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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 King of the Orchard by Helen Edwards

In The Mermaid's Message and Other Stories

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Various

This is a collection of fairy tales and fables compiled in 1919. The stories contain original but old-fashioned tales which modern children …

Toulon and Vendemiaire

In Napoleon, A Short Biography

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Robert Matteson Johnston

This is a 'lightning biography' which serves as an introduction to the field of Napoleonic history. Its purpose is to enable the ordinary re…

Chapter 7: In which Mr. Clive's School-days are over

In The Newcomes

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William Makepeace Thackeray

The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family was written in serial form in 1854- 1855 by the author of such works as Vanity Fair, The …

Das Bürle

In Kinder- und Hausmärchen

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Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Eine Sammlung der bekannten Volksmärchen, herausgegeben von den Brüdern Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm. Summary by Sonia

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…

Theodosius II to Justinian I - Reorganization

In The Byzantine Empire

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Edward Foord

A concise and comprehensive guide to the Byzantine empire from Constantine to its dissolution. Foord explores in an accessible manner why it…

Sack of Rome by the Imperial Troops (AD 1527), by T. Adolphus Trollope

In The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09

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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…

Joseph Chamberlain - The True Conception of Empire

In The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III

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William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey and Various,William Jennings Bryan

In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations…