CK - Historical 9

Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens upbringing was a mix……続きを見る

With her white cotton canvas swelling gently out and then softly drooping flat against her cordage, the _Shawnee_, sperm whaler of New Bedford, with the dying breath of the south-east trade, was sai……続きを見る

Peter Bruegel's paintings---a peasant wedding in a barn, hunters in the snow, a rollicking street festival, and many others---have long defined our idea of everyday life in sixteenth century Europe.……続きを見る

Another fantastic Dickens classic. This is the story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves. Dickens’s tale of childhood innocence beset by ev……続きを見る

Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotio……続きを見る

Bij de inval van de Duitsers in Leuven werd een verschrikkelijk bloedbad aangericht onder de burgerbevolking; oorlogspropaganda deed de Duitse soldaten immers overal ‘franc-tireurs’ zien. Onder de s……続きを見る

The song "Riders on the Storm" by artists The Doors is a theme running through this American western novel, set in western Montana. It's a cowboy ranching story of two couples falling in love, inter……続きを見る

A tall tale begins innocently with convincing facts and a few trivial details thrown in. But in the course of the story the limits of believability are stretched to the breaking point. ln the end we……続きを見る

This is a story of the murder and death of King Osiris of Ancient Egypt, and the story of the journey of Isis to find the body of her husband. 続きを見る

As seen on TikTok, Daniel Black’s Perfect Peace is the heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family’s attempt to grapple with their mother’s desperate decision to make her newborn son in……続きを見る

From the Father of Modern Nautical Fiction. Newton Forster first appeared in 1832 as a series in Metropolitan Magazine, a periodical of which Frederick Marryat was the editor, and which initially ho……続きを見る

The Transcontinental Railroad is being slowed by three things: Indians, Weather, and a Killer. Pinkerton Gideon Atwater is hired to find the killer. Snowbound in the town of Cheyenne, WY Gideon toge……続きを見る

Based on real events, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was an even a bigger silent movie star than Charlie Chaplin. In fact, Chaplin’s “Little Tramp” was costumed partially with a pair of Fatty’s trousers. I……続きを見る

Frank Angel had walked right into a whipsawing, in spite of all his Justice Department training. But he just couldn’t sit in the Silver King and watch while the town marshal cold-cocked a defenseles……続きを見る

The third instalment of Jack Whyte’s templar trilogy. The Order – a secret society of men from ancient, noble families, drawn together to safeguard the Christian Church's most precious secrets – has……続きを見る

Whether on land or at sea, can Jack Aubrey stay one step ahead of his enemies? With the Treaty of Amiens, England is at peace. At least for now. . . Accompanied by his friend, ship’s surgeon and spy……続きを見る

In other works by the present writer frequent allusion has been made, either by the author or by other persons, to Captain Hayes. Perhaps the continuous appearance of his name may have been irritati……続きを見る

The renegades had hit three Army posts. All they took were guns and ammunition: until the last raid. That time they got away with a Gatling gun. Now, somewhere out there, was a gang with enough fire……続きを見る

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson delivers a powerful historical romance, starring a woman of mysteryーand the enemy who could be her one true love… Tara’s life is shrouded in secret……続きを見る

A classic thriller featuring the most daring escape of the Second World War, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed. American Colonel Hugh Kelso is washed ashore on German-……続きを見る

Little Dorrit is a good novel written by Charles Dickens, which divided to two books and 70 chapters. Illustrations are also included. Enjoy reading. 続きを見る

In the last desperate days of World War II, Adolph Hitler personally presented seven commemorative golden Luger pistols to those he felt most represented the ideals of the Third Reich. The possessio……続きを見る

For nearly two hundred years, the Crusades have raged across the Holy Land. Now, the Kingdom of God in Jerusalem is foundering, and support from Europe has waned. The city of Jerusalem has been in M……続きを見る

The first in a series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be forever changed by WWII. It is 1939 and in the town of Dartford, Grace, Sally and twins Daisy and Rose, are determined t……続きを見る

The Change and Cherish trilogy, based on the true story of Emma Wagner Giesy, now available in one volume: A Clearing in the Wild When Emma’s outspoken ways and growing skepticism lead to a clash wi……続きを見る

I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destinat……続きを見る

“A thrilling story of seduction, betrayal, and loss, Freud’s Mistress will titillate fans of Memoirs of a Geisha and The Other Boleyn Girl.”ーBooklist In fin-de-siècle Vienna, it was not easy for a ……続きを見る

Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens upbringing was a mix……続きを見る

Phineas Magnetron is an eccentric Nineteenth Century inventor and former Union soldier whose war injury has unaccountably bestowed upon him a strange gift he doesn't completely understand. No strang……続きを見る

A colorfully illustrated book with a rollicking rhyming tale of “The Boston Tea Party”. Follow the colonists as they figure out what to do about the new tea tax, till the conclusion when king George……続きを見る