Roy Schreiber

The Sincere Huron (L'Ingénu)

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Voltaire

L'Ingénu is a satirical novella by the French writer Voltaire, published in 1767. It tells the story of a Huron Indian transported to…

Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora

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George Hamilton

George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty …

Extracts from 'The New and Complete Newgate Calendar', Vol. 1

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William Jackson

Volume One of the New and Complete Newgate Calendar, covering the years 1700 through 1723, relates stories of British trials, the persons ac…

History and Fiction

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Roy Schreiber

Why don't writers who fictionalize history just write fiction? Why did Shakespeare call his character Richard III or King John? Why not ca…