbres nous rappelle avec justesse que si les démocraties modernes furent construites afin de promouvoir la libe……続きを見る

Nouvelle édition numérique de Franc-tireur, augmentée de documents, photos, interviews, video et textes inédits de Georges Mattéi. La biographie d'un homme, le portrait d'une époque. Georges Mattéi ……続きを見る

Sull’isola di Sant'Elena avvennero cose di estrema gravità, mentre qualcuno a Londra tesseva le trame. Il governatore inglese Lowe, l’uomo più detestato dai prigionieri francesi, una volta sepolto N……続きを見る

IF this little book purported to be a biography in the ordinary sense of the word, the scantiness of purely personal detail relating to its hero might be a fair subject of criticism. But men of the ……続きを見る

Qui était Napoléon ? Écrit par l'un de ses proches, ce témoignage essentiel nous offre un point de vue singulier sur son enfance, son parcours, ses qualités et ses défauts. 続きを見る

Constituant un résumé net et concis, Leconte de Lisle propose dans cet ouvrage un récit qui, sans omettre l’essentiel, rappelle les évènements majeurs de cette période cruciale de l’Histoire de Fran……続きを見る

This is a fascinating account of Napoleon and his Grande Armee invading Russia and then the torturous retreat that is now a by-word for poor military leadership and even worse decision making. Writt……続きを見る

Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe was born in 1802 as the second child of William and Jane Balcombe, née Cranston. Her father was Superintendent of Public Sales for the East India Company. Balcombe and her s……続きを見る

Paris est connu et aimé surtout en "surface". Des générations de touristes ont parcouru ses rues et ses boulevards, visité ses musées, admiré ses monuments. Mais sous la ville, sous les égouts et so……続きを見る

Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (22 July 1630 – 17 July 1676) was a French aristocrat accused of three murders. She was convicted on the strength of letters written by ……続きを見る