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Journal 1789
Read by Pamela Nagami
Arthur Young
In Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789
Arthur Young, an English agriculturist, set out to write a travelogue on the state of agriculture in France and found himself in the midst o…
THE CHAPLET
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Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Ch. 8: 1690-1691, Pt. 2
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Henry Duff Traill
In William the Third
William Henry, Prince of Orange and Nassau, Dutch William to the English, was born in a state threatened by the military ambitions of Louis …
Ch. 9: Ramillies, Pt. 2
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Louise Creighton
In Life of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), was the oldest surviving son of Sir Winston Churchill, an impoverished country gentlema…
Ch. 1: Introduction
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Dana Carleton Munro
In A History of the Middle Ages
This overview of the 9th through the 13th centuries in Europe and the Middle East begins with the empire of Charles the Great, which extende…
Ch. 2: The World, Pt. 1
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Leslie Stephen
In Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) famously wrote that in the state of nature "the life of man" was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, a…
Ch. 10: Marius and Cinna
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A. H. Beesly
In The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla
During the last half of the second century B.C. Rome was undisputed mistress of the civilized western world. As the British historian, Augus…
Introduction
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Mary A. Hollings
In Europe in Renaissance and Reformation 1453-1660
In a small space the Oxford-educated historian, Mary Hollings, provides a panoramic view of a tumultuous age. We meet Cesare Borgia and Savo…
Introduction
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William Parsons Warburton
In Edward III
Edward III reigned for fifty years, from 1327 to 1377. William Warburton writes that "the backbone of the story of his reign and times …
Ch. 17: Closing Scenes, Pt. 2
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Arthur M. Curteis
In Rise of the Macedonian Empire
Through diplomacy and conquest the Kingdom of Macedonia under Philip II (382-336 BC) came to dominate ancient Greece. To the classical Greek…
Ch. 3: Charles and Clarendon, Pt. 6
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Osmund Airy
In Charles II
This engaging book is an inestimable resource for any student of the merry monarch, Charles II. "Odd's fish," he said "I am a…
Bk. 4, Pt. 2: Finances, Section 2
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Leopold Von Ranke
In The History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1
Leopold von Ranke was a German Lutheran historian and a founder of modern historical writing based on primary sources. This is a panoramic a…