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The Greek War of Independence (1821-1827)

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Charles D. Chambers


Written in the style and language of Thucydides, and intended for students in the early stages of learning to read Ancient Greek, this brief…

The Prince's Dream by Jean Ingelow

In The Junior Classics Volume 6: Old-Fashioned Tales

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Variousandwilliam Patten


This collection of The Junior Classics is compiled from many wonderful authors including Alcott, Dickens, Hawthorne, and Carroll. The storie…

The Real del Monte

In The Romance of Mining

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Archibald Williams


Any writer on mining in its general aspect is, when casting about for a starting-point, driven to express what others have said before him-t…

BOOK I. The Way to Winchester. Chapter V

In Uther and Igraine

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Warwick Deeping


This beautifully written book imagines the lives of Igraine and Uther Pendragon before the legend of Arthur began. (Summary by A. Gramour)

Convocation of the States General

In The French Revolution

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Robert Matteson Johnston


A companion volume to his previous "lightning biography" of Napoleon, this book is an outline of the overall shape and impact of t…

Opening the Charge of Bribery Against Hastings Part 1 - Edmund Burke

In The World's Best Orations, Volume 2

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Various


Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…