Early Modern

Handbook of Home Rule

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James Bryce



The issue of Irish home rule was the dominant political question of British and Irish politics in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Published i…

The Pianoforte Sonata

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John South Shedlock



John S. Shedlock covers the history of what might now be called the keyboard sonata, from Kuhnau's Sonata in B flat from 1695, believed at t…

History of the Kingdom of Siam

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François-Henri Turpin



Turpin's History of Siam, published at Paris in the year 1771 consists of two volumes, the first of which deals merely with the natural Hist…

The Great Events by Famous Historians

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Charles F. Horne



A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson

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Watkin Tench



Watkin Tench was a British marine officer who sailed with the First Fleet from England to Australia, landing in January 1788. He first wrote…

The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci

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Amerigo Vespucci



Amerigo Vespucci was, arguably, the first person to explore North and South America from Cape Hatteras to Uruguay or Argentina, 35° nort…

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