Rita Boutros
The Beautiful Lady
Raffaele Ansolini is down on his luck: living in Paris is not quite so amazing if there are no funds to finance the amusement. So Ansolini h…
The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremon…
The History of Rome, volume 3
The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in Latin by Livy (Titus Livius) between 27 and 9 BC, covering th…
Partial Portraits
In this book, writer Henry James gives wonderful and probing insights into the lives and works of many famous and interesting writers, some …
Hypatia
Hypatia is John Toland's biography of the one he calls "a most beautiful, most vertuous, most learned, and every way accomplish’d lady,…
The Story of Sitka
The Author recounts life in the great northwest in Sitka, Alaska "Sitka of the Russians" a century ago with insights into Sitka's …
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 7
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de'…
The History of Rome, volume 4
The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in Latin by Livy (Titus Livius) between 27 and 9 BC, covering th…
The Fanatics
This is a story about a town in Ohio during the civil war. The town is divided by ideology, but can they be united by love and respect? - Su…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 8
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de'…
The Martian
The Martian, by George du Maurier, is a largely autobiographical novel published in 1898 and the author's third. It describes the life of Ba…